7 Reasons World of Warcraft Addictions Are Not Real ...

However, they are considering putting it in the DSM V (the bible of mental health disorders, the 5th version is work-in-progress), not warcraft specifically, but gaming addiction in general. is there any evidence that it does not in fact change processes in the brain? What about reports where people committed suicide after hours of playing? it is certainly not pathological for many players but for some it might be. there could be underlying issues (social problems for example) that put them into a vicious circle where the escape into the WoW becomes the reason to get up in the morning.

It's break up.

An addiction includes psychological dependency as well, what you're calling up is the historical and outdated definition of addiction that was originally coined soley for psychoactive substance addiction. Guess what - the term addiction is used to describe a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences, as deemed by the user himself to his individual health, mental state, or social life.

I have to agree with you Aprille, especially on of a couple of points. As a player, there was definitely a time when I played way too much and felt fairly compulsive about doing so. It was also a time when there was a lot of turmoil in my life. As I was able to manage my life better, my play time gradually tapered off to more like hobby. As far as being the anti social type in mom's basement, I am married ten years and a father of 3. And as far as my favorite hobby goes, I am at home in the evening playing after I put the kids to bed, not away from my family on the golf course or hanging with the boys at the bar, I can step away at any moment if someone needs me.

If someone plays football for 6 hours a day are they addicted to football? the answer is no, of course not. If someone plays World of Warcraft for 6 hours a day are they addicted to WoW? most people would probably say yes, but what is the difference? people Argue that activities like football are outside activities and social. one thing many people don't understand that wow is incredibly social, I'm always talking to people on wow, and to be honest if wow did not have a social side to it i would not be playing it today. I find it stupid that people Label wow as addictive but don't label any other activities such as sports addictive. And back to my first point, What makes Wow Addictive but Football not? is there any difference? NO, neither of them are addictive. You don't call Footballers addicts or sad. And on a more personal scale, i play wow quite a lot, but i am in NO WAY WHATSOEVER addicted. if my friend asks me to come outside unless i am in the middle of something then i will oblige, I play wow because it is FUN, not because I'm addicted.

Your number 5 is just retarded. "They want to think it's an addiction, but should blame themselves for not understanding why they like playing the game" Ok, NOBODY has trouble understanding that it's a game, and people playing games are having fun. It's when the person plays the game compulsively, that it becomes what they aren't doing every moment that they aren't sleeping, at the toilet, or at work/school (if they aren't playing hookey to play it) that it is an ADDICTION. "but isn't it better then hitting the clubs and making a fuss with the law?" - Seriously, what the hell. That is a horrible example.