American Psychiatric Association (APA) is nothing more than a group of "doctors" that try to justify selling crapload of hard drugs made by big pharma companies to more and more people. No wonder they try to make up new "diseases" that need to be "treated".Don't believe me? Compare DSM-5 today to DSM-3 which was made about 30 years ago.If you want reliable research then check out (multiple) academic sources, at least some of them are not driven by the interest of bussinessmen.Generalizing that every dopamine release "is bad because it's similar to chemical reaction in brain of addict" will lead us to:- sport being forbidden- sex being fobidden - winning any kind of award - forbidden- eating chocolate or other delicious food - forbidden- enjoying art - forbidden- being happy - mental disorderDuring all of above actions your brain releases dopamine.I'm not saying there are no computer addicts. I'm saying that assumption that every gamer is automatically an addict is wrong on scientific level.
Only if you let that happen. If you want to procrastinate you will do it no matter what, with or without help of computer. Blocking one way of procrastinating won't turn you into productive person, it will make you find another way of procrastination.It's funny how people started to panic about game addictions in 21st century while alcohol and drug addictions are still at large.If anything, I'd take being addicted to games over being addicted to alcohol anyday. Alcohol addict becomes a social outcast, living alone in his world while hardcore MMO player *still* has a contact with real people and he still interacts with society therefore he is more likely to be "cured".Heck, I know people who have found their "better half" through the game and they are in long-term relationships, some are already happily married. Hardly anti-social.It's like with knife. You can use a knife to make a delicious sandwich or you can use it to stab someone to death. It doesn't mean that knife is "good" or "bad", it's just a tool that everyone needs to know how to use properly.So instead of dividing people into categories ("addict gamer", "casual gamer", "non-gamer", etc.) we should focus on teaching ourselves and others how to use the tool (computer, games, etc.) properly.
I started playing games as an escape. Gaming is partially why I'm still alive, as odd as this sounds. I was bullied in school. I didn't have many friends, so when I came home, playing a game for a few hours was the way I kept sane. When I was in the 7th grade, I used gaming in conjunction with writing. When I had my breakdown 8 years ago (which included withdrawing from everything I loved, which included gaming and writing) I picked up gaming again, as an escape to keep the bad thoughts away. Gaming was a constant, whereas I suffered from writer's block and had a harder time recovering from that. I have an anxiety disorder and talking to people in real life is actually a hard thing for me. What made it slightly easier? Gaming. I started playing MMO's on my down time and it soothed me. I chose a game that ended up being a huge money grab, but if it wasn't for PWI, and gaming in general, I'd either be dead or in a loony bin somewhere.People like to group all gamers as lazy addicts who haven't bathed in months and starve their kids. Some of us use games to actually be a functional citizen of society.
Also, not all gamers who play in long periods of time should automatically be considered addicted. There is a difference between an excessive gamer and an addicted gamer as explained in a case study by Griffiths D. (2010).In Griffiths' study, both cases spent the same amount of time playing which is 14 hours a day. The difference, which the study pointed out, was the motivation, experience and meaning in gaming. The addicted gamer experienced withdrawal once away from the game. Over time, he had developed dependence to gaming created conflict with his life. The excessive gamer didn't experience any withdrawal, neither did he neglect his responsibilities. He even met his girlfriend through online games and "he did not suffer any conflict or negative problems in his life as a result of his excessive gaming."
Obvious games can be addictive!But can test. Try to stay a week without playing and without coming to the site.And see iff you can do it and iff you can how it affects you Are ready to try
i want to be in ur life unnie <3 but u're so far
