You’re not addicted – you’re just a recluse!
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3 Dec 2008, 12:03
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So says Keith Bakker, the founder and owner of the only gaming addiction clinic in Europe. In a recent interview with the BBC Mr Bakker states that just 10% of ‘addicts’ attending his clinic can be treated through traditional techniques for addiction such as abstinence, even though they're displaying classic dependence symptoms. The remaining 90%, he states, require psychological treatment and counselling, helping them improve their communication skills and self confidence in order to rebuild their lives.
Unsurprisingly, Mr Bakker ascertains that 80% of treated ‘addicts’ have suffered bullying and isolation at school, and so find an outlet in the virtual world. Often gamers angry with their personal lives vent their frustrations through their online persona.
Following media reports on the growing menace of gaming addiction a question was put to the Crossfire userbase, and a massive 76% believed gaming to be addictive.
You can catch the full inteview on the BBC.
Unsurprisingly, Mr Bakker ascertains that 80% of treated ‘addicts’ have suffered bullying and isolation at school, and so find an outlet in the virtual world. Often gamers angry with their personal lives vent their frustrations through their online persona.
Following media reports on the growing menace of gaming addiction a question was put to the Crossfire userbase, and a massive 76% believed gaming to be addictive.
You can catch the full inteview on the BBC.
btw, gogo Histon :)
http://www.crossfire.nu/?x=journal&mode=item&id=71873
Didn’t win one attacking header all match, never had adequate numbers forward around the edge of the box, never won that 50/50 ball in a dangerous position. Though Michalik should’ve had 2!
Playoffs, lose in the semis. I knew I knew I knew I knew that they’d lose to Histon, could just feel it, eternal bottlers, wish I’d gone down the bookies. Think most Leeds fans did – we don’t do cup competitions, not since the 70s… ‘n even then, not as many as we should’ve.
I can see Cov losing to Kidderminster in the next round!
BMG however is
I have to say that he tells rubbish, I might have been bullied( define word bully) at school by some persons( or did I), but still I have a lot of friends and stuff.
The positive thing is that I am not addicted to gaming, I am just a solitaire person.
I think the above article speaks the most sense I’ve seen from any commentator on gaming excess, ‘n he also speaks eloquently on the (dis)association with violent games transpiring to real life murders.
He might tell some truth, but still I doubt those who find correlation between violent games and real life murders. I would guess that about 95% of young boys have some stage at their life experienced violent gaming, but still they don't have the biggest amount of murderers in our generation. It just cause we have so much more "objective happyness" that the earlier generation didn't have. They didn't make murders but their anguish is now releashing and the adults are doing most of crimes.
Here in Finland were those school shooting cases and after there were public outcry about violent games. If every young plays some computer games which includes violence and only 2 have made some terrible acts, is there some correlation between games and murders? I think not. It is all about individual personalities and horrific acts are usually consequence from something deeper than just gaming itself.
Yet I have to agree with you that he spoke some "common sense" which is rarely seen coming out from psychologist mouth.
About those murders, I think something just "snapped" in their head and they was forced to do so. They really should blame music/games, since they don't really push them to do those acts. I think more "reliable" thing would be bullying in schools, and like one interview pointed out they never really had real friends. It would drive mad for many people.
It was also ridicilous to hear that none should be blamed, but everyone was blaming the young, I have started to wondering whether it really helps anyone?
:'(
Damn, i'm doing 4 hours a day. Help plz
Would hardly call this news
i just spent like 4 hours a day in front of my pc because i live in a small city. There is nothing for the youth..and in winter we dont even want to meet eachother because its to cold...only sometimes. So i have to communicate with my schoolfriends via icq/msn -> much time in front of my pc...
ring a bell anyone?
Well, I voted yes because I saw addictive as something in a positive way, at least in this particular poll. I think there are hardly any guys who are addicted in a way that it blocks their real lives. Playing alot of games is just a hobby of many, and that's why there's so much time involved in playing these games.
I see real addiction as something that makes it impossible to stop with something. If I wanted to, I could delete all the games from my PC and stop playing them. I'm just not going to, since I enjoy my hobby :-)
(There is alot of difference between when its your only hobby or just one of them ofcourse.)
2. Growing up I've seen plenty of people hiding away from real life by playing games all days. Best example is a friend of some friends. I used to lan with him few times, nice guy and all. He's 25 something now, no friends, no job, no girlfriend, lives at home and spends all his money on new computer stuff. His old friends have tried to help him in so many ways but it's not working. For lots of anti-social or bullied kids these days computer gaming isnt the solution, its the temporary escape.
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Could I do without video games? I would answer yes, but honestly it has to be no. I enjoy them too much to do without it and it's an too easy outlet for my frustration/anger then just to let it fall.