Rick MacDonald of Richmond believes his 20-year-old boy is addicted to gaming, and desires him to get therapy.
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As long as you do what you need to do, it’s no problem to play. I always do my homework and do stuff around the house, then I play games. But it should be okay to do w/e you want to do,like how the guy plays games a lot, as long as it isn’t interfering with your life.
What Andrew says from 1:00 to 1:15 is absolutely spot on.
He doesn’t seem addicted to me. The parents are just overreacting -_-
Wow, how is this a news story? The kid has it perfectly right. That Counselor is probably getting more clients because more idiot parents are sending them to him.
I think people are not understanding that gaming compulsion(in my opinion, addition is not the right word for it), or any form of compulsion can be traced back down to underlying problems. It’s not because they choose to game for long periods of time, it’s there to fill something that may be missing or broken. People/society seriously need to start looking into the underlying problems instead of blaming every new form of media for their problems. Just because you lack understanding in something, doesn’t mean it’s the cause of all problems that relate to it.
Internet cafes are there for the social sense. It’s kind of like if people got together in a room and talked for a few hours, and doing activities like watching movies/playing twister. Is there a real difference? No. You’re burning time in both and having fun, yet no one complains about the sitting around and talking to friends/doing non-computer related activities.
People watch tv for hours on end and nobody bats an eyelid, but a soon as somebody does the same with video games and everybody loses their mind.
Yeah he is making money, or should I say making God since it’s the same thing now.
I would have just kept asking him… “What’s the matter? DID SOMEONE STEAL YOUR SWEET ROLL?”
Am I the only one who agrees with the kid 100% and no one else in the video
But if he’s a good kid, making the grades, going to college, then he’s got the many privileges to play a game
I used to be addicted to gaming, then, my addiction just stopped all of a sudden
the kid is smarter than all of the adults here
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Your son is 20 he’s an adult he can make his own decisions
Andrew is the most logical person here.
I played 4+ hours of video games a day through high school were I graduated with Honors and as NHS chapter president, I continued playing this much games if not MORE while attending college were I got a double major and graduated with honors, I still play hour of video games a day as a doctoral student, and I actually regularly play with about a dozen other students in my doctoral program who play for hour and hours at a time. In June I’ll graduate and be a doctor who plays video games…. When I was in high school, there was a kid who sat next to me and he flunked out because he skipped school, and because he played lots of games people said “He failed because he skipped school to play games because he was addicted.” People try to look for the people with problems who play video games and then try to pin the problems on what is just a common 21st century hobby. Many successful people enjoy this hobby for hours at a time and it’s not an addiction, it’s just their favorite form of home recreation.
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well thats not true i play video games like 12 hours a day and never go outside but i go to school the reason why i gave up reality over virtuallity is because the real world will judge you on how you look, and alot of idiots,
YassChick I play Csgo for 120 hours in two weeks, yet I still have time for my friends, family, going to parties, outings etc… In fact the two weeks before hand I quit gaming for 2 Months to focus on my exams because they are more important. So numbers doesn’t mean anything, and it isn’t an addiction. It only becomes a problem when they abandon family and friends, and get defensive when told to get off
carsisbest If not, the games will be seized by repo men. I would like to see him try to pay a huge impoundment fee. If he doesn’t have the money, it goes to an auction.
I am an avid #MentalHealthAwareness advocate and performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my YouTube channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates. 💙❤
Brendan Olinger If it’s the library’s computer, the librarians can forbid you to be on any computer or revoke your library card.
I agree
I suppose his dad would want him to do what ‘normal’ 20 year olds do? Going out to bars, drinking, picking up girls? I say playing video games is a harmless hobby that you can learn from. Stuff like this just makes parents paranoid about their kid’s hobbies. I’m 27 and I love video games!
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He is under his roof. Now what do you have to say about that?
Playing games over 5 hours a day is quite a lot. Lol. He looks like he needs some nutrition, exercise, and the sun. The sad thing is he isnt getting paid to play games sucks
Some people are addicted to gaming (I have seen true addicts) this kid may game often but does not look like an addict to me.
i stopped gaming when i was 16 years old. i was fine at first but i started to have withdrawal systems. I felt giddy at times and even un-content with myself. Felt like i was wasting, had difficulty staying awake even when i slept a full 7-9 hours of sleep. So i turned to drugs, thanks to drugs i am no longer addicted gaming. Thank you drugs for turning my life around
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@PetroSeptic then what is the purpose of this video…dr phill?
@PetroSeptic just because his son wont change doesnt mean other fathers wont learn from this humble fathers attentiveness in seeing his son destroy his life. Sure his son has his defenses, etc. But, apparently it is such a scrutiny to make a video and bring it to the viewing of an audience. Me for one dont care but if I did in fact have a son who only played video games and is malnutritioned then yes he would be forced outside of the house to pertain himself with other things until he can play video games and take care of his bio system organic body at the same time. Atleast be fair.
Andrew was really spitting some facts
It will always be issue as far as know back then too much TV this too much TV that. Anyways too much something might kill you. Even too much water or oxygen over time can kill you too. So let’s worry about it and be more cautious, oh shait. Worrying can harm you too. 😁😁
I think most parents are just pissed of at kids because they disobey them rather care what’s truly up with their kids. So they have to blame something. And we humans love blaming others rather than us.
I have never seen a 20 yo ”kid” repeating high school over and over again, because she/he wants to watch TV all day.
Γιωργος Σακας Well you haven’t looked far
Damn 9 years
Yea man I got a game addiction time to go hit the bong and insert Meth into my system lmao
@Kimberly Takes the its not really that bad compared to what others do
@Kimberly Takes the no it isnbt
@YassChick he’s not addicted
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That’s because you have self-control. You aren’t addicted if you can control yourself. If a teen confuses the virtual world with reality that games would be his top priority than anything else, THAT is an addiction
@Dara Joyce isn’t 4+ hours a bit to much for healthy
@Dara Joyce I rewatched this video for the first times in a few years. I believe my comment was targeting the final statement of the video. “He aims to attend university next year, and doesn’t think he needs to stop gaming for hours on end to do it.”
In retrospect, I feel that my original comment downplayed the risk of addiction. I do believe now, more than before, that video game addiction is real and that people can suffer from it through loss in their relationships and work. I do maintain, however, that it is possible to game for hours on end and continue to function well in work and school. My personal interpretation of that statement was that they felt he was foolish to believe he could maintain good grades and go to university while still playing hours of video games. I believe the assumption that playing so many video games will make it hard to go to college baseless unless backed up by good research.
Typical of addicts. If they do it . I can also do it.
I’m a single full time dad of a 16 yr old that’s a B avg student and starts varsity football and JV b-ball . He can play that thing as much as he wants as long as nothing else is effected by it . Plus I know what I was doing at that age and rather he’s safe in his room at home instead of looting stores .
If it affects your life negatively it’s an addiction for you. If it doesn’t then it is probably not. However, you can’t disregard gaming addiction as not being real just because you have not experienced it.
Great, now get rid of the drugs
@political hater they only said a few hours a day
He’s ignorant and the parents are too in a way.
How is your real social life off of the internet? Are you depressed? Do you have a irregular sleeping Pattern? Do you sometimes game over 12 hours a day? Nice majors and stuff, but it doesn’t m a ke gaming addiction acceptable.
Gaming addiction ruins lives, people have lost their partners, unhealthy amount of time wasted on virtual nothingness, you actually got gamers who just drink and smoke all day thinking they are some kind of professional streamer wannabe. Youcan play videogames sure, but as soon as you play over 5 hours a day you got a problem. Plus all the rage induced by gaming, the unhealthy amount of money spend in games through microtransactions, the majority of gamers are unhealthy and cannot even Cook a proper meal or are socially awkward irl but on the internet they create a persona and say things they never would irl. They think being good in a videogame is a life achievement and gets them cloud. And they are all depressed. They also lack the discipline to quit gaming, and even skip irl events like birthdays etc to keep gaming and they say they are socialising what a joke. They live in the virtual world and neglect their life, their one and only life.
@Evert Valkenburg Hey! Evert, maybe you’re projecting, but none of that applies to me and I don’t think it was mentioned in the original video or my response. Again, I don’t want to downplay the possibility of addiction or the importance of balance in life, but the purpose of my original comment was to specifically address a point that was made in the video. The video particularly mentioned how playing video games was at odds with academic achievement, so that’s why I mentioned my own academic achievement.
I have many other interests, responsibilities, and goals in my life that don’t involve video games or academics.
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