Addiction experts say video games not an addiction - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

Azure · 06-24-2007, 10:26 PM

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Doctors backed away on Sunday from a controversial proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder akin to alcoholism, saying psychiatrists should study the issue more.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/techno...pc=452&sp=true

Azure · 06-24-2007, 10:28 PM

Oh...just to say....whew. I was worried that I was addicted to the beta release of Quake Wars.

Five-hole · 06-25-2007, 01:58 AM

I think I'm addicted to the Shadowrun demo.

Iowa_Flames_Fan · 06-25-2007, 02:06 AM

Well, they're not saying categorically that they're not addictive--just that they need more evidence.

Me? I got all the evidence I needed playing Civilization. Video games are addictive, and they can steal big parts of your life.

Now I've given them up completely in favour of posting on message boards at 3 in the morning.

Five-hole · 06-25-2007, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

Now I've given them up completely in favour of posting on message boards at 3 in the morning.

Guilty.

World of Warcraft ruined my college experience. I graduated, and with a pretty good GPA, but I could have got so much more out of it if I wasn't rushing home to play that stupid game.

Completely messed up my shoulder and back from hours of sitting without moving in bad posture. (An under-reported side-effect of too much gaming or other computer use, IMO.) $2 grand in physio and laser rehabilitation later and I still have neck pain.