Saturday, October 1, 2011

Rising Addiction To Online Gaming

By Timmy Motson


It comes as no real surprise that the current boom in online gaming is creating some casualties. It is getting much easier for us to play these online games and that is the major reason why more and more people are doing it. The fact that mixing social media with gaming has also become huge is another reason why online gaming is increasing in popularity.

It would probably not be wrong to say that some people are actually addicted to gaming with them spending so much time on these games. An addiction is when you get too much of something and this is definitely true of online gaming.

When it comes to online gaming, those who see no good in it will often criticise it. It is these people who see gaming as an excuse to be lazy or something that is a waste of time. This is not actually very fair because it is not the gaming that is the bad thing. The truth of the matter is that gaming can be beneficial.

Anything that can reduce stress must be a good thing because of the effects that stress can have on us and gaming is said to reduce stress. And because online gaming is often combined with social media these days, it can be a wonderful way to socialise. Throughout history humans have used games as a way to break the ice and build relationships.

Online gaming only becomes a bad thing when people allow it to take over their lives. Problems occur when these people stop playing games because they want to and start playing them because they have to. Online gaming will then become problematic instead of being a good thing. When people start to get addicted to online gaming, there needs to be an effective strategy for dealing with it.

Online gaming addiction can have a huge effect on many people but there are groups out there that can provide help. Such groups can help people get their life back.




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