Video Game Addiction Documentary | Silent Addiction

the more videos I watch about addiction, the more i realize that everything is addictive... Choose wisely?

Wait ,parents addicted to tv and youngers addicted to games haha anyway good documentary!

To be honest.. I played video games for years, and when I was 17 and got a girlfriend, I stopped.. I'm 20 now, and I am not with my ex anymore; I still don't play video games.. Almost never, I believe you eventually get to an age where the real world is more interesting... A lot of things contributed to me feeling this; Pscadelics, sex, getting over anxiety, and social improvement; these thigns are some of the cures to video game addiction, or maybe, addiction to video games is the lack of things like this.

After a good 2-3 hours of gaming my eyes and my head start to hurt and I know I have to turn it off. I used to be almost addicted over 15 years ago but then I started another hobby: listening to music. I still enjoy videogames a lot but I can easily differ reality from virtual.

This was an excellent story that really touched home. I played them for years but I grew out of them. I look at those kids doing the e-sports and while it's great to have a new sport out there to choose from, it's sad to see the bastardization of gaming. Communication, people skills and self development become impacted and like the brother in this story, gaming is entertainment but it's also distraction that can lead to missed opportunities to develop mentally.

Not blinking doesn’t mean you have an addiction FFS like what the hell

I'm 24 now. Started with sega. Still play video games every single day. Not a day goes by where I dont think of playing. I'm at work and find myself thinking of when I go home how i am going to play. I dont go out. I dont drink. I sit at home and play. And I'm super happy.

*doesn't blink for a second* "This is the evil work of video games"

I have overcome this "addiction" at age 18. but, sometimes I have desire to play with my friends some new games. So... it can be controlled/Supervised, I mean your level of addiction. You just need to see better things around you, all sorts of things like: Sports, friends, relationships, adventures, books - then, addiciton will loose effect on you. Good luck,

Thanks for dedicating your channel to quitting gaming, I have a moderate gaming addiction and this will help a lot 💖

The most dangerous it is that it is temporary escape that can last for hours. Interesting and balanced film though. It does bring intereting question if you turn an addiction into a career then is it healthy?

A lot of gamers don't want to talk ab out this issue but it is real. It's affecting me and my life is a mess partially because of it

Gaming can also sprout new addictions. I know several people in RuneScape, Alcoholics, Stoners, all type of drug addicts, etc, litteraly most clan chats are full of people talking about drugs, NOTHING ELSE. it's honestly so depressing to look at, that's what made me quit gaming, I'm gonna focus on school, I wanna be an engineer and build stuff in the future.

Played Dota2 on steam more than 2000+ hours. Like deleted it million times and make an excuse to reinstall it again. Everytime I tell myself only one game today, and boom already 10+ hours wasted and feels so bad at the end of the day. Last friday I messed up few big projects and missed all my classes and played dota2 12straight hours. I knew I shouldnt be playing and still kept going. Took a massive streak of losses due to bad attitude and tiredness. Felt so bad about myself and deleted fcukin game again. havent touched it like a week now. I perfectly know its adiiction, but was keep.doing it like last 2 or 3 years. Made my life miserable. Any tips? . I love your videos by the way. keep doing your great works gamequitters. peace

This channel is incredibly fascinating and the comments are compelling, especially when I cross examine myaddiction with the thoughts people have in the comments. I was addicted to heroin and fentanyl for Years, opiates/ other drugs were an escape . They were my “tool” used to cope with life and multiple traumatic events and situations I wasn’t equipped to deal with. They were also my social circle, and the constant ripping and running around made me feel like I was accomplishing a lot, in reality it was distracting me from reality. I’m 25 now, I was addicted for 7ish years. Ill share my biggest insights. Addiction is NOT about the activities/ substances. It’s the individual’s relationship with them. I would detox and gain 90 days or more just to head right back to the trap house, KNOWING this is going to lead to me being in excruciating pain and sickness. I did it anyways because even though I had abstained, I wasn’t DEALING with the things that caused me to look at heroin as a solution to begin with. It took me multiple relapses and very humbling experiences to finally accept and believe the problem wasn’t the drug. It was my lack of coping mechanisms and my brain’s inability to moderate my intake of this substance. As an addict, I liked to make excuses though, and that’s why I avoided reality for so long. Acceptance meant I had to deal with these issues and begin to put in the work required to change. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results. And my experience with addiction was such that I would CHOOSE insanity and SELF deceit.. today my life is very different. I still have plenty of issues and things I’m working through, but taking responsibility for my mental health, my situation, and my life-and not continuing to blame my behavior /drug use on my trauma - is what SAVED me and my life.. to those struggling with an active addiction, and those who have clean time, y’all are fucking amazing. Idc what the addiction is, we are some of the strongest people alive. You deserve freedom, and the ability to wake up every day and make decisions based on what’s best for YOU. Bc we are all worthy of great love. Stay safe 🖤

My cousin's being indulged into the game world, I ask him serious questions but he would just answer me about his games

Wow, great documentary, thanks for that.

12:46 lmaoo she thinks she's successful because of her personality

I think harvesting a passion in real life is the opposite of harvesting a passion for a video game. Let me explain: (I've been addicted to many things in my life, like drugs, gambling, video games, and the simple process of learning. - So everything below is my point of view according my own experience) So let's say you start to learn, for example, guitar At the beginning it will be boring, you will have to force yourself to play, your fingers will hurt, you will want to give-up because it seems too hard or complicated , and you barely see any progress. But the more you do it, the more you enjoy it. It becomes easier, and fulfilling. After a few years, you become better, and you get even more pleasure from it. And by playing at parties, or going out and play in a park, by the lake, the beach, you start to meet and make new friends (it's crazy how people will talk way more easily to you if you are doing something artistic outside). You will share your music with them, and people around you will enjoy you and what you do. At the end: You are happier, and this specific happiness will be available at any time, and growing on the long term. Now let's say you start a new video game: (Or a new drug, haha) At the beginning it will be really exciting, you will feel like forced to play, your fingers will hurry you to get back on your keyboard, you will want to discover this new world, and if there are some challenges, it's even better. But the more you play it, the more it loses its magic, it becomes a routine. After a long period, it feels like you didn't achieve anything or progressed a lot compared to the first few weeks/months in that game. You realize didn't really made long term/fulfilling relationships, you didn't really share anything, you mainly did it for yourself, and don't feel accomplished. Even people around you are sad to see you like that, or even annoyed, and you feel it. At the end: You feel a bit sad and lonelier, and if you stay stuck longer in that game, this feeling will grow. That's how I felt after playing various games Like: Runescape: 5 Years / League of legends: 3 Years / And many other games here and there. (sometime 18 hours a day, or even more if I didn't sleep) And also playing guitar for 8 years (I'm only getting more pleasure by playing more, that's crazy), juggling for 3 years, (same here), skateboarding for 10 years (it hurts, but feels so good to learn new tricks), painting, dancing ... Of course I still play video games from time to time, but in a really healthier way. If you want to see what I've learned in term of passion over the last few years, when I was not playing video games, you can check my Youtube Channel, I made a few video, maybe it will inspire you. Cheers my friends!

The biggest issue is adults now don't understand that video games aren't the same now, YOU HAVE TO PLAY FOR LONG PERIODS in order to even have a chance against the competition. Its not Mario where you jump on a turtle and die and restart... it is super complicated competition with thousands of variations of movement and shooting and strategy