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nicholas_chiasson
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-Why and when did addiction's definition change to meaning, mood altering? I know people who are yes on-line game addicts. However, its not like they hyperventilate and die if they lose their internet connection for a day or two.
-I really hate the term addiction when it is used about anything besides hard-drugs and booze. I don't care what you say about the DSM IV either, as I recall a few 'conditions' being 'removed' from the list as well as a few being added. |
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crusher_of_heads
Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Location: kimbop and kimchi for kimberly!!!!
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At the very least it's a sign of low self-esteem, little willpower and a next to nothing attention span
A triple threat winner!
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Is Video game addiction a mental illness? |
Going by your typical Penny Arcade fanboy: yes. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| nicholas_chiasson wrote: |
| I really hate the term addiction when it is used about anything besides hard-drugs and booze. |
It's got nothing to do with the thing you are addicted to. It's all about the personality behind it and how you become addicted in the first place. If someone is addicted to alcohol, and you take away the alcohol, they will just turn around and addict themselves to something else. |
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nicholas_chiasson
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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It's got nothing to do with the thing you are addicted to. It's all about the personality behind it and how you become addicted in the first place. If someone is addicted to alcohol, and you take away the alcohol, they will just turn around and addict themselves to something else. |
-If you take away the alcohol they display physical and physiological sympthoms of alcohol withdraw such as shaking hands, and sometimes neurological problems like hallucinations. If you take away World Of Warcraft, nobody is going to die. Until I see medical sympthoms associated with sudded cancellation of on-line games I don't feel we should be saying addiction. Perhaps over involvment, but hardly addiction. Thats like saying McDonalds is addictive, because I don't want to stop eating fries. |
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safeblad
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Is Dave's addiction a mental illness? |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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| nicholas_chiasson wrote: |
| If you take away World Of Warcraft, nobody is going to die. |
Until they go and shoot someone in the face for a Playstation 3 |
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Julius
Joined: 27 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| safeblad wrote: |
| Is Dave's addiction a mental illness? |
probably  Korea has probably the most condusive environment for message board addiction in the world. At least for foreigners living here. |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| crusher_of_heads wrote: |
At the very least it's a sing of low self-esteem, little willpower and a next to nothing attention span
A triple threat winner! |
What is it at most? Just want to know how far this can go. |
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