https://ct.counseling.org/2021...ts-and-young-adults/
- This article describes the pros and cons of playing video games and how it becomes an addiction. Video games can be a source of entertainment and relaxation, provide opportunities for social connection, and improve a person’s cognitive and communication skills. The potential negative impacts of video game addiction are insomnia, obesity, isolation, unhealthy lifestyles, depression, and suicidal ideation.
- The constant feeling of reward, control of the playing environment, and endless opportunities contribute to addictive behaviors.
- The author talked about the three stages of gaming addiction. It starts from a feeling of fun, then relief from negative emotions, and finally, biological addiction occurs in stage three due to dopamine exhaustion.
- This article mentions taking three weeks to two months of break from playing video games to establish normal life functioning and resetting dopamine levels. Recovery can focus on learning to control time spent playing video games. The use of narrative therapy as the treatment approach is discussed in this article.