The Concept Of Video Game Addiction

By Author: Battle Horse Freedom
Total Articles: 7
Comment this article

Do you know someone who spends maximum time on the computer, playing games online or video games? Have you recently seen somebody with changing moods, aggression, reduced social activities? You are probably witnessing a Video Game addict. With such an advent in the technology and the creation of virtual worlds majority of population is seen glued to computers and video games resulting to video game addiction. The cycle of addiction may last longer, even extend up to many years. Game addiction causes an urge in human being, a compulsive behavior, reinforced feeling of pleasure and absent mindedness.

Such addicts are often seen aggressive if they are deprived of video games. Young people often feel powerless in casual life. Commanding armies , driving / crashing cars, creating havoc on virtual world, becomes seductive for such people. A shy child may become more talkative or a passive child may become belligerent. All this is as a result of the video games that empower the users on the virtual platform, molding players to behave differently ...
... from their normal personas.

There may be many warning signs that you can look in your child or brother or sister or a friend. There are five common symptoms of Video Game Addiction, as below:

• Spending hours on computer or video games
• Changing moods, depression, anxious behavior, building aggression
• Spending less time in outdoor games and other activities
• Reduced grades and lying about doing homework and other chores
• Being irritable when not playing a video game or being on the computer and feel restless without checking your mails, Face book comments
•
The above mentioned signs can be seen in youngsters or kids generally. It is very important to make them aware of the hazards of excessive computer game addiction. If a person himself gets aware of his changed habits, he or she should talk about his changing behavior to someone who is very close. Talking to parents or brother or sister or a good friend who is close, about their obsession surely helps.

Being a parent or the loved one, if you notice such signals in your child, you should approach the child with concern and make him understand the concerned physical and mental issues that may arise in due course of time. Certain medical symptoms that may point to addiction are:
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Sleep disturbances - insomnia
• Backaches or neck aches
• Headaches
• Dry eyes, itchy eyes
• Failure to eat regularly or neglecting personal hygiene
•
Battle Horse Freedom is one such organization that extends a helping hand to the people who are looking for freedom from any kind of game addiction. We understand the needs of addicts and the feelings of people who are frustrated with the irresistible changes in their regular routines, and thus offer to help people come out of the virtual world.