Lost Boys | Gaming Addiction Documentary | CTV W5 

Bro that’s called depression not video games. You got some underlying issues my guy, you can play video games but go get some help rather than listening to this bullshit.

@@benkeim7294 ben you don't get it, video games is literally a drug. It takes control of ones life because of the dopamine hits and because of the time invested creates friends and this over-reliance to escape or get a sense of achievement. Please dont talk about things you dont understand. Depression can come from anywhere. Its not something that usually just happens like that. Video games are good until they take control and after that they are hard to put back into a healthy relationship with

So why was your mother allowing you to do nothing but play video games for your entire life if she was so supportive? Sounds like your mother was whats known in psychology as, complacent aka permissive. Which is tantamount to neglect. It's amazing how many of these males were raised by SINGLE mothers. Shocker.

I'm just glad you're still with us bro. Congratulations on beating the addiction. God bless. ❤

@@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse I was about to say that, a strong father figure surely would have done wonders for Jake. Sorry to say that single parent homes are far more likely to create delinquent, or unstable children.

It already is an epidemic

Ready Player One 👀 the only thing I think holding us back from living in a metaverse is being able to see our character "on the internet" in 3rd person.

@@benawdawd6591 how though?

@@benawdawd6591 how? These are rare cases. I like most people play games, have excellent grades, play sports and play instruments. It’s called play in the weekends. This is just bs pushed by the media that for whatever reason decided it doesn’t like video games. I get that these people exist but it is very rare. They are talking about gaming like it’s fucking opioids. Very big difference I think. The people like this have underlying issues like depression or mental disorders the problem isn’t gaming open your eyes. Address the real issue, mental health.

Yep. Just like Ready Player One. But a lot darker

hi Joy so sorry to hear that, it doesn't get nearly enough attention. I have an article about husband's struggling and option to book a call if you want to explore how to get him more help: gamequitters.com/husband-addicted-to-video-games/

Idk u but i hope you've found a man that deserves u

Maybe you should have played video games with him

@@MSDGAMEZ that is the most idiotic thing to say , so the couple will collectively fry their brains 😢

That’s why I’m single. Left my gf bc I knew I couldn’t give her all my attention. For some of us it’s best to stay single. I know it can be hard to understand, but video games are so much more than JUST a game.

So happy to hear that 🙌🏼🙌🏼

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Can you explain why it is that you were immersed into video games to begin with? Blaming the form of escape, and not the reason for escaping, is like blaming the tiger, not the guy dancing around with raw meat for the attack. There is a much higher majority of gamers, who don't have these issues, than do, so what is it about certain TYPES of people and certain TYPES of families that seem to make video game addiction more common? I found this video utterly dishonest. It failed to actually highlight the quality of life of these individuals and how utterly unprepared they were for life as a result of complascent parenting and/or neglectful/abusive upbringing that shoved them into the hands of video games. So of course, when you're thrust into a world unprepared, this is the consequences. It's utterly reprehensable this constant narrative of blaming video games for being "addictive" when the same can be said about literally EVERYTHING. The ENTIRE point of media, be it movies, video games, cinema, is to get people paying money. So it's hardly like administering cocaine to children, because that dependency doesn't start, unless its unrestricted, unmoderated, as a result of single MOTHERS (clearly from the video) who allowed their children to be raised on video games at the sake of their general wellbeing and the convenience of not having to raise them due to all sorts of reasons be it having to work, or being simply an irresponsible parent. Did anyone NOT notice how none of these mothers took personal responsibility? They blamed the game companies. How utterly pathetic and dishonest. Video games aren't causing males to kill themselves. Video games arent destroying social skills and function, they NEVER HAD IT TO BEGIN WITH! NO ONE TEACHES ANYONE THIS STUFF ANYMORE! So stop blaming anyone but yourselves. Chances are, you were bad parents. Learn from it and stop trying to blame the world for your incompetence.

@@CircumcisionIsChildAbuse usually most are neglected, misfits( outcast) on the spectrum, and unable to find suitable emotional support in Rl so they find their fixes online.

@@pngproductions8529 precisely, yet this entire video did nothing but vilify game companies for marketing successful games as if they're drug dealers. Where the personal accountability? None of these parents want to admit their own failure so they blame others.

How are you doing?

@@maybemay96 still struggling to face the music but im making steps with some help

😆😆😆. Brokenness can actually save yur life in this case

lol same

Half Life 1 and 2 are interesting,Portal 1 and 2 are interesting and those can run on two dead batteries and a can of AXE

@@sillyfella2009lol those some ancient games

thanks for watching - i agree xd

@@GameQuitters disagree, its shifting the blame of raising children, to corporations. Which is the most pathetic thing I've ever seen.

Think we all need to get outside more 🤝

Yeah, they started it with TV, but we have to end it.

I totally say the same thing! My parents always would say go outside but they were the worst example of what a proper parent should be

come join us on the forums or discord, the extra support will help a lot: forum.gamequitters.com discord.gg/gamequitters

glad you are doing better!

Great!

@Sergi SzT so stop reading 90% of books. They aren't real. And you can kiss goodbye to movies and tv shows. Now you can watch people kick a ball for an hour and a half and old people yelling at each other because of differing opinions

@Sergi SzT whats your definition of useless? Something that wont help you in life? Not everything needs to be intelligent or thought provoking

@Sergi SzT not everything needs to help you in the moment. Thats why comedies exist. Thats why games exist

Seems like you're determined to stop gaming *hugs* I hope you find the help you need

Good luck, it's hard to balance it but it will work.

thanks for sharing got an article on that here: gamequitters.com/addicted-to-anime-manga/

thanks!!

Thank you! Will do!

Remember no to drugs well say no to games

Marketed to children these days like in the 1990s ad some days

agreed

U have to be a freak to do such shit.

Video game addiction definitely is a real problem. Shooter games themselves though aren't. I have never heard of video game violence itself leading to violence in real life.

@@sebastianradlmeier8922 because you’ve never heard about it means it must not be true right? No

@@sebastianradlmeier8922 also please explain how reliving killing over and over in a game is good for a person to experience. I'm not talking about cartoons. I'm talking about GTA and Call of Duty...realism...just think when this gets to VR haptic suit level

@@modifyremusic I've played lots of video games including GTA and CoD, my friends, my relatives, etc too. It still are only video games, it's not real life. Never have I experienced the urge to go out and hurt people because of video games, neither have people I know. There's nothing for me to disprove. How should I prove that it doesn't lead to violence if you haven't proven your thinking first. I was somewhat if an addict myself. It is extremely difficult to get away from video games. So yes, video games can be very harmful, but not in the ways you described.

Single moms need to work all days, don't have anyone to help her raise children, absent father, so there's a lot of shared fault here

Sorry to hear that, I fear my brother is doing the same with his wife. I am fighting and have made great strides to get rid of gaming in my life. For me and my girlfriend. Though my issues is that my gaming "friends" keep sucking me in to play a bit. It sounds like y'all separated, I hope you find someone new who has never picked up a controller 🙏

I’m so sorry 😢it’s a true addiction like heroin and it’s just so sad to watch most of society’s young men fall prey to these companies drive for profits

Right!?

I agree with you, itw not the only children fault, we not like animals that can growa and are independent on their own, we need parents to guide us, but we experiencing a grave crisis in families

how old your son 12 real gamers play PC

Why is it a waste? Non-gamers spend their free time watching TV or reading books. At least gaming is interactive, and you actually have some effect on what happens on the screen!

@@c_n_b Reading books is much better then the temporary learning curve in 99% of games, which is very easy to learn, in books you train your attention span; in gaming you do the opposite. In average, based on the top 20 most popular games.

Also gaming subvert a mans drive big time... You play(WORK) 4 to 8 hours in WoW or Fortnite, for example, to archieve greatness! At the same time your prefrontal cortex is battling your reptile amygdala and you become sick, depressed and so on.... Because what is the average Joe Gamer archieving in real life? EArning a poor mans wage working 40 hours, making another group of men stinking rich, to get home and game to show some kind of solidary initiative? Man... It is so sad.

I am glad you have found a way to live a real life, instead of a virtual one. Of course you grieve the years lost, but try to focus on the years still ahead. Find something that gives you joy, whatever that may be. Sports, reading, cooking, running a doggy day care, painting, gardening... there’s something for everyone.

Terkel .. start reading the Bible. It will change your life. Start with the Book Ecclesiastes. It is absolutely life changing

I’m so happy for you. You took a huge step and you’ll be repaid for it ❤

Nah without the pandemic we could go to a store. Go to a reastauraunt, go to the gym. Gp to the office. All dostractions. Then we are forced to stay home. I started drinking again and thank god i quit jan 11th 2021 again. It is amazing how damaging the lockdown was.

what happened

Remove the problem. Period. You are the parent.

Welcome 😊

thanks for watching :)

I got 4200 in 9 years

@@But_WhatIf what game? mine was Destiny

Dota 2 but I played a fair bit of time in games like destiny too

Rookie numbers

@@masterbaiter7891 luckily, I am happy I didn't spend anymore than that, wasted enough of my life

good luck

serous question then: Why do you feel the need to quit then if gaming doesn' impact your life at all?

That doesn't make any sense.

Not necessary if gaming isn't a problem for you. Not everyone who drinks a beer becomes an alcoholic.

that can definitely happen

Bullying pushed me into being an introvert and withdrawn. As a young Black man, you are told to treat other boys and men outside friends and family as your enemy for dominance. Instead of dominating your fears and insecurities, you are mostly taught to put each other down to "build each other up". I never wanted to do that, but due to peer pressure, I tried to put on a face so people would leave me alone. I felt so counterfeit, so after highschool I decided to pursue what I wanted to be and the mask went right in the garbage. To all young guys out there, you're not some jerk's emotional punching bag. You have worth and purpose and the right to exist.

Sorry to heard this. I don’t have much support from my family but I’ve been able to find support in recovery programs. ❤️

Stop them before it’s too late. Don’t make the same mistakes I did

I agree, but that's a very unpopular opinion.

@@HO-bndk yea sometimes the truth is hard to swallow eh, but its gotta be done

Games today are designed diferent from what it used to be, back then you could play 3h be tired of playing and go do something else like go outside and hang with friends, but today games are designed to be addictive like the casinos.

Yes she is

According to the definition of addiction: No

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Though not as much as the person in this video

I am an anime addict

thx for watching

that could be cool

Some older console games have been re-released on platforms such as Steam and GOG

@Sergi SzT bruh, let ppl do what they want, almost any form on enjoyment is useless and brings nth useful

@@cynically_insane but the difference is that this is a channel and video comment section that highlight that this isn't the same as other enjoyable hobbies done in real life, because it is creating an unnatural amount of dopamine in the brain. Which in turn, makes the rest of that persons life more dull and meaningless, which in turn is leading to suicide when the brain of addicted people tries to remove the "form of enjoyment", as you put it, they are left with a brain that is looking for its old enjoyment, and it takes time to reprogram that. Most screen time is used on addictive things, not because they are fun and on a screen, but because of the ways they are engineered to take advantage of our biology and brains, anything with short format videos or interactions that can be gone through quickly is like the ultimate dopamine hit, because it is telling your brain "wow look at all the people I know, the places I am going, and the things im doing". Then your body and emotions are hijacked by the brains belief it has it all. There are things that make people have fun that weren't developed to give the brain too much dopamine without real challenge and results. If you play the guitar for 5 years you can at least do something in person, and the dopamine you got was healthy, because it equates to something that was done in real life, so there is a congruency between your brain and your consciousness. One is a program of the mind, and one is an understanding of the brains output. Addiction changes the brain therefore changing your perception of life. Thats why people who are overloaded on super stimulants like drugs, consumable media(videogames, television, social media), sexual addiction are in misery. There brain says "more more more!" but the human who is in pain underneath the addiction is asking "why is my life not good". Their is an incongruency between the two and that causes a very difficult life for what I would assume is over 50% of the world population to different degrees. Some addictions will kill you and your will to live faster than others. Nobody got addicted to helping children in poverty and exercising and wondered why life sucks. Just that the fact you believe that enjoyment is useless means you enjoy addictive things, and that you are unfulfilled. Making lofty statements about human emotions always says more about you than anyone else. After all your brain in cooperation with your thumbs allowed you to decide to type that to him...

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Agreee

I guess you weren't paying attention. You have a job so you aren't an addict. If playing games cause you to lose your job then you may be addicted.

@@soteful9949 Yes but I am entirely sick of reality so I might as well be lost.

This channel is for people who have a problem with gaming. Do you walk into an AA meeting and ask them why beer is bad?

Though I actually hate beer, ill say my addiction is pretty bad but not as terrible as my astronomy hobby. @@mikemayo4812

You won't hear them say that though. It's ALWAYS THE GAMES. I work construction, make decent money and am happily married and the only problem I have is that there just isn't enough hours in the day. But I still find time to game, to exercise and do all the shit I need to, to be a functioning member of society. It seems like there's still a group of people trying to demonize gaming.