videogaming= addiction??

disturbed666 · Post by **disturbed666** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:52 pm

i was listening to the news a few minutes ago and i heard this:
http://www.wfsb.com/health/13550334/detail.html

thats a link to a topic on video games.
they are trying to pass video games off as an addiction like drugs and alcohal.

what do you think??

Ashikiheyun · Post by **Ashikiheyun** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:57 pm

I think they hit the point in the second paragraph "which for certain kids can be as powerfully addictive as heroin"

For some people it's addictive, for others it's a way to chill out for a little with friends and have fun.
I say it depends from person to person.

Itonami · Post by **Itonami** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:00 pm

This should be in OTL.

Gaming can adctually become an addiction, you'd be quite surprised how many malnourished gamer nerds are out there

EllisD · Post by **EllisD** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:10 pm

[NF]Itonami wrote:This should be in OTL.

+1

Moved

shadowman20875 · Post by **shadowman20875** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:40 pm

Lots of things are addictive, like shopping.

Tasdik · Post by **Tasdik** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 10:51 pm

Okay I don't know about ya'll but I never ignore friends/family or food for a video game

Post by **dom** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:01 pm

I masterbate more then I play games.

EvilDiablo · Post by **EvilDiablo** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:22 pm

dom wrote:I masterbate more then I play games.

thats good to know

exality · Post by **exality** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:08 am

OMG yes...then they give us drugs for playing vid games its win win!!1 and yes i have a slight problem...ill go days w/o eating just cuz i wont get off my pc chair....is that y im grounded from the pc????

brentonsbbe359 · Post by **brentonsbbe359** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 1:04 am

i wounder what they would think about a weed smoking videogame playing 12 year old.... DAM

Post by **dom** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 1:15 am

brentonsbbe359 wrote:i wounder what they would think about a weed smoking videogame playing 12 year old.... DAM

Blame it on Grand Theft Auto.

ranger4life · Post by **ranger4life** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 1:29 am

EvilDiablo wrote:
dom wrote:I masterbate more then I play games.

thats good to know

ummm good to know as in....good to know u do something else than video games...or.....?

13g · Post by **13g** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:29 am

dom wrote:I masterbate more then I play games.

i probally have more sex than you masterbate =)

DeathBeforeDishonor · Post by **DeathBeforeDishonor** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:30 am

lol its funny but yes i surpose some people get addicted and basically never go out side lol

Sefris · Post by **Sefris** » Sat Jun 23, 2007 3:34 am

Ashikiheyun wrote:I think they hit the point in the second paragraph "which for certain kids can be as powerfully addictive as heroin"

For some people it's addictive, for others it's a way to chill out for a little with friends and have fun.
I say it depends from person to person.

This is just what we were lightly talking about on the GE forums ^.^