Inside A Gaming Addiction Rehab | AJ+
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- Gaming and screen addiction are destroying lives in the same way as the most potent drugs. Many of the apps and programs we use every day are designed with the psychology of gaming and gambling in mind, designed to form habits and addict people to more screen time. We go to an internet addiction rehab and talk with some of the technologists pushing back on this kind of thinking, to understand how they see technology getting out of control.
In an AJ+ documentary series, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin investigates facial recognition at the border, meets men struggling with addiction at a gaming rehab, looks into the harassment women face online, interviews current and former Facebook employees and travels to a Macedonian Fake News farms. When big tech breaks things and asks questions later, it affects everyone. AJ+ looked into what’s broken and how to fix it.
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People who keep buying loot boxes are not addicted to gaming. That is a gambling addiction. Also GTAV online is not free to play.
now it is lmao
@@Lucaslondono xbox game pass
angry rylen on pc it’s free lmao
I'm addicted to TH-cam.
MrUtuber29 I'm addicted to reddit
I'm addicted to 9gag and youtube
Same here
@@clysen8234 9gag..... alright bud
Same
GTA online is not free to play
Yeah the wording was all wrong. They don't charge you anything for simply playing it but there's the obvious paywall to access it which is to buy GTA5. So not free-to-play.
But the dlc is free to download and u can advance faster with micro transactions
Maximus Flame you don’t need to pay there’s a ton of heists you can do to earn quick money
If they're going to make a video of this then why don't they know anything about games in the first place
@@maximusflame884 It's not even a dlc, it's literally the online portion of gta v
ANYTHING can become an addiction...
Nope. Anything can become a coping mechanism. Addiction is when there are physiological components involved. Which hasn't been proved for games as far as I know.
Including playing outside lol
Right it hasn’t been proven. Wonder what the Chinese people that die sitting at computers for 24 hrs straight would say
even masturbation
I agree. I'm addicted to games and can't stop playing them. I get withdrawal issues when I stop, and my social life and education has been ruined because of video games.
You can be addicted to anything that gives you dopamine.
However, some people are just in denial and my experiences mean nothing to them.
I learned alot of stuff through gaming, words, history, music, etc. It really helped my life
True
True
Maybe
Why do people always talk about 'gaming addiction' but not smartphone addiction? :/
No objective judgement on video games. I think many are beautiful pieces of art. And I have no problem with people playing them. But I know since I stopped playing it was the right decision for me. And going back to play isn’t nearly as fun as it used to be.
Tyincentennial As a videogame player your comment was very insightful. If I may ask, what made you stop playing video games and give them up for good?
There are also many of them who require conscious effort and which you can't really play for extended periods at a time because you get mentally spent from the effort. That kind of stuff is valuable leisure because it challenges you. Of course there are people who can become "addicted" to challenging stuff, like runners, but there's still a limit to what they can do in a day in the vast majority of cases.
Compulsion-driven games and games with gambling involved are the real issue. Also games which are basically social media in game form, with all the potential "prestige" to be gained from rankings and such. You can't get any real leisure from that kind of shit.
I too once a gamer. I play moba mostly and it is pretty addictive. Fortunately, it is free to play and I did not spend much. I have quit the game and coming back is not as fun as it used to. Part of it is due to the engagement. I just realize that the game has become so complicated that in order to be the best I need to be 100% into the game. Thinking strategically, choosing skillsets and etc hook me up pretty bad. It keeps me engaged and when I win, the sense of accomplishment is great. You feel that you are smarter which is scarcity is today world where recognition is a slow process to gain( instant gratification is one of the biggest millennial issue). To quit the game is simple, find something that provides the same benefit. Challenge yourself to do it for example if you never cook before, try Cooking. Once you are hooked up to cooking,you quit games.
I just stopped my second bad addiction that have been destroying my life since I was 12. After I manged to quit smoking cigarettes after 12 years, I decided to stop this bad habit too which is playing video games. Now, its been about 4 months since the last time I played video games. I started watching shows, reading, communicating like normal person, my memory got improved, I started going to gym, and the most important thing is my academic path.
After all these years of gaming, I haven't learned single one thing just driving a car or shooting on someone in the game. It's literally pointless. So, what I found out even of you watch something you think its stupid, its better than wasting your time and your money on virtual reality. So, if you still think it's not an addiction, and you keep playing games for many hours, you are in terrible situation.
Speak for yourself .its a terrible addiction for you but for many others like myself its a fun past time.
There’s no “free version of gta” don’t put lies out here to trick people. Even a 10 year old kid off the internet would know that. Not these “experts”
2:35 sad to see that even a dog can become a gaming addict
From what ive learned being a game addict myself, League of Legends and WoW are the games most addicts have a primary problem with. All games can be addictive but some moreso than others. Ive found these two to be the Crystal Meth of video games.
love the different perspectives
Why is there such a huge negative connotation on video games, but not for movies and TV shows?
its such a double standard
well, he's right, its because of depression that people like us, me and others play games. i never have been clinical depressede but i just dont enjoy life as much anymore and one way to deal with the pain is either write my own books, read a book or (you guessed it) gaming. i play allot of different games so i dont get bored too often. i would play like three or four days the same game and then another week i play another kind of game. right now its darks souls 3 again. but like i said, with my inner depression (its very midl in my case because i still can do things) that i dont feel good i rather turn to games than walk my thoughts out or doing stuff that is needed to do. depression makes allot of peopel like me gamers. gaming is a way to immerse yourself.
Video games are helping people get out stress, and taking that away will take a toll on peoples sanity, rehabs are just a money grab
no this guy was playing 16 hours a day and could not stop he absolutely NEEDED rehab
Pay 30k to clean a house. Lmao tell me what video game rehab is
These guys seem crazier without games , especially that woman. It's about managing your time / money. Theres likely a underlying issue with these people causing them to stay in the games.
She was loud because she was at a convention, which is loud.
I think phone games are more addicted
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الثَّبَاتَ فِي الأَمْرِ، وَالْعَزِيمَةَ عَلَى الرُّشْدِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مُوجِبَاتِ رَحْمَتكَِ، وَعَزَائمَِ مَغْفِرَتكَِ، وَأسَْألَكَُ شُكْرَ نعِْمَتكَِ، وَحُسْنَ عِباَدَتكَِ، وَأسَْألَكَُ قَلْبًا سَلِيمًا، وَلِسَانًا صَادِقًا، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا تَعْلَمُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا تَعْلَمُ، وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا تَعْلَمُ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ
i was addicted in school years due to i could forget about my difficulties and stress of my disability and what impact that arose in the real world , im 27 now and tbh i find video games now boring as i have more ambitious hobbies of gardening, foraging and cooking and love of food ( i am a lucky one im no longer intrested in them - it upsets me to see so many people who are my age or older and more capable then what i am mentally to be still in the void of gaming addiction both on and off screen ( im not saying role playing is bad -i am saying it is a out of virtual world enabler to help meet like minded souls ) , Video games are incredibly expensive with the latest consoles now going towards thousands of pounds if your seriously invested in the highest options there is , i feel for this world as this is now the most conformed onscreen entertainment you can get . if any parents read this and thinking about getting there children a console and some games PLEASE LOOK AT ANOTHER HOBBY OR INTEREST OF YOUR CHILD , THEY WILL BE MUCH BETTER OFF TRUST ME ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE DISABILITIES Video game addiction takes lives away and you will lose your son/daughter/unknown .
i play game since i was 10 and i am 23 now
every game feels so boring now.
All the people that have like 35 hours and over a week of gaming are just absolute units
I used to play video games for 300 hours a month when I was younger
Thirty hours a week?
He plays games almost as long as I work per week.
I play around 80 hours a day
@Skywalker r/woosh
30 hours a week isn't long at all
wow these gamers are rich
Free GTA? Where do I get that? Pirate Bay?
no no. the pirate ship.
We got a 15-year old boy out of videogames, after spending 3 harsh months in our monastery with no electricity and freezing cold in wild nature.
Games were not designed to cause addiction. You can be addicted to anything. Gaming has positive benefits too. You should have exposed the benefits as well.
gaming has barely any benefits unless it's stress reliever, gtfo with better reaction times or hand to eye coordination, im not able to box if i play games
@Mo'mina Makin There are bads and goods to everything. You only pay attention to the bad, but one simple Google search and you'll see many articles explaining the health benefits of gaming,
@Mo'mina Makin Fair, gaming isnt for everyone but for people to just blindly say it doesnt do anything for you is just false. That's all
@Mo'mina Makin There is a percentage who are like that yes, but you can't deny that gaming is beneficial to ones health. If that wasn't the case then Esports wouldnt be as big as they are
@Mo'mina Makin I never said they did, everything has their own benefits.
These guys weren’t addicted to video games, they were using them as a coping mechanism for their other issues
Isn't that how many addiction start? People can use meth to cope with life. Your logic doesn't make any sense.
Anon E Moose An addiction is when your body has physical symptom from not using them, due to the chemical imbalance it causes in your brain. And before you say that you do have physical withdrawal as I saw you reply to someone else, those symptoms can also be caused by other mental illnesses.
@@SA-yt3kq Went to psychologist, don't have any mental illness.
Anything that gives you dopamine causes addiction. Video games gives people dopamine, and therefore, can be addictive.
Food is also addictive, sex, etc. Why are videogames an exception to you?
Might want to give this article a read to better understand addiction: www.helpguide.org/harvard/how-addiction-hijacks-the-brain.htm/
:)
Anon E Moose Thank you for the article, it did clarify some things for me. I just think that addiction is not always the person who made the things fault and irresponsible use of anything can lead to addiction
This is just a cash-grabbing program take a two-week backpacking trip it's much cheaper than this!
Spending money on loot boxes? TF? This new generation must never heard of cheat codes b/c that's all I used when I used to play on my Sega Dreamcast. Get it together, guys.
Jael those don’t exist anymore grandpa
Hey , the world spends $8 on lotto a week for most of their lives and don't win. But gamers waste their money?
You really haven't played a game since the Dreamcast
past is past grandpa
The Future is now old man
VIDEO GAMES ARE NOT A DISEASE.
Balance is a key aim... "...some games are innocent, and if pursued for pastime there is no harm. But there is danger that pastime may degenerate into waste of time. Waste of time is not acceptable..." ~ Abdul-Baha, Baha'i Faith
Man, it's all about time management. Parents dont put their foot down and limit the time. I've been playing since Sega Genesis but I'm not an addict. I talk with my people, hang out & socialize, & I work. Even when I was a kid I wasnt addicted. I'm just a casual player. I play video games but I'm not a gamer which there's a difference.
Literally anything can be addicting if you enjoy it.
Addictive*
jacob christensen IM MAKING IT A WORD OKAY?
No Shit!
We have rehab for alcoholic or drug abuser. Why can't we have one for gaming or gambling?
NNT Flow No one claimed there isn’t such things as gaming “addiction”. The fact is the media throws the word “addiction” so much to the point it’s lost it’s meaning. Most of these individuals were also doing other things while they were “addicted” such as watching pornography, or gambling, which shows it isn’t solely gaming affecting them.
5:48, GTA was never free, ask anyone who has ever played a video game and they'd tell you GTA was never free.
;)
Epic games from 2020 disagree
a bad researched video which only aims at portraying games as the symbol of all evil
for a better and more objective view the channel "extra credits" is advised
I lost my right eye cause of this addiction
MOHD ASAD What do you mean lost your right eye?
A. Dot I used to be so addicted screen i.e. that i lost my vision in right eye
Blame it on yourself
thats your fault
dad: um son where did my 30,000 dollars went to
billy: a gaming addiction rehab
dad: billy you know those arent real
billy: yeah but i made me stop playing video games
dad: no it didnt your still playing video games
billy: SHI-
dad: BILLY!!
There are always going to low percentage of people that get addicted to an "activity" whatever it might be.
Being addicted to games is a real thing, I am and it has ruined my education and social life. Stop making everything political.
just stop playing videogames lol
@@Bigbadgoon "just stop doing meth" it's an addiction, you can't just stop.
@@anon8206
yes you can bruh, you can't prove me otherwise
Union cutting ninja #23123 You do know why it’s called an “addiction” right? Not saying this video shows a good example
I'm addicted to breathing
Epicpigboiminecrafter69385 , join the military : they can cure you.
I have the same problem
gambling, loot boxes, etc. These MMO games that promote that stuff are the main culprit behind most of these problems due to the sheer addictivness.
Why does the media blame video games for crime.
Even if you haven’t watched Steven’s film Ready Player One, you would definitely assume that addiction on gaming is going to be an inevitable treading.
How?
uuuh... no
I feel like gambling addiction in video games is something different. That is just a gambling addiction, just video games have the option and make it more convenient. If you lived in a casino and was addicted to gambling, you would use the slot machines or whatever is in a casino because it is continent.
Gaming isn't an addiction. These people have underline mental conditions that force them to go back to the one thing in there life that gives them an outlet to escape from the problems of life. They shouldn't be treated for addiction they should be seeking mental health help.
Most addicting game genres are open world,fps games. Have a lot of side missions and a lot to explore. If you want to quit gaming just go cold turkey and delete all your games that's it.
Do these people think that video games are on-par with drugs or something? People who play games have full control over themselves and when they play games. Whereas drugs ruin lives and people need rehab for that stuff. But video games aren't like drugs, and we do not need rehab for video games.
Speak for yourself. Video games has ruined my entire life because of addiction.
You can be addicted to anything
Great presentation.....
I play video games about 2 or 3 hours a week and where are the actual experts?
4:29 Ok so maybe those kids are already depressed and they play games to feel better, because maybe they have no friends or there only friends are online friends and that's why they play so much, so don't blame video games for people who are already depressed.
Please tell me how and where I can get GTA V for free, legally of course... I'll wait
did you do it? did you? like 5 weeks ago?
@@IslamClipsCentral Yeah. It only took an entire year but I did it
@@Regolant1 Wow :) do u wanna play
@@IslamClipsCentral Not really I have other 800 games first in my backlog (If only I had time)
@@Regolant1 ok
Honestly I know I play too much (like 3 hours) - BUT I also know that gaming is not the issue.
I'm Addicted to oxygen.
What is considered addicted? Because teens have a lot more free time and if the time spent to be considered addicted is of an adult time where they have responsibility than that's stupid.
I’m listening to this whilst playing battlefield 1
Lootboxes aren't gambling. if they are so are trading card packs. you pay money for a mystery object, and you get it.
Lootboxes that affect gameplay are trash. if they don't affect gameplay, then those people really are addicted, to want cosmetic items so much.
Definition of gambling
1.
play games of chance for money; bet.
"she was fond of gambling on cards and horses"
synonyms:bet, wager, place a bet, lay a bet, stake money on something, back the horses, try one's luck on the horses; More
2.
take risky action in the hope of a desired result.
"the British could only gamble that something would turn up"
synonyms:take a chance, take a risk, take a leap in the dark, leave things to chance, speculate, venture, buy a pig in a poke
You are risking money to get a desired in game item, which in terms would be gambling, yes even trading cards can be gambling but you dont see people buying $10,000+ of trading card packs, lootboxes are a huge problem in video games, the terms of gambling to some are vague but that doesnt mean lootboxes arent gambling
Thank God for decent developers like Larian Studios and CD Projekt Red. If all gaming was loot boxes and on-disc DLC I'd have quit years ago
Can we just talk about the fact that nobody there had a 'gaming' addiction, rather than just other mental issues. Sticking gaming there is completely irrrelevent. I'm happy that it's helping people cope with their issues, but it feels like they're tacking gaming on for the sake of it. Also that "non addicting games are bad" guy needs to shut up, and stop talking out of his arse. GTAO isn't Free-2-play, that just a lie.
You still get things from loot boxes
sorry but she has a monopoly on this addiction...its way too expensive ..theres no reason she needs to charge that much
Glad The Rock's son is doing much better. Good luck to them.
In my Office days I played Videogames From Morning to Dusk I'm Addicted Help!!!!!!!
Where can I get this free version of gta 5 which doesn’t exist
here th-cam.com/video/8ybW48rKBME/w-d-xo.html
even at this moment esports business is overtaking europena football matches and soon esports revenue will be the highest
Why do male are more addicted then female ? Am wander
I wander the same thing
woman pp
Why do male mor addictud ten femal am wander
This loot boxes are gachas. Gacha games are exactly like this.
I get the fact that gaming addiction is a real thing and it's serious but I have some problems with videos number 1 this kids clearly have other addictions than gaming spending lots of money on a game and not getting what you want is a gambling addiction number 2 you guys don't define what gaming addiction is what is it spending lots of money on gaming playing 7 hours a day number 3, not every game is free and not all games are made to be an addiction and is someone spends a lot of time playing video games then there might probably be a streamer or it's their job I'm just going to leave it here right now but I do want to say that yes I do feel like loot boxes are gambling and if taking these teens smartphone and internet is going to fix the problem then I'm all for it
Guys suicidal and it’s the games fault? Wait so you mean to tell me that’s not called depression?
most people dont have time to play this long, and wouldnt if they could
It all starts with the parents... early age guidance moatly would solve the issue. They have to teach their kids that time is precious and not good to waste it for unreal life that would disappear whenever u close the game. What matter is your real life so you have to play it well.
They're not "addicted", they use games as a coping mechanism. So why aren't they listing every single symptom of every single illness there is as a disorder in and of themselves?
Cuz that would be freaking stupid, wouldn't it?
Edit: also, gambling and gaming are two separate things. Gambling has been proven to be a behavioural addiction. Inserting gambling into gaming doesn't make someone a gaming addict, it makes someone a gambling addict. That's why Belgium has it right. Sheesh.
Bet you're addicted to doing these videos mate
my mom said im forgetfull due to video games so when i see her forget something i always said "its those damn videogames" cut that shit out quick
Chess is one of the best games and its not addictive , sure gaming is addictive . But lifes to short not to have fun , It doesn't even come close to being a crackhead or alcoholic . I have a been an addict for years of many things , best thing to do is to get outside and do some real stuff not being behind a screen . Take up skateboarding or surfing or sports or get to the gym and talk to real woman and people . Life's shorter then you think and you die and thats it , no respawn . As my old man said you're along time dead
Is there some way to find the sources behind the stats?
Over the internet. But this video shows many misinformation in general
Very healthy specimens.
loot boxes should be illegal...
Thank you, AJ Plus, for educating all of us.
People play video games to escape from the real world
what how did you know
I thin this channel wrong abouts is in the criteria of addicted or not addicted
you got problems?
2:35 MINECRAFT XDDD
gAmInG hAs GoTtEn So BiG tHaT pEoPlE wAtCh OtHeRs PlAy
Gta online is not free you still have to buy the game
I play a video game that has recently introduced loot boxes to unlock stuff. This video has opened my eyes and I have started to look at that game differently now. Horrific!
my main man. loot boxes are a choixe. just ignore them. dont be like these morons.
Okay, so "Clinical psychological science" is not a source... It may be a type of source, but not a source. Apply yourselves.
WHO and American Psychiatry society are the sources for the video
that guy who spent 8 grand a year really should've powdered his nose that face is shinier than my future
Good video but too general, so a bit of misinformation ends up becoming part of it
Whats next, snapchat addiction?
What is this real
Can you make it in arabic plz
Loot boxes are a sin
I wasted $5,000 on world of tanks blitz
Really liked it thank you
Suicidal? Because people are gaming ? How dumb the world have ho to..
#SaintSaens #DanseMacabre on piano at the end!! 👍👌
I'm addicted to cats
I was addicted to maple story
That guy looks like Vegan Gains with glasses and a wig on....
This video is so wrong
battlefield 5 has llotboxes they just changed the name for it lol
6:17 hey that's rifty