[garcia3441]

AMA to decide Monday whether or not it's a psychiatric disorder.

Video Game Addiction: A Medical Disorder?, American Medical Association Seeks To Have Obsessive Game Playing Declared A Psychiatric Disorder - CBS News

[Vince]

of course they want it to become a mental disorder.

That way they can make a medication for it & sell it to you, along with your $100 an hour therapy sessions.

This is about as dumb as the whole "restless leg syndrome" BS.

[Rick]

Then I need to go to SS Anonymous.

"Hi, I'm Rick and I'm addicted to sevenstring.org."

[Naren]

Originally Posted by Vince

of course they want it to become a mental disorder.

That way they can make a medication for it & sell it to you, along with your $100 an hour therapy sessions.

This is about as dumb as the whole "restless leg syndrome" BS.

+1

I swear... they can declare anything a mental disorder these days.

"It seems your son has addictive video game playing syndrome, addictive comic book reading syndrome, addictive movie watching syndrome, and addictive music listening syndrome. It seems that he also has the heavy metal disability, which takes away his ability to use his money for useful things and only spend it on concert tickets, and albums. And, this is the hardest for me to tell you, but he has been diagnosed with what many guitarists refer to as Gear Acquisition Syndrome..."
"Hm... sounds like there's nothing wrong with him. Sounds pretty much like a normal 17 year old boy to me."
"... what...?"