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Re: Poll: As "Gaming Disorder" Becomes A Thing, Is It Time To Assess How Much You Play?

Pip_Pipston

In truth, I think some games do have an addicting or time-altering effect. I know myself that I've stayed up to late hours of the night repeating "One more time" after dying in Binding of Isaac or played Xenoblade Chronicles 2 til 4 in the morning without even accomplishing much. They are addictive in nature, but it never got to the point of missing work or flaking on friends due to gaming. If anything, it helped me talk to people even with my anxiety disorder.

I think social media is a much more worrying source of addiction, as others have pointed out. Maintaining a solely positive image online while comparing yourself to those who are only sharing their best moments have altered the mind to make us believe we are worth less because others seem more happy and successful.

Sorry. This turned into a rant. TL;DR, games aren't the worst, more attention should be brought to Social Media Disorder/Anxiety