Ha ha! You said "Stoopid!"Furburt said:
Iym nut stoopid, luls. I play on miy Farmvil al day.
It strikes me that, the more abstract and time-wasting a game, the more addictive it is. Like Peggle,
Dr. Phil Yells At Woman For Her FarmVille Addiction
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Iym nut stoopid, luls. I play on miy Farmvil al day.
It strikes me that, the more abstract and time-wasting a game, the more addictive it is. Like Peggle,
You can and will get addicted to anything that provides a high quantity of pleasure with a low level of effort. That's how it works.FightThePower said:
Our brains are sluts for stimulus, I for one celebrate that fact
.Uh...duh? For it to clinically be an addiction it HAS to negatively effect your life. Until it does it isn't an addiction no matter what anyone else says.CK76 said:
That's why most psyche majors kind of chuckle at the concept of addiction since it is strongly related to the social world you live in. For some people masturbating 20 times a day is an addiction for others it isn't. It is just a matter of if it conflicts with the rest of your life or not.
Although after looking at Dictionary.com I can see where the confusion arises. Apparently Webster and actually diagnostic definitions are at odds with one another.
I can't tell who wrote this but making The doc seem pompous and like a jerk, is really a dick move. This woman is a mother i know most of you aren't parents and lots of you hate america and its tv without a legit reason but god he did the right thing if you put a game like farmville you need to be strapped to a chair and made to watch her crops die and other farmville related bullshit
***** needs a beating.
***** needs a beating.
I've never watch Dr. Phil, but from what I understand, from the spoofs and such, he does incredibly insane similies and metaphors, and is boring.
Also, he sports a mustache as weak as light beer with ice cubes in it, thank you Heath.
Heh, Farmville, a mate of mine shat a brick building when he found out all his crops died while he was at school.
Also, he sports a mustache as weak as light beer with ice cubes in it, thank you Heath.
Heh, Farmville, a mate of mine shat a brick building when he found out all his crops died while he was at school.
Jeremy Kyle show is the most hilarious "help" shows.
But like ol' Doc Phillip, I hate FarmVille and other facebook games deliberately designed to be addictive, (but not in the good way!).
But like ol' Doc Phillip, I hate FarmVille and other facebook games deliberately designed to be addictive, (but not in the good way!).
Bug off Dr. Phil. After his anti care suicide policy rant (doesn't work for average person) i lost all respect becasue not all suicide victems are looking for attention.
The mom should probaly get it under control but she went on Dr. Phil. It will get worse now.
The mom should probaly get it under control but she went on Dr. Phil. It will get worse now.
The problem with Dr. Phil telling this woman to stop playing a stupid game is not that he isn't right, it's that he's not treating her problem like the addiction it appears to be. It can be like telling an alcoholic to stop drinking.
Sure Farmville is a stupid game. But, her addiction is the problem, not the game. Any game is fine as long as you play in moderation, and it doesn't interfere with your life. But, once you start neglecting your children, or stealing money from friends to pay for your addiction (heh... stealing money to buy stuff in a "free" game...), THEN it's a real problem that isn't solved just by criticizing the game.
Sure Farmville is a stupid game. But, her addiction is the problem, not the game. Any game is fine as long as you play in moderation, and it doesn't interfere with your life. But, once you start neglecting your children, or stealing money from friends to pay for your addiction (heh... stealing money to buy stuff in a "free" game...), THEN it's a real problem that isn't solved just by criticizing the game.
Agreed and agreed again. I'm not sure why the author of the news article has such a slant against Dr. Phil. He's actually alot better then Maury or some of that other cock-and-bull out there. This woman obviously has an addiction, she obviously needs help.ffxfriek said:
I'm kind of disgusted by the fellow members of my generation and their responses to this comment, in addition to the overly superficial and negative tone created by the author. Not that I'm breaking the chain, but there is a chain of unnecessary cynicism that belongs to this article and its responses.
For one thing, Farmville can create an addiction, just as anything, except maybe marijuana, can cause a god damned addiction. If you have an addictive personality, you can become addicted to many things. And honestly, these days, I see more people wasting their time on games like Farmville as opposed to WoW, because it is cheap, accessible, and well distributed. It's just like any other game, other than the fact that it appeals to a more mainstream audience which is not condemned in the same context of social stigmas in the way that games such as WoW and their players are subjected to. In essence, all of you, belonging to a typical adolescent or young adult's social context, probably have a predetermined opinion of someone who is willing to spend the money to play a higher quality game such as WoW, and therefore criticize and further develop a negative opinion of persons having this quality.
At the same time, because Farmville is a game which belongs to a social networking site, one very popular among this generation, therefore being in the normative social context, it is 'okay' to spend the same amount of time and dedication to a game like Farmville, rather than WoW, because you deem it socially acceptible, and in the same context, are probably all in denial that you have any addiction to it at all.
It takes 28 days to break a habit. Breaking the 'addiction' of Farmville is not an overnight cure that happens by simply going outside one afternoon. It is a commitment to separate yourself from your devotion to the game.
Furthermore, Dr. Phil might be some kind of pompous asshole, but hey, financially, he's doing great. And as far as the values in this country are concerned in the context of living an adult life, he's essentially got it made. So continue your griping and snarling, you're still the entertainment industry's ***** until you become a part of the one percent of this population to which ninety-nine percent of the wealth is distributed.
For one thing, Farmville can create an addiction, just as anything, except maybe marijuana, can cause a god damned addiction. If you have an addictive personality, you can become addicted to many things. And honestly, these days, I see more people wasting their time on games like Farmville as opposed to WoW, because it is cheap, accessible, and well distributed. It's just like any other game, other than the fact that it appeals to a more mainstream audience which is not condemned in the same context of social stigmas in the way that games such as WoW and their players are subjected to. In essence, all of you, belonging to a typical adolescent or young adult's social context, probably have a predetermined opinion of someone who is willing to spend the money to play a higher quality game such as WoW, and therefore criticize and further develop a negative opinion of persons having this quality.
At the same time, because Farmville is a game which belongs to a social networking site, one very popular among this generation, therefore being in the normative social context, it is 'okay' to spend the same amount of time and dedication to a game like Farmville, rather than WoW, because you deem it socially acceptible, and in the same context, are probably all in denial that you have any addiction to it at all.
It takes 28 days to break a habit. Breaking the 'addiction' of Farmville is not an overnight cure that happens by simply going outside one afternoon. It is a commitment to separate yourself from your devotion to the game.
Furthermore, Dr. Phil might be some kind of pompous asshole, but hey, financially, he's doing great. And as far as the values in this country are concerned in the context of living an adult life, he's essentially got it made. So continue your griping and snarling, you're still the entertainment industry's ***** until you become a part of the one percent of this population to which ninety-nine percent of the wealth is distributed.
Doh ho ho hoChristi Lynn said:
It's called a mental addiction.
Back to the subject at hand, getting addicted to anything that's not real is pathetic. Dr. Phil tells it like it is.