A new study out of UCSB's Media Neuroscience Lab indicates that gaming disorder (AKA video game addiction) likely develops from a player's preexisting mental health conditions.
Yes. The addiction isn’t usually the problem itself but rather an unhealthy coping mechanism for some deeper issue that the body/mind is trying to get relief from.
It can become an issue itself, as “addiction”, by definition, is a chemical dependency on an outside substance that ends up replacing natural bodily functions, which is why true addictions come with withdrawal symptoms.
Don‘t most addictions?
Yes. The addiction isn’t usually the problem itself but rather an unhealthy coping mechanism for some deeper issue that the body/mind is trying to get relief from.
It can become an issue itself, as “addiction”, by definition, is a chemical dependency on an outside substance that ends up replacing natural bodily functions, which is why true addictions come with withdrawal symptoms.