Being hooked in video games is no addiction

CONTRARY to what most people perceive medical practitioners do not consider being hooked on video games beyond normal as a form of addiction like alcoholism, a person who had an intense desire to drink too much alcohol beyond normal consumption.
Medical experts during a debate at the America Medical Association's annual meeting called on psychiatrist to study further the issue since they believe the so-called video games addiction is not rooted on the mental aspect of a person like most sufferers of alcoholism and other forms of addiction.


Dr. Stuart Gitlow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York was quoted by a Reuter’s news article that further study is needed before the word addiction can be attach to persons who plays too much video game.



In the said gathering of medical professionals, an influential physicians' group wanted to list video games as a mental disorder to ease the path of insurance coverage of those suffering from too much playing video games.


The proponents of those who want to consider too much video game play us addiction argued that many gamers who are hooked on games tend to forget their other important activities like
going on showers, work and even bonding moments with family and friends.
They said only people that are addicted to something experience the same type of dilemmas in life so too much video games is considered a form of addiction.



However, some experts are not quick to accept such argument saying there is no concrete proof that indeed too much video game is considered addiction.
Some doctors even say that some video games are even use to cure autism to some patients.
Now medical practitioners are still closely studying to categorize too much video game as a form of addiction.



Whatever is the result of the argument, the truth is too much video game affects the life of the person doing it.
Gamers around the globe need to understand that too much of everything is bad for anyone.
To avoid harm it is better that you play in moderation.