90% of Gaming Addiction Patients Not Addicted 333
phorm writes "BBC is carrying an article which states that 90% of visitors to Europe's 'video game addiction clinic' are not, in fact, addicted. The problem is a social one rather than a psychological issue. In other words, the patients have turned to heavy gaming because they felt they didn't fit in elsewhere, or that they fit in better 'in the game' than elsewhere in 'the real world.' This has been discussed before, with arguments ranging from gaming being a good way to socialize, the clinical definition of gaming addiction, and claims than males are wired for video-game addiction."
addiction? (Score:5, Funny)
I just stopped playing ufo: enemy unknown in dosbox, to refresh slashodot.
I'm addicted to Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)
...or at least that's what I'll claim if I am ever confronted by my employers about my internet usage logs at work
No I'm not addicted.. (Score:5, Funny)
intervention (Score:5, Funny)
the addiction industry is out of control in this country. somebody ought to stage an intervention.
tangent (Score:5, Funny)
is it possible to be a sex addict?
aren't we all sex addicts?
isn't this the only way to ensure the survival of our species?
show me a roomful of intelligent, platonic, perfectly personality matched non sex addicted couples, and i'l show you the extinction of homo sapiens in 1.4 generations
show me a roomful of sex addicted drunk raving idiots, and i'll show you 6 billion homo sapiens in a couple thousand generations
Re:Really? (Score:5, Funny)
Doesn't really 'work' for the faithful either, but don't tell them! I like them confused.
Re:"the media" (Score:4, Funny)
have you found a magical fountain of information which is omnipotent, completely unbiased, and always on topic?
Slashdot. Duh!
Re:addiction? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:No I'm not addicted.. (Score:3, Funny)
Godamn slashdot can't even get UTF-8 right.
That should have been:
Je pense que vous voulez dire "arrêter", pas "arretêr".
That's not Swedish ... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:No I'm not addicted.. (Score:2, Funny)
or Bork bork bork, bork bork bork.
Re:I'm addicted to Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)
Don't worry, we've logged your logging of our logs and will be discussion your logging policies in the future.
Re:uh? (Score:1, Funny)
I'm not addicted, I just enjoy mainlining tar heroin!
Re:Alcohol (Score:3, Funny)
Right. You're just a drunkard.
Re:Alcohol (Score:3, Funny)
You're not an alcoholic if you don't go to meetings, you're a drunk.
If you're in university, you're not an alcoholic even if you go to meetings, you're a student.
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Re:uh? (Score:3, Funny)
I'm no cocaine addict, I just like the way it smells!
Re:addiction? (Score:3, Funny)
http://secondlife.com/ [secondlife.com]
Re:No I'm not addicted.. (Score:2, Funny)
The French had to invent diplomacy due to the quality of their armed forces.
After all, the 4 DEFCON Levels in France are:
4 - Hide
3 - Run
2 - Surrender
1 - Collaborate