Video gaming disorder to be officially recognised for first time - Sensationalist Headlines

[quote]Gaming disorder is soon to be classified as a mental health condition for the very first time. The International Classification of Diseases is a diagnostic manual that’s published by the World Health Organisation. It was last updated 27 years ago, in 1990. The eleventh edition of the manual is due to be published in 2018, and will include gaming disorder as a serious health condition to be monitored.[/quote] [url]http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/gaming-disorder-mental-health-condition-video-games-addiction-a8121876.html[/url]

So does that mean facepunch is now in the same classification as those anorexia forums that help with tips on how to eat less and hide food from your family?

What the shit.. I've seen people obsessed with games but it dies down fast and never effects them besides maybe their social lives. However I did hear of one guy that died playing WoW I think after staying up for like 70 hours playing.

i can stop whenever i want

death to all video games

I blame Factorio for this EDIT: hi steam awards thread

Wait til Ajit Pai hears about this. I predict another great idea will come out of his office.

Being addicted to something is bad, who would have ever guessed that.

There's probably people who genuinely are addicted to video games and need help, but its weird that addiction to this specific form of entertainment is getting classified, and things like watching too much TV aren't.

[QUOTE=laserpanda;52995031]There's probably people who genuinely are addicted to video games and need help, but its weird that addiction to this specific form of entertainment is getting classified, and things like watching too much TV aren't.[/QUOTE] I thought same before I searched around a bit, apparently alcoholism is even called "Alcohol use disorder" so just replacing the thing person is addicted works.

[QUOTE=laserpanda;52995031]There's probably people who genuinely are addicted to video games and need help, but its weird that addiction to this specific form of entertainment is getting classified, and things like watching too much TV aren't.[/QUOTE] I genuinely thought TV addiction was something already classified considering how widespread it can be.

[QUOTE=laserpanda;52995031]There's probably people who genuinely are addicted to video games and need help, but its weird that addiction to this specific form of entertainment is getting classified, and things like watching too much TV aren't.[/QUOTE] I would assume because there's a lot of feedback stimuli that games can be very good at exploiting,, look at the mobile gaming scene, for example. There's so many psychological tricks employed to keep people playing, and they work [I]really[/I] well on some people. These kinds of stimuli can't really be exploited by TV or any other kind of medium.

Is it really that different from addiction to any other vice? I'm no expert, but the modern consensus is that addiction is about filling a void. Barring things that are inherently harmful to your body like cocaine, the specific thing that you're addicted to shouldn't really change the circumstances or effects of the addiction.

[QUOTE=Wealth + Taste;52995054]Is it really that different from addiction to any other vice? I'm no expert, but the modern consensus is that addiction is about filling a void. Barring things that are inherently harmful to your body like cocaine, the specific thing that you're addicted to shouldn't really change the circumstances or effects of the addiction.[/QUOTE] It decreases the number of smug idiots thinking "eh its just videogames, you aren't addicted you're just a weak willed fool"

[QUOTE=Raizo;52994994]i can stop whenever i want[/QUOTE] Rightttt Not a surprise since people have died in LAN shops

[QUOTE=Ignhelper;52995104]Rightttt Not a surprise since people have died in LAN shops[/QUOTE] I think it's a surprise given that a ton of people die watching TV and that's not classified. I think it's even more of a surprise that all this stuff isn't under the blanker of "Media Addiction", I don't really know how individual categories benefit treatment in any way.

[QUOTE=laserpanda;52995031]There's probably people who genuinely are addicted to video games and need help, but its weird that addiction to this specific form of entertainment is getting classified, and things like watching too much TV aren't.[/QUOTE] Or social media addicition. I feel like this may be the biggest one.

[QUOTE=Riller;52994986]So does that mean facepunch is now in the same classification as those anorexia forums that help with tips on how to eat less and hide food from your family?[/QUOTE] Probably something closer to a gordon ramsay forum with tips on how to make great meals and have people posting images of how they butcher it.

and binge watching netflix for weeks on end is normal

Id rather be addicted to vieeo games than 90% of other things tbh Plus at least most video games your thinking or immersed, tv you just turn off for a lot of the stuff

I'm actually glad to see a decisive word on this. I'd wager the majority of us here aren't genuinely addicted, but how many news stories have shown up of people sitting in LAN cafes until they pass out? Or, like it's been mentioned already, that guy who stayed up for 70 hours playing WoW? My hope is that this'll spur people who need help to go [I]get[/I] help.

My cousin basically ruined his life because of WoW. He was playing like 16-18 hours a day, lost his girlfriend, all of his friends and failed every exam in school. Still continued playing. If that's not addiction I don't know what is.

I'll stop playing video-games once I find something more interesting to do in life aka never

I guess the real issue is that a lot of video games present such an interesting world dynamic that gives us a substantially better reward for actually doing things WITHIN the world of the game itself, which is a lot of times completely opposite to our actual lives. Like a lot of people right now especially struggle to find jobs that make them feel like what they're doing is worthwhile, they struggle with school and classes that seem pointless, they want for money to help them afford basic things, and a lot of people just want some kind of purpose. But in a video game, most of the time, your purpose is pretty fucking clear. Not to mention, you often have companions in the game that are far more loyal than what might seem like the overly complex nature of actual real world interpersonal relationships. I mean in general, video games are just incredibly more rewarding and are a lot better at instilling a sense of purpose than the real world is. And I think a lot of times, that's how people lose themselves in it. Real life kind of sucks. Nobody wants you to save the world or the universe or the galaxy or whatever in real life. It's different from movies and TV in the sense that you're not playing the hero in those types of media while a lot of video games give you ultimate control of the fate of the universe it's put in. ANYWAY that's like a really base level analysis kind of drawn from my own reasons for playing video games, but I'm at least grounded enough in real life to know that I can't spend 12-18 hours a day playing games. I might take a day here and there and spend all day playing, but only if I have literally nothing else I should be doing. tl;dr: real life boring, video game life great

is there a link between video game disorder and anime disorder???

Hahahahahahahaha How The Fuck Is Video Gaming Disorder Real Hahahaha Nigga Just Walk Away From The Screen Like Nigga Close Your Eyes Haha

[QUOTE=Pascall;52995317]I guess the real issue is that a lot of video games present such an interesting world dynamic that gives us a substantially better reward for actually doing things WITHIN the world of the game itself, which is a lot of times completely opposite to our actual lives. Like a lot of people right now especially struggle to find jobs that make them feel like what they're doing is worthwhile, they struggle with school and classes that seem pointless, they want for money to help them afford basic things, and a lot of people just want some kind of purpose. But in a video game, most of the time, your purpose is pretty fucking clear. Not to mention, you often have companions in the game that are far more loyal than what might seem like the overly complex nature of actual real world interpersonal relationships. I mean in general, video games are just incredibly more rewarding and are a lot better at instilling a sense of purpose than the real world is. And I think a lot of times, that's how people lose themselves in it. Real life kind of sucks. Nobody wants you to save the world or the universe or the galaxy or whatever in real life. It's different from movies and TV in the sense that you're not playing the hero in those types of media while a lot of video games give you ultimate control of the fate of the universe it's put in. ANYWAY that's like a really base level analysis kind of drawn from my own reasons for playing video games, but I'm at least grounded enough in real life to know that I can't spend 12-18 hours a day playing games. I might take a day here and there and spend all day playing, but only if I have literally nothing else I should be doing. tl;dr: real life boring, video game life great[/QUOTE] I'd say it's more that it's much easier to find a videogame that you like playing for thousands of hours than it is to find a job that fulfills you for years. You can just try multiple genres of games and then specify your search based on what you liked until you strike gold without having to leave your computer or even spending any money. In contrast, when you leave school you have no idea what you want to do IRL because all you did at school was soak up information rather than actually going out and trying actual jobs like fixing cars or cutting hair or such. [i]You have no idea what you want to do leaving school[/i]. That's the major problem that most young people face - there's no way to find a good job that suits you if you don't try a lot of jobs that don't first, but nobody ever has you try anything until you're an adult and have to commit to a choice. So of course you make an uneducated choice, get the wrong kind of higher education and screw yourself for life. tl;dr the games that are [i]fun to you specifically in the long run[/i] are just easier to find than jobs that are [i]fun to you specifically in the long run[/i]. games aren't inherently more fun than jobs across the board, different games suit different people, same goes for jobs, but there's way fewer people who have found their dream job than those who have found their dream game

[QUOTE=Mifil;52995005]Wait til Ajit Pai hears about this. I predict another great idea will come out of his office.[/QUOTE] "Video game registration act" Hopefully never.

[QUOTE=AncientFryup;52994993]However I did hear of one guy that died playing WoW I think after staying up for like 70 hours playing.[/QUOTE] I did a 70 hour run with my first weekend playing Star Wars Galaxies back in 2003. Bought the game on a Friday and didn't sleep until Monday, only time I've ever done something like that for a video game. I'd never played a game like it at the time though and it blew me away (what I'd give to experience even a fraction of that now). That's the first and only time I will say I was ever "immersed" in a video game. I still made sure to get up and eat though, even SWG couldn't make me forget the basic priorities. :v:

There are cases where this disorder is applicable, but it is certainly not a majority of cases. I believe most people who play video games do less than 30 hours a week. Actually, I think I'm gonna start tracking my time and see what my average is.