Usually things like this aren’t a problem unless they’re a problem, i.e. causing the player issues in the rest of their life. If you’re choosing games over relationships and responsibilities, that’s a problem. But if they just prefer games to other things, that’s not enough to say addiction.
Feeling like you want to play something but no particular game interests you.
Playing games as alternative to boredom, rather than entertainment. Playing, but not enjoying. Playing for the sake of playing.
Playing a lot, so much that it is a detriment to the rest of their life.
I think the first two are more depression. #3 is addiction.
All are a problem - recognize them as such and seek ways to correct. I think actual therapists have gotten better about taking shit like this seriously. If you can’t afford that, I’d shoot for some kind of hobby (especially one with a social component), but with the understanding that those can murder your time management as well, so proceed with caution.
some kind of hobby (especially one with a social component)
Okay, I just joined a guild in WoW and started doing 40-man raids. What’s the next step?
Farm materials for consumables and/or do big business on the AH to purchase them. Do your dailies for attunement. In your spare time, you can fly around a little, as a treat.
First two (as others have mentioned) can be symptoms of Anhedonia
Oh god
An addiction is defined by two things : first, it has negative effects on your life. Second, trying to stop it makes you miserable.
Food for example is not an addiction, it’s a biological need. The need for socialisation is another one.
Video games can be an addiction. But I’d argue that they’re usually not, they usually a coping mechanism. When they are, the problem is elsewhere, and the video games are helping you to survive through the problem.
Foods can obviously be an addiction for people that are massively overweight (not in all cases ie thyroid issues).
overeating and maybe over-obsession with socialising can be though
In medicine I was taught a number of times that diverse addiction disorders are largely defined one thing: persistence of a behavior despite negative consequences. An addendum is difficulty in cessation of the behavior.
I’m :) that games don’t suck me. I play 1 game only – Stardew valley. I enjoy but I can’t play 3 hours straight.
Sucking your dick for fortnite-bucks.
Playing games as a means of coping with negative feelings.
Playing games to escape from reality.
When talking about their gym teacher, they’ll accidentally say gym leader.
They’re not wrong, tho.
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you spend thousands on equipment, and more on games, dedicate a corner of your house to it, cant imagine that a person can be happy without your addiction, spend hours every week on it, regularly shift conversation between friends to the subject of gaming, etc
I think you just described a hobby
True, an addiction adds negative effects to the equation.
