World Health Organization says we all now have a disease, Gaming Addiction

j00t · Jun 21, 2018

Delly said:
Working in the adult mental health field, I highly doubt I'd ever come across this in an inpatient setting. It would most likely come off as depression, anxiety, or something else. There have been plenty of young guys who have come in who talk about video games constantly, but we don't treat them for that. Though I could see this diagnosed and treated in outpatient treatment, especially in teens and young adults.

i had a substance abuse client when i was doing outpatient counseling. he just went from one substance to another pretty rapidly. heroin, cocaine, meth, ecstasy, alcohol. this kid had no stop button. it was just 140mph at all times with anything he was doing. finally got him off substances and he went right to video games. kid was like 22 and was playing runescape 20 hours a day. this was last year. the counselor in me was like, okay you have an addiction problem, not a drug problem, not a video game problem. you just have no coping skills other than extreme avoidance. the gamer in me was like. runescape? RUNESCAPE? you plebe.

Lanx · Jun 21, 2018

j00t said:
i had a substance abuse client when i was doing outpatient counseling. he just went from one substance to another pretty rapidly. heroin, cocaine, meth, ecstasy, alcohol. this kid had no stop button. it was just 140mph at all times with anything he was doing. finally got him off substances and he went right to video games. kid was like 22 and was playing runescape 20 hours a day. this was last year. the counselor in me was like, okay you have an addiction problem, not a drug problem, not a video game problem. you just have no coping skills other than extreme avoidance. the gamer in me was like. runescape? RUNESCAPE? you plebe.

just throw these bastards on a survivor island for 2months, jeezus, it's not that difficult

Cybsled · Jun 21, 2018

Of course, some people with common sense are outlining how fucking stupid this all is

'Moral panic' over gaming disorder listing

Arbitrary · Jun 21, 2018

j00t said:
i had a substance abuse client when i was doing outpatient counseling. he just went from one substance to another pretty rapidly. heroin, cocaine, meth, ecstasy, alcohol. this kid had no stop button. it was just 140mph at all times with anything he was doing. finally got him off substances and he went right to video games. kid was like 22 and was playing runescape 20 hours a day. this was last year. the counselor in me was like, okay you have an addiction problem, not a drug problem, not a video game problem. you just have no coping skills other than extreme avoidance. the gamer in me was like. runescape? RUNESCAPE? you plebe.

With that kind of energy he might be able to pull off a career as a Twitch streamer. Consistent streaming for long durations is how all the successful ones say they made it.

Turn that weakness into a strength.

Delly · Jun 21, 2018

Most people with actual addictions are in shitty situations with little to no income. Streaming requires more than just time. Dude might have been playing Runescape due to a shit tier PC. Or maybe he is one of the few Runescape streamers that are now popular and he became semi-successful in life.

BoozeCube · Jun 22, 2018

So Video Games are the new AIDS?

Raes · Jun 27, 2018

Ummm, soooo...A streamer who games 20,40,60+ hours a week and makes millions just needs an intervention and therapy/meds and they'll be just fine? Good to know.