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http://time.com/5314658/who-gaming-disorder/ For video game addicts, it might soon be “game over.” In its latest revision to a disease classification manual, the World Health Organization said Monday that compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition. The statement confirmed the fears of many parents but led some critics to warn that it may risk stigmatizing young video players. The U.N. health agency said classifying “Gaming Disorder” as a separate condition will “serve a public health purpose for countries to be better prepared to identify this issue.” Dr. Shekhar Saxena, director of WHO’s department for mental health, said WHO accepted the proposal that Gaming Disorder should be listed as a new problem based on scientific evidence, in addition to “the need and the demand for treatment in many parts of the world.” Dr. Joan Harvey, a spokeswoman for the British Psychological Society, said only a minority of gamers would be affected by the disorder and warned that the new designation might cause unnecessary concern among parents. “People need to understand this doesn’t mean every child who spends hours in their room playing games is an addict, otherwise medics are going to be flooded with requests for help,” she said. Others welcomed WHO’s new classification, saying it was critical to identify video game addicts quickly because they are usually teenagers or young adults who don’t seek help themselves. “We come across parents who are distraught, not only because they’re seeing their child drop out of school, but because they’re seeing an entire family structure fall apart,” said Dr. Henrietta Bowden-Jones, a spokeswoman for behavioral addictions at Britain’s Royal College of Psychiatrists. She was not connected to WHO’s decision. do you think I can get disability checks for being a gamer?
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Spore was so bad it ruined my life and I need compensation.
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I often find myself standing outside bus stops, scratching at invisible bugs, begging passers by for just one quick go of Solitaire on their phones. Just one more round of Tetris, that's all I need... then I'll clean myself up, maybe the wife will let me see the kids, Zelda and Dizzy again.
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Jun 18, 2018 15:58
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heck yeah a fellow Dizzy fan
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Jun 18, 2018 15:59
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What kind of drugs can I get if I have this mental condition?
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Jun 18, 2018 15:59
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I once sucked a man's dick for Donkey Kong
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Jun 18, 2018 16:00
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Ein cooler Typ posted:For video game addicts, it might soon be “game over.” 
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Jun 18, 2018 16:03
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"They're coming, man," I say as I rock quietly on my bed, ignoring the doctor shaking his head and whispering to his aide. "They promised the spaceships are coming."
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Jun 18, 2018 16:04
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Yeah I suck dick for my WOW subscription, doesn't mean I have a problem Dr. Buzzkill
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Jun 18, 2018 16:04
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the mental condition should be that people who identify themselves as gamers are stupid
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Jun 18, 2018 16:07
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Yeah well maybe if they patched work and life to have higher rates of income and fulfillment, escapism would stop being the dominant build.
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Jun 18, 2018 16:07
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Gamers are even more pathetic than crack addicts... at least crack addicts don't randomly decide to imitate what they see in videogames and murder an entire school
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Jun 18, 2018 16:16
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i am no longer a "gamer" I am now a "video player"
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Axel Serenity posted:"They're coming, man," I say as I rock quietly on my bed, ignoring the doctor shaking his head and whispering to his aide. "They promised the spaceships are coming."
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Jun 18, 2018 16:31
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We should declare using the phrase "game over" in articles about video games a disorder.
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Jun 18, 2018 16:33
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FactsAreUseless posted:We should declare
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a bone to pick posted:What kind of drugs can I get if I have this mental condition? health pots
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Jun 18, 2018 16:37
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I'm gonna print out this article and show this to the loving FACIST who towed my car for parking in a handicap spot
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Jun 18, 2018 16:40
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Studying for the bar exam has effectively prevented me from playing video games for the last month or so. When I started getting the shakes, I assumed it was because of alcohol withdrawal, but it’s good to know that it’s just from video game withdrawal instead.
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So is spending too much time browsing the internet going to be a disorder next? Spending too much time on social media? I thought it was already pretty well established that all of those things are highly correlated with depression. Depressed people tend to spend all their waking moments on distractions and escapism.
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it's just not a party unless you snort a fat rail of ground up DS cartridges off a hooker's rear end
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FactsAreUseless posted:We should declare using the phrase "game over" in articles about video games a disorder. It read like they were suggesting that gamers should commit suicide. Extremely unprofessional imo
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dads friend steve posted:It read like they were suggesting that gamers should commit suicide. Extremely unprofessional imo they should though
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Jun 18, 2018 17:03
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video games are bad. if youve ever played a videogame gently caress you
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Jun 18, 2018 17:03
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I remember my first stint in video game rehab, aka my dad making me go outside and play
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Jun 18, 2018 17:06
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Sucrose posted:So is spending too much time browsing the internet going to be a disorder next? Spending too much time on social media? it already is but I’m not sure if it’s in the DSM
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Verisimilidude posted:it's just not a party unless you snort a fat rail of ground up DS cartridges off a hooker's rear end DS Dust doesn't do poo poo for me ever since I got Switched That loving bitterant
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Jun 18, 2018 17:17
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Any activity that makes you feel good so you keep doing it should be considered a disorder.
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Jun 18, 2018 17:21
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The more disorders there are, then the more the pharmaceutical industry profits. 
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Jun 18, 2018 17:22
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drat SJWs at it again.
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Jun 18, 2018 17:22
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What's the treatment for Gaming Disorder? I think parents should take the "get caught smoking, force em to smoke a carton" approach. Kid playing playing too many video games? Force em to play nothing but Ubisoft titles for hours on end.
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Jun 18, 2018 17:30
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20 years from now we will look back at this classification and think "how barbaric" as we finally elect our first gamer president
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Jun 18, 2018 17:31
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Now you can officially be diagnosed as a Sexual Gaming Addict.
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Jun 18, 2018 17:36
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reminder that a hockey podcast co-host said that a first-round draft pick from a couple of years ago will never make the NHL because he plays too many video games. unfortunately he kept the guy's name anonymous
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Jun 18, 2018 17:38
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Verisimilidude posted:I once sucked a man's dick for Donkey Kong
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Jun 18, 2018 17:40
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Rent-A-Cop posted:I once sucked a girl's dick for Ms. Pac-Man. Woke gamer
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Jun 18, 2018 17:53
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Everything is a disorder these days. 
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Jun 18, 2018 17:56
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I believe the answer to your question is "everyone" but you really ought to put a "?" (question mark) after your sentences to indicate that you are asking a question.
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central dogma posted:The more disorders there are, then the more the pharmaceutical industry profits. Have they invented a pill against video games yet?
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