The feeling when it is heavy to come off passing of one more level in your favourite computer game is familiar to you, friends already forgot when the last time you was seen far from the laptop, and the girlfriend lost hope that you after all keep the promise to call back to it at all? For you the side between the adored game and reality was erased? Welcome to ranks of cyberdependent. But not everything is as sad as can seem first.
Dependence on computer games
The game dependence is a form of psychological dependence which is shown in persuasive hobby, both video, and computer games. This dependence called still "kiberradiktion" is subdivided into the following types:
- Role-playing games (the man with brains leaves from the real world).
- Not role (the personality seeks to reach the purpose, up to the end, despite of everything, at the same time it is ready to offer much).
It is important to note that the network game MMORPG MOBA is considered the most dependent. In the present cases when persuasive hobby for such games led to sad consequences are recorded. In October, 2005 from exhaustion the Chinese woman as a result of a mnogsutochny game in "World of Warcraft was able."
Scientists found out that the kiberradiktion seizes those who are not self-assured, are not able to contact, communicate correctly with people around, experiences vital difficulties or problems and that the most important, children are subject to this dependence.
Stages of game dependence on computer games
There are three stages:
- Poorly expressed dependence. The gamer can with ease any minute switch-off the computer, having refused a game and to be engaged in more important issues.
- The person can also refuse the virtual world, but it is given it more difficultly. He explains this complexity with unwillingness to lose the earned rating, game things, the received virtual currency.
- Heavy stage of cyberdependence. Representatives of this stage actively mention a game, its elements in an ordinary talk. Are capable with hunting to spend the finance for it, but at the same time actively deny the dependence.
Symptoms of dependence on computer games
- Lack of former desire to spend big the number of free time with friends.
- Unwillingness to stop a game.
- Talk, discussions on computers not of a subject.
- Pronounced irritation at the separation moments from game process.
- Sleep disorder, not maintenance of personal hygiene.
- Physical deviations in the form of a headache, visual impairment, pain in wrists and a back, insomnia, increased fatigue.
If you managed to reveal at least a little from the listed signs of dependence on computer games, it is necessary to take at once necessary measures or to address the psychotherapist.
Treatment of dependence on computer games
It is the most difficult to convince for the first time igrozavisimy that it is necessary to pass several sessions of psychotherapy. Remember that in most cases mental deviations such person will not consider himself the patient, and therefore quite painfully reacts to any criticism in the address. Therefore after all try to convince him that it needs the help.
Treatment is carried out as it is individual, and groups. First the psychotherapist finds out the reasons as a result of which, the personality decided to leave from the world of reality. If it is revealed that the patient goes to virtuality in connection with depressiveness of character, to it medicines are appointed.
It is important to note that the usual bans not to solve a problem. It will lead only to nervous breakdowns, a depression, a stressful condition of the patient and awareness of own negligibility by it. It is possible to help with it only by means of a replacement method. For this purpose it is necessary to convince dependent that in the real world not everything is as bad as it seems to it.
Distract the compulsive gambler more often. Walk with him in the fresh air, travel. Do everything possible to reduce number of hours spent at the computer.
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