Video Game Addiction

Video game addiction, can be defined as someone who plays video games for more than 30 hours/week. While you may think this topic is just kids play, a recent survey reveals that most game addicts are 35 years of age. Yes, it’s true, and guess what, it seems that for those in this age range women are more affected than men!
Now, if you ask me or any of my friends we would argue this because we do not play video games and because our husbands can be found on the computer playing at any given time of the day or night weekday or weekend. If you want more information on this topic I suggest you visit,
www.video-game-addiction.org/what-is-computer-internet-addiction.html.
Some of the physical symptoms include:
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Sleep disturbances
Back, neck and headaches
Dry eyes
Sporadic eating habits; gamers tend to weigh more than non-gamers
Poor personal hygiene
If that’s not bad enough research shows that playing games on a regular basis changes brain chemistry (increasing dopamine levels heighten the natural sensitivity to the reward response so you keep playing to continue the pleasurable feeling) to mimic that of a drug addict. Makes you think twice about giving your kids a DSI or i touch? Not really, as long as you can manage a time limit, but maybe a jump rope or handball is a better gift.
Too much of anything is no good and using video games as a relaxation ritual is no exception. There are certainly older more conventional ways to de stress so make sure you add them to your mix and lose your computer fix.