What is Video Game Addiction
Game addiction is a form of psychological addiction related to a compulsive use of computer and video games, most notably MMORPGs - open ended, online video games known for their d...
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Gameaholic Meetings Where?
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I Live in the boston area and i really need to go to meetings real live gameaholic meetings. Even though this online board disccutons are good.. i am tryng not to be looking at a coumputer screen. If anyone can send me some info on that i would really appreciate it.. I have been to alanon and AA meetings which are ok for the addiction part but i cant say anything about video games because i feel people would not undarstand i think they would thing im weard beeing addicted to video games... so please if anyone have any info on gameaholic REAL live meetings that i can go to let me know...
Thank you very much... Posted on 11/16/08, 09:11 am |
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I heard someone on these boards say once that they went to AA meetings and just swapped the word "video games" for "alchohol" in his/her speech.
He/she would also force himself/herself to hear "video games" in place of "alcohol", "booze", and the like. I have no idea how well it works. I, myself, have not tried that. 
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Yia well i tryed that but how can i say in a meeting ... Yia i didnt play with my son today because i was Playing my Video game sicne i got home... and expect them to undarstand me... Yes it is addiction but Alchol and video games is not the same thing even though it does have the same affect.. I just dont feel comftourable talkeing to someone that has a different addiction then I. And yes i have gone to AA and Alanon meetings .. it;s not the same....
Thank you for the advice tho... I really hope i can find a REAL LIVE Gameaholics meeting...
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Just a thought here, but if you feel self-conscious telling them that you're addicted to a computer/video game (I also feel a little silly saying that out loud) have you considered
saying you're addicted to gambling? Card games are also "just a game" but a lot of people who are ignorant of the dangers of "Gameaholism" understand people ruining their lives by playing poker or 21 too much. And lots of people gamble on-line nowadays. Actually, as I understand, some of the earliest attempts by psychologists to describe this addiction used alot of comparisons to compulsive gambling.
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