Addicted to games? Check in at the first video game's clinic

[Steven W]

Feel you can't cope with playing games any longer? Check in at the first video game's clinic.

Check out the Headline for more info.

[Kaine (AoD)]

Arthiritus ridden fingers
Blank, expressionless stare
The inability to stand up for more than 5 minutes
Lack of social skills
Poor concentration
Hundreds of friends, which you have never met

sign me up babeh! bad the first one and the third one (I can stand up for 10 minutes no longer though hehe JK) i think id qualify for them

World of Warcraft = my life ^ ^

[TiG]

The stupid thing about this is that gaming with an online community can have a huge positive affect as well as the whole negative stereotype.

Its news stories like this that make me sigh.

TiG

[Kaine (AoD)]

The stupid thing about this is that gaming with an online community can have a huge positive affect

I know it has on me to an extent, I had reading difficulties and from over the last year and a bit of playin wow I found my reading is alot better it has improved alot imo now I just need to work on the attention deficit disorder ><

[Steven W]

The stupid thing about this is that gaming with an online community can have a huge positive affect as well as the whole negative stereotype.
TiG

Definately, I've met loads of great people through online gaming. I think it's still a good idea for people to know there is therapy out there if it really starts to take over though.

[Lee H]

I agree with Tig ...

So... I like to play the odd game, whoopy-piddly-doo *blows raspberry* I'm doing something that I enjoy, keeping my brain active rather than sitting down on the Settee and vegetating to easteasters latest Lesbian session or Emmerdale's latest farmer in kinky sex shocker.

DO we have clinics for people who spend too much time at the gym buffing themselves up? Nope I thought as much

Those crazy dutch ... gotta love 'em though ain't you

[kalniel]

I like some of the BBC quotes:

They lack social contact, their parents might be divorced or too busy to see them, they might lack confidence. In short, they need to get out more.

and

"You can't do a urine test to see that they're not still gaming. And if a coke addict said they wanted to go out to a club or to see people, we'd be worried about whether they'd meet a dealer. But if a gamer said he wanted to go out for the night and meet people we'd throw a party."

To be fair, their article goes on to talk about other addictions and counters the accusations of 'addiction' with distinction between addiction and habitual behaviour.

[Lee H]

Well it looks like I'm a gamer that breaks the mould then

Gaming on a Daily basis - yeah
met loads of peeps off the t'interweb - yeah
Clubber - erm... check my location, that's my weekend habitat
Lack of confidence - Nah not at all - I'm outgoing.

Ooh - I might email the BBC and say I'm a gamer and I'm going out tomorrow - maybe they can throw me a party and I'll save some cash rather than go to Sankey's Soap

[Steven W]

I agree with Tig ...

keeping my brain active rather than sitting down on the Settee and vegetating to easteasters latest Lesbian session or Emmerdale's latest farmer in kinky sex shocker.

Have to admit watching the lesbians kissing in Eastenders is vile - Peggy and Pat would have been more attractive to watch.

[kalniel]

Ooh - I might email the BBC and say I'm a gamer and I'm going out tomorrow - maybe they can throw me a party and I'll save some cash rather than go to Sankey's Soap

Hehe they'd just say that proves their point that you aren't addicted, but are a habitual gamer.