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Elizabethe's avatar

I would say I get "addicted" to any new video game I enjoy, but either I finish the game and drop it or the novelty wears off and I don't feel compelled to play it anymore. I think it's normal to feel kind of addicted to anything new you really like.

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Stuart Morgan's avatar

I wonder if people played board games or an enjoyable team sport for 2 hours for 5 days if a similar effect was induced.

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Klauss's avatar

can you share the references for the guardian article please ? also, what do you mean about it ? We can see they've done a weird thing -> what is the punchline ?

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Kim's avatar

Regarding point 5; it's a Korean study and given that it was done around the peak of Star Craft it's likely that the "Internet game" they're referring to is Star Craft. So it's a bit like asking Japanese about baseball or Americans about football.

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Kim Nari's avatar

I recently started playing League again and I am already practically full on addicted to it again. ㅠㅠ I still do my studying and exercising and socializing but when I do have free time I play that game almost exclusively now. It really went from 0 to 100 really fast.

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Kim's avatar

I think "addicted" is a bit strong a word for "focusing all hobby time on a single hobby". Unless, do you dread the thought of playing but play anyway? Feel no enjoyment or improvement from playing?

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Kim Nari's avatar

Definitely enjoy it a lot, especially as I play with my classmate or friends!! It's just that I end up not doing other things such as drawing, reading, watching dramas/movies which I also like a lot because it can be a bit hard not to play it at times it feels like..

Though on the other hand, I did spend the entire day at my friend's today and had 0 desire to play it so I guess it's not totally the end of me, yet. ^^

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Kim's avatar

I definitely recognize something like that feeling at times, in various ways.

Watching a video for pure enjoyment & relaxation: "but I could be watching something to expand my knowledge!"

Spending time out in the sun: "but I 'need' to spend time on project X, Y, Z..."

... and drawing, I have a million notes on things to draw; but first I have to somehow find time to get a better grasp on anatomy, light theory, etc.

I think there's also this danger to it of thinking of it as an addiction that could turn into a sort of victim mentality, "can't help it, I'm addicted", leaving no option in the mind for an "out" so to speak.

So, while it is certainly good to be wary of spending too much time on something. At the same time, as it currently stands, would you feel the same way if it were about something lower level like chess instead of League?

Short of it: Time management truly is the bane of this modern society where spending 10 minutes on meal prep is a virtue. :-P

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Kim Nari's avatar

Good point. ^^ And I can definitely relate to what you said, though I've gotten good enough at just enjoying myself these days. It's why I do my productive things first before I can mess around with things that likely aren't as productive. ^^

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Dionysius's avatar

Wow I am in the exact same situation. I used to play around 2011-2015 and then I stopped for like 7 years. Now some friends urged me to download it for fun and it's insane how much it has consumed me in such a short time. Dopamine receptors love video games.

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Kim Nari's avatar

YES, so relatable!!!

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Sissiphys's avatar

Would be interested in what kind of retreat you are! And what your approach for meditation right now is :)

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Marco's avatar

Gamedesign nowadays trys to make people addicted to the games. Not all, but a lot. They put a lot of effort and experts in to this.

I like playing games and creating them, but this is the dark side if the industry. They use a lot if mechanics from gambling. :/

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CyriacBr's avatar

Wonder what is the correct protocol to get benefits from breathwork without the long term repercussion

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Elizabethe's avatar

I think by long term, it probably means something like hours of decreased oxygen because of environment or maybe because of something like COPD. Breathwork is likely always qualified as "acute".

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