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Experts Oppose Classifying Gaming Addiction As Mental Disorder
News.com reports that despite earlier rumblings that addiction to videogames could be classified a mental disorder similar to alcoholism, experts have stepped back from that analysis. The decision by the AMA is that psychiatrists should make further efforts to study the phenomenon, while addiction experts strongly opposed the idea at the organization's annual meeting. "Even before debate on the subject began, the committee that made the proposal backed away from its position, and instead recommended that the American Psychiatric Association consider the change when it revises its next diagnostic manual in 5 years. The psychiatrist group has said if the science warrants, it could be considered for inclusion in the next diagnostic manual, which will be published in 2012. While occasional use of video games is harmless and may even help with some disorders like autism, doctors said in extreme cases it can interfere with day-to-day necessities like working, showering or even eating."
Eating ... curses! I knew I forgot to do something today.
Philosophy.
Psychiatrists have found a strong correlation between videogame addiction and restless leg syndrome.
You just have to think positively. Sounds to me like a cure for obesity.
A polar bear is a cartesian bear after a coordinate transform.
Does that mean I am have a mental disWOOOOHOOOOO I'm a teapot!! I'm a teapot!!!
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Having a baby too can interfere with day-to-day necessities like working, showering or even eating. That's why I think it's a mental disorder !
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Those scientists are nuts.
"It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful." - Anton LaVey
Supposedly, there was an experiment done a long time ago where they wired up a mouse's brain - specifically, an area heavily involved with sexual pleasure and orgasm - to a button. Once the mouse found the button and pressed it, it continued pressing the button repeatedly until it died of dehydration.
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As I recall, the experiment was called "Diablo"
Perhaps the American Psychiatric Association should consider opening a shrinks office inside second-life to deal with this problem.
No. Be worried when he -stops- for an extended period of time.
"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde
Then when my wife makes me sleep on the couch because I just HAD to finish a few 20-30 rounds of counterstrike I'll have an excuse, "But baby, you know I'm manic with paranoia issues, well just last Tuesday they desided I had another mental disorder too....see I don't play games because I want to, I play them becasue I have to!!" LOL yeah that would fly.
This is Slashdot! Give me the latest gadget, bug, or OS project! This ain't english class so don't confuse the two!
Well, when the addiction gets in the way of things like bathing, you really cut down the potential there.
Information wants to be free.
Entertainment wants to be paid.
You just want to be cheap.
I admit it. I'm addicted to gaming. There's nothing I'd rather be doing. [...] Do I think I need help? No.
Woooohoooo! Denial, laugh at him! Laugh at the addict! Huhuhu...
Ok I'm sorry about this post but I just can't get the day pass by without insulting someone on the Internet. I don't know what's with that, it's like a little personal mania. Makes me feel better.
And the post number. I had 2300 posts. No: no that they're many posts, but the "23". Anyone ever noticed how everywhere we turn to there's always 23 chasing us? When you notice it, you need to disrupt it as quick as possible, you JUST HAVE TO. So I wanted to make them 2301 posts.
Sometimes I think about this so much I need to drink myself to sleep. Which reminds me, I'm out of smokes. I need to get some on the way back from the casino, but the problem is I never walk out of the casino before I've spent all my money and bet the wife, house and the dog.
I Shouldn't post this under my
:00 AM and my head is totally blown up, and all I want to do is just cum, smoke a last one, hug her and sleep till next week; I just don't. I wash my face, I do a half Windsor, snort some shit to keep me running through the day, and go to work.
Cigarettes, Wine, Marihuana, Cocaine, Women. Those are the things that I like the most. When I say I like them, i mean I _really_ like them. And yes, I use all of them daily, sometimes just a little, but I have really abused them, and I'm talking about 40 cigarettes a day, 5 750 ml bottles of wine, 20g of Pot, 10g of Cocaine, And all night, non-sleep, non-stop menage a trua. Just in a day.
To make things worst, my girlfriend likes exactly the same things I do, maybe even more.
And you know what?, I am not broken because of it, I didn't loose my job, and I'm not an addict. If I had an amazing night, It's 10
Addictions doesn't exist. People is LAZY, That's it. Relying on a certain activity/substance is EASY, and damn conformist, and saying it's a disease is just a stupid justification.
WTF am I doing replying to an AC at 5 A.M on a Friday night?