Playing Videogames is Like Snorting Coke, Says Therapist
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a 74 year old addicted to e-poker...did they consider that at 74yo she may have nothing else to do? and that this is a way she can enjoy her life and not break a hip in the process?
Well i can see where this is going. Outcry and outrage at the games themselves, but please place no blame or personal responsibility on individuals and their kids.
But if i had to choose an addiction i still think its a cheaper habit than coke and/or booze.
Well i can see where this is going. Outcry and outrage at the games themselves, but please place no blame or personal responsibility on individuals and their kids.
But if i had to choose an addiction i still think its a cheaper habit than coke and/or booze.
I bet reading books and hobbies in general are like crack, then.
Try to fucking tear me away from a good book. The apocalypse can come, zombies and aliens and whatever, and that still won't stop me from reading said book.
But then again, everything today is so scary and capable of causing an addiction... For fuck's sake, sex addiction? Gee, maybe people just LIKE doing it and they couldn't give a fuck about what you see as proper, especially if they're already stinking rich? Face it, if we're going to consider sex and video games addictions, you might as well consider everything else people find pleasant in their lives. Unless you're whipped into doing something by a slavemaster, and not the kinky kind, it's an addiction!
My D&D group was doing legit satanic rituals and blood sacrifices, dammit! We even got some XP out of it!
Try to fucking tear me away from a good book. The apocalypse can come, zombies and aliens and whatever, and that still won't stop me from reading said book.
But then again, everything today is so scary and capable of causing an addiction... For fuck's sake, sex addiction? Gee, maybe people just LIKE doing it and they couldn't give a fuck about what you see as proper, especially if they're already stinking rich? Face it, if we're going to consider sex and video games addictions, you might as well consider everything else people find pleasant in their lives. Unless you're whipped into doing something by a slavemaster, and not the kinky kind, it's an addiction!
Hey I take offense to that!Drakmeire said:
My D&D group was doing legit satanic rituals and blood sacrifices, dammit! We even got some XP out of it!
Nothing like escapism ^^
Just wish it wasn't always violent games being shown, makes it look as though all kids have some sort of bloodlust.
I think they get less addictive as you get older though. These days i only play games if there's nothing else to do, there's never been an urge to ditch my friends and retreat to a dark basement for a Warcraft session ;D
Err.. i wouldn't say it was as addictive as coke though, that's a little off.
Just wish it wasn't always violent games being shown, makes it look as though all kids have some sort of bloodlust.
I think they get less addictive as you get older though. These days i only play games if there's nothing else to do, there's never been an urge to ditch my friends and retreat to a dark basement for a Warcraft session ;D
Err.. i wouldn't say it was as addictive as coke though, that's a little off.
I believe the more common method is to get high first and THEN play video games.Stormz said:
Or, or, if you play WoW you can totally get your character smashed drunk, and try to make believe that you are drunk. It works to a limited effect.
Boy, I remember when I freaked out on my parents when they took my game system away. Man, I went bonkers. [/sarcasm]
But seriously, it's the parents part to keep that stuff straight. If you give some animals food and keep filling their bowl after they finish, some won't know how to stop eating.
Likewise, if you don't set the kid to have some kind of balance, he'll just as equally have the same problem, and yes, I drew comparison from young children to animals. In some cases, how much of a difference is there?
But seriously, it's the parents part to keep that stuff straight. If you give some animals food and keep filling their bowl after they finish, some won't know how to stop eating.
Likewise, if you don't set the kid to have some kind of balance, he'll just as equally have the same problem, and yes, I drew comparison from young children to animals. In some cases, how much of a difference is there?
actually I would say these can all lead to a higher chance of obesity not obesity itself (cant we just call it fat or is that an american thing?)UberNoodle said:
Games therefore are a hobby in which we spend our time sitting in a chair so would lead to obesity sooner then say a hobby like rock climbing, but hey so does playing chess.
that said I do agree on your points and believe you are spot on.
What anoys me is that people actually believe this kind of shit! How does COD equal whisky! how! everything in copious amounts is bad for you (name me one thing that isnt and you get a cookie)
Furthermore taking the article into account I am an overweight cocaine sniffing alcoholist since I was twelve...
*injects pure liquid red dead redemption into his veins*
If your intellect is so lacking that you would rather play a game than eat, drink, or move, then chances are that having you wander about the world is dangerous, because your stupidity has reached such levels that you won't mind if an activity you are doing could be potentially fatal.
In fact, I think once you reach this particular level of stupidity, you need to be placed in a specified sealed off area with other idiots so as to not spread the epidemic of your stupidity to other people.
Video Games: Outing N00BS and Idiots since the dawn of their creation.
In fact, I think once you reach this particular level of stupidity, you need to be placed in a specified sealed off area with other idiots so as to not spread the epidemic of your stupidity to other people.
Video Games: Outing N00BS and Idiots since the dawn of their creation.
im sorry but you cant compare games to coke. can you overdose on games? can games make you paranoid? can they make you retarded? do people steal to buy games? does anything enter your body (except junk food)? NO
video games are no worse than any film or show.
video games are no worse than any film or show.
Yeah but the drug he stated coke is not phyiscally addictive as say heroine. I agree with your point that addiction to games comes from a flaw in the person themselves and not from the actual games (check out the edit i made a few seconds after posting that).UberNoodle said:
Yeah I agree he is only going for fame. Why else would a therapist make such claims. He stands to gain quite a bit of business if every gullible parent out there goes and takes their child to a therapist because they play CoD too much.
You do know that crack and coke are two different things right? Obviously, derived from the same source, but still chemically and addictively very different.Erana said:
Anything that cause the "pleasure" or "reward" zone of the brain to activate as a means of escapism or due to some unknown neurotic behavior has the chance of becoming addictive. What i dont like in these articles of "defending games" through indignation, is that they tend to focus away from actual issues, painting the sensationalism with the same brush as simple fact. So in turn, its just denial, helped along by psuedo-science and hyperbole; which people love to read way too much into.
To change the topic so I don't go in to a rage, did somebody say horde?
[HEADING=1]FOR THE HORDE![/HEADING]
[HEADING=1]FOR THE HORDE![/HEADING]
I skimed this before reading it and thought the artical said "Snorting Cake." which makes a bit of sense in hind sight.
but no, coke and games are nothing alike.
but no, coke and games are nothing alike.
If this is true, then what about Yahtzee? Playing games is his job! Somehow, I really doubt that he's like a crack addict...
Why can't these asshole just leave us gamers alone? How many off the wall ass ties can they make before they finally move on? Now they're calling us drug addicts... What's next?
"Up next, Gaming: A humble pastime? Or a direct line to SATAN?"
Why can't these asshole just leave us gamers alone? How many off the wall ass ties can they make before they finally move on? Now they're calling us drug addicts... What's next?
"Up next, Gaming: A humble pastime? Or a direct line to SATAN?"
Sorry to say this, but I do think games are a lot like drugs in the thought that they're very addictive.