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Totally agree with the school stress point. As a high school student I come home after seven and a half hours and game for a couple (2-4 depending on homework). Gaming takes me away from the stress I have at school from my ap classes, and it makes me happy.
Edit: Especially with friends.
Well thin you should be fine, there talking about immense amount of gaming time. Playing 4 hours a day for a week is normal and only 28 hours. They are talking about people who are playing 80, 100, or beyond that a week.
Andrew Chmielewski this would be right during school but now it’s summer and I game more with my friends because it’s one thing we can do in our town. Traveling this morning though.
Gaming is totally fine, even if you play more than you do during the school year. But they are talking a overall steady and very high gaming time played. I mean, if your playing 80 Hours a week, thats a issue
Andrew Chmielewski big issue
Issue here is that people probably haven't read the definition, and it's pretty easy to just pin the blame on Gaming Disorder
I am addicted to water i have to drink it every day
killer bee gaming 😂😂😂😂😂
As a certified doctor who has graduated from the bullshit academy (just now!) I unfortunately have to diagnose you with H2O disorder Type 3. Now I don’t want you to freak out about this, you can still revert back to your normal self if you take care of yourself, just slow down on the water and take these random pills I just pulled out of my ass.
I think you have a water disorder.
bro I'm addicted to oxygen trust me it's horrible
ikr
I got a call from the hostpital my cousin was pronounced dead from gaming disorder
Sebastian Herasme press f to pay respects.
Rip x
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Sebastian Herasme f
Gaming is escapism, focus on what people are escaping from rather than how they are escaping.
Howesenberg I'm so glad someone said it
Im escaping from the future Faith Keepers in poland
Yes, escape from the mundane societal affairs.
True there's all kinds of anti depressants and stuff to deal with stress and anxiety video games are one of them
110%
Plays video game 20 hours in a week "something is wrong with him." Sits on couch for 40 hours in a week to watch t.v "na it's ok it's just t.v no disorders here"
shad0wchief117 facts
What if they actually make it a thing next year
Zapum Playz that would be funny xD. But it won't happen t.v has escaped its scapegoating era it's time for gaming to do the same.
shad0wchief117 EXACTLY
shad0wchief117 double standards are fun aren't they.
...wow old people really dont get videogames do they
JustPowzz Is one of the symptoms of game disorder shooting people irl? Bc they've tried to blame all shootings on videogames for years now, this seems like the natural progression.
JustPowzz Exactly. But old people just cant make the connection. They dont understand videogames and they dont wanna understand them. Im sure the same thing happened with movies when they were young, all the old people back then probably thought action movies caused violence. Heck, some people still so. People just cant seem to accept that sometimes there are just good eggs and bad eggs.
The circumstances around the whole issue aren't about an army of oldies "Not getting video games". Actually, some people involved in making this probably grew up with video games. The intentions around the classification are of good intention but, the disrespect and over aggressiveness of the classification of the disorder is frustrating. It'll take years before this thing even gets professional acknowledge. And that's assuming the signific community takes it seriously.... which it doesn't.
That isn't to sayy old people do get video games. The reality is most of the elderly or even middle aged adults don't get and do not want to get video games. Like Hammer Meister1999, old people just cant make the connection.
Shay Usu Excuse me? Do you wanna maybe say that again? Insult my intelligence a little louder, I dare you
Gamers rise up
Heard about this, my mom is overly worried xd, completely agree with this video" sick and tired of school. Im one of the most stress people i know. I struggle with school because simply tired of it. I put effort into it though. I like video games because its like a different world for me, takes me out of the struggles of the world for a few a hours. People just need to chill.
Edit:the fuck 104 likes lmao?
It's COD (Call Of Duty) World War 2
I think
Sleepy Marbles and most likely Infinite Warfare
This Is Not Sparta thanks man
Sleepy Marbles cod ww2
2nd game is actually black ops 3 not infinite warfare.
Totally agree with you. School doesn't actually let us explore our creativity. Instead we get standard tests and are expected to get As to show that we're actually intelligent or something.
Well thats how they tell you're smart. If everyone is handed a standard test, thin it makes it comparable among other people who took the test. There is a difference to being "smart" and being "creative". Being smart is mostly just solving questions and forming logical responses, and being creative is letting you imagine or create things that inspire or drive you.
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OneTuber for real though it's important for boys especially to learn things hands on, and to be outside/ rough housing etc. It's healthy. That's why your brain gets bored when you're sitting there fidgeting in your desk learning information that you know will be useless next week, your brain is telling you to go outside or go do something more interesting. (I'm not saying anything is wrong with gaming, just like any other hobby so long as you have a healthy balance game to your hearts content) but the school system is frickin stupid.
Sit here. Follow these rules. Don't speak until spoken to.
But the only way you can actually chase down your dreams/ What you think you want to do is by being assertive, by not waiting to be asked, by not "following the rules" school literally does more harm than good. No wonder so many of us get really fucking depressed and stressed when we're done.
Nothing, I mean absolutely nothing gets handed to you in life, if you don't chase after a goal you'll always be feeling like the extreme bottom of the food chain, no way to fix the issue and it's not your fault, apparently... because sitting there and being complacent is what we're taught. The amount of single mothers raising children doesn't help either, mothers are awesome but they tend to give into they're kids wishes very easily, and we grow accustomed to having instant gratification. Again, not really the mothers fault, just how it's turns out.
I mean I could go on for ages but I think you get the point, it's not that school doesn't benefit intelligent people, it's that it ignores every other important aspect- confidence, determination, the will to stick with shit for the long haul- traits you just don't get over night, but when we're shoved out into the world without them, life is merciless.
Joe Savage We aren't taught how to budget, how to invest, home prices vs. rent or where to live, taxes, starting up a career path effectively or plans for the future, bills and other crap. We are told to know what we want to be at the age of 15/16 completely so that we don't "fail". That we just gotta regurgitate facts and apply our own knowledge and that'll carry us through life...
And it's hard to know what you'll want to do, can do and should do in 5-10 years time after being such a young teenager lmao. It's a shit ton of stress with little guidance unless you're parents are awesome or if you're a naturally street smart entrepreneur type kid etc.
But... it'll never change, not in our lifetime because humans like sticking to what we know - even if it causes us youths to stress the fuck out and think we amount to nothing over a few grades and not having our entire life mapped out or super successful. Good points you made, dude.
OneTuber you can't be stupid and creative you must be smart first math is everything
Americans watching an average of 5 hours of tv a day: not a problem
Some kid plays fortnite with his friends : 😤😤😤real stuff
TheRgKGamer america stright merica
Can't wait till our generation takes over so we can teach the next generation that Gaming isn't bad it's a really fun Hobby 🎮
Guys, I'm sorry to say this but... I have life disorder. I prioritize staying alive more than anything.
Sunshine5 i have an oxygen addiction :(((
I have a water addiction
I have running on Green Hill Zone Addiction.
thats exactly what their doing its fucking stupid
I can't stop breathing oxygen :(. I'm worried about my life in the future.
So if you have a hobby it’s a disability now
AlexStealsMemes nope it’s only video games
Oh no I have boating disorder
Shit! I have tennis disorder.
Oh shit i have a helping the poor disorder
Shit! I have living disorder
Social media disorder
Blue21 yeah so thats a problem because gamings a problem why isnt that
There are worse things out there like actual mental health issues and cancer but no it's all about the video games.
It's called an addiction, people.
Evelyn Timpani I like your opinions
Relevant Relevancy I see where you're coming from honestly.
Is this sarcasm again my friend
drug addiction should be a disorder (if it isnt)
"Hating video games disorde"
Welp looks like I'm mental
This Is Not Sparta yup
Know this is gonna be good...
Papu_Comrade well, I'm glad UA-cam hasn't changed lmao
this guy is the definition of the Joker saying, “We live in a society”. Im just waiting for him to say, “gamers rise up!”
epicgamerkid2005 and gangweeders
Fucking Veronica this is what you get for rejecting me, gamers are better in bed than normal guys (a.k.a, your boyfriend)
He said we literally live in a society at one point
Watch TV all day, nobody bats an eye
Play video games for 2 hours and everyone loses their minds
This is proof that we live in a society
Optimus, keep growing man. Your channel is doing good, and personaly, there are almost no vids by you I don't like. I can't wait to see what your channels future holds.
- Sees title
- Sees l33t video length.
Dis gonna be good.
I play maybe 5 hours a day and ever since my mom saw it on the news, she's been freaking out and keeps threatening me that she will tell my doctor. And if i keep this up she'll have to send me to a psycologist or take my games away for a few months, because that is what they did to the kid on the news. And apparently taking away my games would "cure" this disorder, but if any thing i would get depressed because i couldnt do the thing i like to do.
she needs to actually see what they defined it as which is when you game so much it prevents you from doing important things in your life, you don't have a problem and you're mom needs to stop listening to the news
Before all this crap with gaming disorder happened, I got in trouble and my on took away video games on the weekdays for several months. I started to get bullied and got depressed. When she saw that video games help me and that I have friends outside of them that play with me, she let me have them back.
@@Sabermoose 5 hours every day is pretty cooky though.
They say the best treatment is weed and Mountain Dew
Amen brother. Like for years weed was a gateway drug, leads to crack and murder. Colorado legalized it, and now, oh shot there are medical and health benefits, who knew. Govt full of hypocrites and liars on both sides.
fluidvertigo lmao weeds only illegal because big pharmaceutical companies make money off legal pill drugs that do half the job there supposed to
While Canabis is actually really good for you
Hemp be better than oil etc
But the world runs on money
Who ever runs the banks run the world
So wtf is weed going to do
Make you more chill calm and make you think outside the box
Makes you wonder a lot
You see all the bullshit
Weeds classified as a gate way drug because
Who tf Tries meth but hasn't Tried weed
That's like saying water leads to alcohol because every alcoholic drinks water
sahib bains 🤔
fluidvertigo shit*
Sorry m8 I just had to
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Been playing video games since I was 5, currently 15 going into 10th grade. Above average grades, I eat fine, shower every day, never had depression, played sports my entire life never really like them finally was able to quit and i spend my free time playing league of legends with my friends about 4-5 hours a day and im being sent to a counselor for gaming disorder.
Vexy that sucks bro
I play video games a lot except I enjoy other things.
My dad is also a gamer and thinks gaming disorder is stupid so I am fine.
Rip bro
I am getting straigt A's and I am a gamer! That is mostly 4 hours a day on his PC. LOL
me too. i have like, 200 something hours on a nintendo game
JuxiBomb Definitely not getting A’s in English...
Neio Sudarsyah Lolz I dunt tri tu vrite gud on da intirnet. 😂
dab police officer yeah dude 😅
Only 4? Light weight.
Imagine a bunch of people in a mental institution because they play video games, they're in the same place as someone who ate their dog because they thought the dog was an eggplant.
Tv disorder
News media. Anti-gamer folks. Stop.
Sean and Samuel Rivera Yeah, this anti-gamer attitude should seriously stop.
Yeah man us gamers really need to rise up, we live in a society.
They should've been dead centuries ago. I've had it with this news media being against gaming bullshit.
I agree. If we speak up, we can stop persecution against gamers, and clear up all misconceptions about it! *Plays national anthem of gamers (Super Mario Theme)*
News media=anti gamer folks, they want to get rid of the entertainment competition.
Play video games 30 minutes every day, WHO says I have gaming disorder. Watch tv 20 hours every day. WHO says that’s a healthy activity!
I have a gaming disorder, I informed my boss and told him that I was sick. So I stayed home and played video games all day and night and used one of my sick days.
Sad for you, mate. That's one nice boss.
I agree
What’s the problem:
The reason they play video games too get away from stress from school
Or
What they use to get away from the stress
The thing is I do play sports and love it (like football, Wrestling, Lacrosse, and swimming-which I don’t like too much) love video games which both release stress than School where I’m a straight A student/ one b student where I learn some none useful fun stuff like Medieval Europe and some boring also none useful stuff like how plants photosynthesize
Almost nothing I learn in school is useful well maybe algebra one (I’m in seventh grade GT) and everything is soooooo boring
Dunk24 well basic math and some things at elementary school is useful
Da vendetta middle school and ik just when am I’m going to use how plants photosynthesize irl and I’m taking high school classes btw
Dunk24 whats the grade you study about the basic of photosynthesize
Da vendetta like 2nd grade but we went more in depth like on how natural sugar is a lot better than artificial sugar and how they reproduce but I didn’t really pay attention so idk how the heck I got a A twice and a B twice
What I’m saying is it wasn’t rly the basics of photosynthesis
Dunk24 ok,but the thing that sucked more than the subject at school is being askes every 10 seconds by your class mates how to do the task especially at english(im an indonesian)
Funny how rotting in front of a TV and mindlessly scrolling on social media (to the point where a city in Germany had to install pedestrian traffic lights *ON THE FLOOR* so people don't try to cross a busy road while looking at their phones) is considered normal, yet having a hobby is a mental disorder.
when a hobby is making a person not do important activities in life then yes its a disorder
@Kyle: Social media is also making people not do important activities and it's much more common than gaming.
whats your point?
That they should have declared social media addiction as a disorder before doing so to gaming addiction. This makes it seem like it's solely an attack on gaming and is not supposed to help anybody.
ThePC007 again what's your point there are tons of articles out about how social media is becoming problematic and causing issues for people's daily functions
What's next, Movie disorder?
Devil's advocate here: I don't think the WHO's idea is "those who play too many videogames have a disorder", it's that those who compulsively ignore real life issues because they prefer to live in their videogames have a disorder. I can see the reason behind that classification. I've never seen or heard of another hobby, including the two examples of sewing and tinkering with cars, or even overusing smartphones, having the same effect on the same large number of people as videogames. If the WHO believes disassociation from real life is unhealthy, and that videogames are a major cause of and manifestation for disassociation, then there are grounds for classifying a "gaming disorder".
Soooo adiction?
Shitty devil's advocate, that applies to literally anything. Anyone can get addicted to anything, that's just a fact, yet no one's attacking everything, only video games.
A person can get absorbed into anything. Whether they do too much work,watch too much tv, or anything else. To ignore lifes problems is on the individual not their habit of choice. Mind though that there are bad games and good games. A good game people would think is a game that you can set down at any moment to do something, a bad game people would think is a game you can't pause to do something for someone (usually a family member or relative). Although in itself that could present an underlying issue that people need to realize no one EVER wants to do what you say the moment you snap your fingers when they're busy. Patience and courtesy in this world is extremely rare to find in a person.
*Someone builds a shed* HE PLAYS TOO MUCH FORTNITE. HE HAS GAMING DISORDER
It’s actually sad that we accept people who want to be a guy instead of a girl more than people who enjoy playing video games as a hobby.
What does being transgender have to do with old people calling playing video games frequently "gaming disorder"?
Gender incongruence, a disorder as ICD-10 says, is no longer considered a mental illness, so it will not be present in ICD-11. Gaming disorder, on the other hand, will be recognized as a mental disorder in ICD-11.
i think how they classify gaming disorder is if you play 1 hour of games everyday wait but if you watch tv for an hour every day why isnt that an addiction
Every Salty 10 year old boy does
Same thing happened with comic books, back in the 60s some famous guy said they were destroying kids which led to extremely strict rules. The batman was a 3 year old cartoon. Now they are back to where they were.
Apparently the media thinks we all have this disorder : D
Griffin Newbold gamers rise up
MC James amen brother
you clearly haven't seen what they define as gaming disorder "someone who proitizes gaming over other important activities" theses are the people who will play games instead of brushing their teeth, taking a shower, going outside ect
Kyle I do know what it means, I was just saying the media thinks we all have it no matter what
Media has Fake News Disorder.
Defined as an addiction to falsifying the truth :P
We need someone who is big in media to say this "A mental addiction is not a disorder, if it is then everything we can do is a disorder"
What’s next farming disorder for kids who wants to be farmers and spend their days looking at tractors and cattle
I have been called that
No joke
Every time I watch these kinds of videos, I kept thinking that the 18 years old gamer is an actual psychologist and the professionally trained psychologists are average citizens.
And I keep thinking that that's a fallacy.
Appeal to authority, look it up.
And yes, when psychologists forget that anyone can be addicted to anything, the 18 year old gamer IS a better psychologist than trained psychologists, since they're forgetting basic shit.
I have autism
Dr. Phil 2.0 good for you Dr. Phil
lmaoo
stAy sTrong
And
My friend who has ADHD hates his life, he comes home to play videogames because he is always depressed and videogames are the only thing that help him.
I can't believe, that a different person could get so bullied that when he goes to school he spends all of his time playing videogames.
Shrek The Ogre so he has ADHD, depression and gaming disorder?
your buddy is dead kiddo
Oof, the students who had ADHD were praised by other students and were dicks where I went.
Shrek The Ogre, oh hi can I go to ur swamp
I got a smoking addition add on this video😂😂
Subterrainian sentient lizard being - same
If people spent this much time on solving actual issues and showing this much dedication, society would probably be as close to perfect as can be
Your point is proven.
Sure is
It’s all about perspective my friend, people see kids playing games and getting annoyed and yelling because they’re trying to vent their anger in a non destructive way. And the person who judges them doesn’t even realize it.
Gaming disorder or not they can't make me stop playing my video games boi
300 hours on zelda and still straight A's
Bipolar disorder destroyed my family. The sad part about it is, If i didnt have access to games or online friends, i wouldnt be here right now
WHO is just mad they didnt have video games when they were kids so they are jelaous.
I fucking love the sarcasm in the end of your videos. Started watching ur channel today and I've been binge watching pretty much all your videos, and I'm so fucking happy I found your channel. Really hope you reach 100k subs soon and 1 mill by the end of the year ;) I legit think you can make it tho, this is quality content.
Well i usually play 6-8 hours a day, but i like to watch a few films too. Atleast i dont play fortnite
Blue Pumpkin hating popular things doesn’t make you interesting
Mr CSimpo everyone has an opinion, and i dont like fortnite
Blue Pumpkin you said “at least it’s not fortnite” like anyone have a shit
Mr CSimpo everyone has a shit, how else will people get out digested food out of their body?
SimpsZX - woooosh
after school i play video games, you know why cause its fun. for me sports is just boring, pointless, useless it just makes me more stressed and depressed while video games like warfame i feel powerful i feel like i can make a difference in that world unlike the real life where if im not good at everything ill fail. In Minecraft i can feel like a child feel free, feel welcome unlike school where if i dont play spory im a nobody where if im not good at every sport im nothing
I guess these people never learned cause and effect in school, If less people are stressed from school or their jobs then less people will get addicted to gaming to relieve all their stress.
*> Gaming Disorder In 2018.*
In a era of half finished games, microtransactions, lootboxes, force agendas, unoriginal Ideas, ets
Which half finish games?
Dettol Early access games that still stuck in early access for some many years.
RicingGround3
I call them ( EA ) criminals
Selling unfinished games sucking all the money
EA will never change
So does ubisoft with their downgraded games
He says he has a gaming disorder while he plays a video game
Zapum Playz what else was he supposed to put in the background lol? Fucking family guy?
Sarcasm.
Seto Kaiba thanks for telling me captain obvious
Guy: Im sick...plz help me
Doc: What happened?
Guy: I was putting a gallon of drugs while playing video gam....
Doc: GAMING DISORDER
this is hilarious
I have UA-cam disorder
But fr tho gun games don’t help school shooters stop
Le o but they don't cause school shootings either.
The media doesn't help shootings either.
arandomname that’s not the point
Either argue my point or move along sir
Playing a shooting game relieves stress of someone without actually causing harm to someone. School shooters act because of stress.
Idiot media does not see that, sadly.
School: - making kids suicidal and anxious -
Everyone: I shleep
Video games with guns: - exists -
Everyone: *A W O K E N*
Okay, honestly, it makes me mad how neglected this actually is. The fact that you game as a hobby isn't what defines the disorder. It's when gaming takes over your life and how you can develop the other "real" disorders. My life is quickly going downhill because of the disorder. I've developed depression because of this. I've lost enjoyment in literally everything that isn't gaming. My grades are plummeting because I just spend 10 hours a day gaming. I never go outside unless I have to and my weight has gone ahead and doubled because I just don't want to do anything than games. I've been having suicidal thoughts and I started cutting recently. GAMING DISORDER IS A SERIOUS THREAT. DON'T SAY IT'S NOT A REAL ISSUE WHEN IT ACTUALLY IS.
If you can't understand why Gaming Disorder is an actual problem, fuck off.
I really want to agree with you, I really do. But the fact that you're misinterpreting the actual disorder and calling it an excuse to stop kids from playing fortnite for 3 hours just feels like a personal attack because of the situation I'm in.
So no, this is not "*bologna*", this is an actual problem that you're attacking. The way you're treating gaming disorder is disrespectful against those who have it and ignorant against the people who understand it and provide information about it.
Its an addiction not a disorder
You only have yourself to blame for having "gaming disorder". Nobody forced you to play video games for 10 hours a day, nobody forced your to stop caring about school. You only have yourself to blame. Heck im autistic and and play video games on the daily yet I'm passing my classes . And from what I gathered from your channel the only real problem you have is cussing profusely, like seriously from the Cooking noddles video I saw on your channel,you cuss every other word you say. So if you want to whine about your supposed gaming disorder, got to tumblr (where all the other crybabies go to vent about their non existent problems).
The problem is, you don't know the hole story. You don't know who I am, what I'm like. Nothing. The "cooking noodles" video is not me, but a friend, if you had read the comments.
Talk to me when you learn how to spell correctly. *Whole
This is satire... R-Right?
"Gaming disorder", could be because esports is becoming big and can compete with sports industries now lol.
Should Optimus should do horror stories like if you agree
Trainer Red 97 Disliked
Trainer Red 97 grammar lmao
Fundement I have gaming disorder lol
Trainer Red 97 No, at least not on this channel. That would be way out of place on this one.
MegaUltraSuper⁓99 yeah makes sense
U didnt eat that last piece of chicken left. Mom: those damn videogames. Lol
Optimus sounded like my grandma😂”don’t play more than 30 minutes itta rot ya brain”
Oh no, I've just started playing games, that means I have a disorder.
I love this... You addressed every point perfectly. My Mom texted me about the WHO announcing this, and tried arguing about how video games were the cause of depression, gun violence, etc... Going to show this video to her the next time I see you. Thanks Prime, keep up the good work
The sad thing is, Most people with depression are ignored- Especially teenagers, who have mood swings as a scapegoat for trying to stand up to Bullies, Abusers, or descrimination. However, many people who have this so-called "gaming disorder" use gaming as their main crutch for depression or anxiety. If depression is helped enough for the rates of it to plummet, then I can bet that at least a bit of the percentage of this "Gaming Addiction" will drop a bit as well.
Exactly. “Fuck fixing society, let’s ban vidya.”
I only partially agree with you, yes there are other main problems, the roots of mental illnesses are mostly caused by external pressure but games don't really help to cope with that for the most part. I see that when I look at myself, I'm 21 years old and I can decide if I get shit done or if I spend my day in front of my computer. I have insane pressure because my exams that I need to pass to become a lab tech will start soon and the only real solution is to study for that, running away doesn't help. I know the struggle that everyone needs to perform well and that it's not always easy but hiding in your room all day doesn't get the average person anywhere (success on UA-cam aside, btw this also doesn't necessarily last forever).
Games are a nice hobby but I'm pretty sure they're not all positive. People abuse them like any other kind of media or substance and while they're almost never the root of mental illness, they sure can make some of them worse (anxiety for example, how can you cope if you forget how the outside world even works?).
Don't get me wrong, I love games an I too sit on my computer for hours but people need to have some kind of self control or priority system so they don't fall behind in society.
For example the car part, yes pc and cars are both hobbies but working on a car gives you actual life skills in comparison.. For the gaming part you often don't need any kind of knowledge.. I bet not even 1% of gamers know anything about programming (and that's fine).. But next to your whatever hobbies, pursue something that actually moves you forward in life, that's what I wanted to say.
Sorry for my clunky English, I'm not a native speaker. Also just answer if your opinions are different, I'd love to get some new opinions about the whole topic with both points of view in mind.
"Substance"
And this is the part where you lost the plot.
Don't even try to compare something that's a mental addiction, to something that's a physical addiction, you'll be laughed at by anyone familiar with addictions.
Peasham that wasn't an actual comparison, maybe I didn't express myself correctly there. I know that physical addiction or mental addiction are completely different things, the point was more about this general behavior of people, everyone abuses something, will it be games, social media, that one beer after work that suddenly turns into more for whatever reason.. or even people who get into bad relationships that mess up their whole lives with harder drugs.. That can not be compared to mental addiction of course but the "coping with something" or "escaping from a certain situation" can be applied to both kinds of addiction.. It has to start somewhere, right?
Maybe that's a bit close minded but in my experience it works mostly that way, when you have a problem or multiple problems you need to find a way to find a solution for those and if that's not possible and the mental pressure is too big, you start excessively doing something that distracts you, no matter if the main issue gets fixed or not (and sometimes it can get you into worse situations, video games are the harmless part here, despite being a huge waste of time)
I used to play cs 2 hours a week (on weekends to be exact) and now that this gaming disorder shit has come out, my mom has COMPLETELY TAKEN AWAY all of my consoles. Its absolutely ridiculous and I can’t believe how gullible my mom is as well.
She even threatened me to send me TO REHAB for playing videogames
"It will rot your brains" - my mum every time i play games for a few hours
I have a strong belief that they didn't think about a single pro-gamer, gaming UA-camr or Twitch streamer before making this official.
I killed someone. It's because of my Gaming Disorder
Wow man, I'm worried about my gaming disorder.
I like how psychology is supposed to base diagnosis of disorders on what is considered normal for your culture, but then they pull stuff like this even though as Optimus said, it’s one of the most common pastimes in America and several other countries
My opinion on this is that if you are playing video games when you SHOULD be doing other things like homework, work, playing games in class ect. then you do have a problem. But if you are playing games because you have nothing else to do (no matter how long that time might be) I think your fine. So if you have a hole day and you are up to date with Must do things like school. Playing games for that hole day (12 hours) is fine. This is just my opinion on it
I think I have an existence disorder! I exist every day.
Lets be real, some people do have this gaming disorder. For example just search for the screaming russian minecraft kid. Of course that is extreme and mostly anger issues. But damn you earned your sub bc you made such a good fucking point. And your why minecraft is dying videos were really sad, bc its sad to see something that made your childhood die.
Ok like, my hobby is writing comic books/graphic novels, every chance I get I'm either drawing, writing a rough draft for a scene, envisioning a scene in my head or writing the actual story, and I plan on building a career around this hobby, GUESS I HAVE A FUCKING COMIC DISORDER!
I must have Baking Disorder, I'm always thinking about baking and I spend entires days baking at times.
My gaming addiction is so bad that I beat horizon zero dawn in one sitting. Fucking help me.
This can apply to anything. Drinking, eating, singing, shooting, art, crafts, model airplanes, RC, and so much more. It shouldn’t exists, it’s just really enjoying enjoying stuff you like and do said things you like instead of other things, more and less important. If gaming addiction is to actually be a thing, it should be made to be known it’s not a real problem and is just a thing or should be made to cover any hobby someone obsessed or obsesses over more than they should.
Love your videos dude, you seem like a really down to earth person and are always up to date on news about gaming and the 1st that I know of to talk about it. Anyways keep up the good work brother!
I really agree with your points. The Smartphone disorder would make more sense to make. When i walk to school everyone looks at their phones and isn't aware of the traffic. This could cause a lot of accidents.
I was diagnosed with gaming disorder now i have been prescribed to smoke 7 blunts every 6 hours
I don’t see how beefing addicted to video games is different to EG being addicted to coffee
*Spends 8 depressing hours sitting in school*
"School is good for you"
*Spends 4 hours sitting down, having fun playing video games to cope with social anxiety so you can resist hanging yourself*
"You need to focus on your schoolwork more"
I already spend about 8 hours in school and the teachers give me homework and the blame is put on me if I don't do it. Every teacher who gives out homework should either be fired or forced to stop giving out homework. We spend so much time locked up in school and then they wonder why so many teens are suicidal. They put us in a depressing and anxiety-inducing environment and then blame our sadness on mental illness or puberty. This bullshit must come to an end.
I first played WATCH_DOGS (18) when I was 6, GTA V (18) when I was 8, in my school the idea I could throw a punch is moronic.
When the equivalent of Y2K happens and we have to fend for ourselves the first thing we're going to do is punch trees to get wood.
Our newspaper called the disorder a "disease". Well crap, we're gonna need to find a cure for this.
"Don't play more than 30 mins a day" thats how much time it takes me to get warmed up
What I heard is if you play over 8 hours with no break you are addicted. Apparently I'm not just on the weed of gaming disorder but the heroine of it.
2018 "fortnite causes mass shootings" 1980 "pacman causes eating yellow dots"
This honestly needs to get out there, so many people are unaware that the W.H.O just wanted this as a scapegoat and have literally no facts to back this "disorder" up. I like the points you make in this video, maybe other UA-camrs will try to bring more attention to this subject as well.
Let’s be honest, I have never seen one video where this dude isn’t bitching and moaning about something, not everything is perfect, we get that dude
If gaming is a disorder, then so is watching soaps. Everyone, we must ban Carmelita from getting boinked by Carlos, it's a disorder because you can get addicted to it!
I only have like 2 brain cells left from that dang gaming disorder
The one thing that scares me about this classification. Is that if people scape goat this in the future and future genrations experience this scape goating head on than society might revert back to the age of when people who played video games were looked down upon, bullied and judged becuase they play video games.
I want All the CEOs of huge companies to sit down with Health Organization people and have a chat, this would be very entertaining to watch.
You sound more angry. I think you should do a non-rant topic video. The anger is gonna build up. I feel X's death had to do with this. Take you're time.