Signs of Video Game Addiction

Animator: Sarah Lestari
YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong
Produced by Psych2go
Project Managed: Tai Khuong

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[MCAWESOME]

I received my gaming addiction from other factors in my life such as parents breaking up, family members dying early etc. and other traumatic events that moved me from being a casual gamer to an impulsive gamer

[sumerrawat]

I never thought subliminals could make such a huge difference in overcoming addiction, but Borlest proved me wrong. After a couple of weeks, I felt a massive shift in my mindset. If you’re stuck in a cycle, this could be the solution. You’ve got nothing to lose.

[RasmusBerggren-uouu]

I know why I have game addiction it’s for I’m trying to forget my depression, social anxiety, suicidal thought and much more. By this point it’s the only thing that keeps me sane

[immahelpuunderstand]

Im pretty sure me, myself, is trying to escape from all the problems in life, and thats why it's so addicting for me, and, as someone who struggles to socialize, my phone really helps with it, even though i still cant socialize in real life.

[itsja]

I had gaming addiction until i got older and realized i wasn't doing anything to help my family, i now play games just for fun but dont play all day anymore, this video was really relatable to me to!

[sketchygetchey]

Escapism is definitely the main reason I can think of for the addiction.

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[pinheadlarry]

From someone who has dealt with video game addiction and overcame it with Therapy. The root cause of it started when i was 7 years-old. Video games was my escape from everything bad going on in my life and it became habit to always turn to them when bad things in my life happened ever since. Video games was the only thing powerful enough to completely absorb my attention to the point where i couldn't feel anything bad because when i played video games i didn't think. If you don't think, you can't feel. This became a problem because my video game addiction also took away from me feeling good things in life too, not just the bad. What pushed me to realize this was falling in love with a girl for the first time. I realized there's alot of good things to experience and feel in life despite there being alot of bad things, experiencing the good things is worth feeling the bad things. Because of this i learned that i shouldn't be afraid of 'feeling' but i should be afraid of 'not feeling'. The same thought kept repeating in my mind: "There's alot of good things i can experience and feel in my life if only i can just put the screen down." It takes courage to break addiction because you don't know how you're going to cope after, but if you put in the effort and focus on pursuing good feeling things in your life to replace the addiction, you will be okay.

[felixchen]

What about somebody who is addicted to entertainment platforms such as YouTube? I can't stop watching videos on yt and it is seriously affecting my studies

[VSN-wbly]

The worst part about gaming addiction is that you know you're addicted yet you don't know how to stop it, or just can't

[AymanPsychology]

00:00 Introduction
01:00 1 - Understanding video game addiction
01:28 2 - Signs of video game addiction
01:42 3 - Reasons of video game addiction
02:18 4 - Treatment of video game addiction

[davie]

My mother had a talk with me about how I'm addicted to video games and it's ruining my life and it's affecting my mental health...I need to distance myself from this unhealthy addiction.

[DialTransmition]

I'm not downplaying addiction or the dangers of it, but why is there is such a huge stigma about people spending a lot of time playing video games, but barely any about people who sit in front of the TV 8 hours a day or spend practically their entire days on social media?

[simply.mollyhwlf]

I’m so glad I found this video. I’ve been struggling a lot with it myself, and it’s so hard to escape. Your videos have already been super helpful to me, and I’m glad that you guys discussed this topic. ❤

[LoneWindtheWolf]

the reason i've been playing games (and also watching vtubers) for so long is as a form of escapism. to escape from the real world and all the problems that come my way. honestly i gave up on studying for college to get a job in the future after so many failures because i felt it was not worth to me anymore. at thins point i just want to play games and watch vtubers because they're the only things that give me life in this world.

[yashi]

I had depression (not anymore :) ), corona came and my parents broke up. To flee from all that pain I went to video games. A world where i can be whatever i wanted and flee from all that pain. I think thats what caused my addiction. But since about a month im trying to get away from it. The first step im doing is to try to not take my phone on the toilet anymore.

[Kyumifun]

My addiction is just phone/internet in general. It formed fairly early in my life.
I just don't have anything else to do and no one to talk to
(or so i feel, obviously i could do all that...)
Any activity seems pointless or not as fun as the virtual activities.
A big part of this problem is also that i'm lonely.

Ironically, this addiction not only has started because of these problems, but it also fuels them. And thus, a terrible cycle continues...

[alyssacartwright]

Gaming gives me a sense of accomplishment that life doesn’t. Plus, I’m not being hurt, judged, or made to feel uncomfortable.

[BurningSparks]

I've almost always felt like I'm not good enough for myself, or for my family, so I result to video games. And honestly, sometimes it makes it worse. Constantly failing over and over hurts and it makes me feel like I can't do anything. The satisfaction of reaching a goal though is just so good. I want to drop the hurting and actually reach my goals that I want. Everything can be so disappointing and it hurts

[viiiRA_]

I actually recognise the pattern when I get depressed enough(usually via heartbreak). It's sort of a stop gap point now that prevents me from spiraling too. All addictions are escapism. I learned to moderate any potentially addictive behaviours as I got older. Maturation and healing is found in a healthy self-discipline.

Also I think it's funny that this got posted at pretty-much-0300 when all the gaming addicts are still awake. 😂 (I just got to work.)