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The media frequently comments about computers or computer games affecting our health. These comments range from computer games slowing down our brain growth to affecting our ability to socialise properly. Now I don't know about you guys and girls, but a lot of the people who I play computer games with are damn intelligent and get along with people pritty well. But can we deny that computer games do nothing to us?
When I first started playing computer games I decided that these fears were exaggerated, and that most of what was said could be safely ignored. However, one year ago, I started to suffer from anxiety attacks. I don't want to be seen as pathetic in the minds of you lot but they are really horrible things. I had sleepless nights of torment, fear and emotional distress.
And then I limited the amount of time I stayed on my computer. I went from endless hours of Counter-Strike and Quake to a couple every night. The anxiety attacks have stayed, but they have got better and I am slowly recovering. I'm not saying that everyone is in danger; a lot of people will be perfectly fine. I still love computer games and I play them quite often. I didn't write this post for sympathy, but please consider that computer games can cause social, physical and psychological problems. Sorry that this post isn't as upbeat as the rest of this forum normaly is, but this is a pretty important issue.
When I first started playing computer games I decided that these fears were exaggerated, and that most of what was said could be safely ignored. However, one year ago, I started to suffer from anxiety attacks. I don't want to be seen as pathetic in the minds of you lot but they are really horrible things. I had sleepless nights of torment, fear and emotional distress.
And then I limited the amount of time I stayed on my computer. I went from endless hours of Counter-Strike and Quake to a couple every night. The anxiety attacks have stayed, but they have got better and I am slowly recovering. I'm not saying that everyone is in danger; a lot of people will be perfectly fine. I still love computer games and I play them quite often. I didn't write this post for sympathy, but please consider that computer games can cause social, physical and psychological problems. Sorry that this post isn't as upbeat as the rest of this forum normaly is, but this is a pretty important issue.
The media frequently comments about computers or computer games affecting our health. These comments range from computer games slowing down our brain growth to affecting our ability to socialise properly. Now I don't know about you guys and girls, but a lot of the people who I play computer games with are damn intelligent and get along with people pritty well. But can we deny that computer games do nothing to us?
When I first started playing computer games I decided that these fears were exaggerated, and that most of what was said could be safely ignored. However, one year ago, I started to suffer from anxiety attacks. I don't want to be seen as pathetic in the minds of you lot but they are really horrible things. I had sleepless nights of torment, fear and emotional distress.
And then I limited the amount of time I stayed on my computer. I went from endless hours of Counter-Strike and Quake to a couple every night. The anxiety attacks have stayed, but they have got better and I am slowly recovering. I'm not saying that everyone is in danger; a lot of people will be perfectly fine. I still love computer games and I play them quite often. I didn't write this post for sympathy, but please consider that computer games can cause social, physical and psychological problems. Sorry that this post isn't as upbeat as the rest of this forum normaly is, but this is a pretty important issue.
When I first started playing computer games I decided that these fears were exaggerated, and that most of what was said could be safely ignored. However, one year ago, I started to suffer from anxiety attacks. I don't want to be seen as pathetic in the minds of you lot but they are really horrible things. I had sleepless nights of torment, fear and emotional distress.
And then I limited the amount of time I stayed on my computer. I went from endless hours of Counter-Strike and Quake to a couple every night. The anxiety attacks have stayed, but they have got better and I am slowly recovering. I'm not saying that everyone is in danger; a lot of people will be perfectly fine. I still love computer games and I play them quite often. I didn't write this post for sympathy, but please consider that computer games can cause social, physical and psychological problems. Sorry that this post isn't as upbeat as the rest of this forum normaly is, but this is a pretty important issue.
It is an important issue. It's also important to highlight that too much of anything is likely to have adverse effects. Some people go berserk after a couple of pints, while most of us just want to kiss people. The media are all too keen to single out videogaming as something entirely different to other forms of entertainment or social activity because it's new and not properly understood by the majority. That'll change, but it'll take time. In the meantime, my best wishes for a full recovery.
WickedWare wrote:
> The media frequently comments about computers or computer games
> affecting our health. These comments range from computer games slowing
> down our brain growth to affecting our ability to socialise properly.
> Now I don't know about you guys and girls, but a lot of the people who
> I play computer games with are damn intelligent and get along with
> people pritty well. But can we deny that computer games do nothing to
> us?
>
> When I first started playing computer games I decided that these fears
> were exaggerated, and that most of what was said could be safely
> ignored. However, one year ago, I started to suffer from anxiety
> attacks. I don't want to be seen as pathetic in the minds of you lot
> but they are really horrible things. I had sleepless nights of
> torment, fear and emotional distress.
>
> And then I limited the amount of time I stayed on my computer. I went
> from endless hours of Counter-Strike and Quake to a couple every
> night. The anxiety attacks have stayed, but they have got better and I
> am slowly recovering. I'm not saying that everyone is in danger; a lot
> of people will be perfectly fine. I still love computer games and I
> play them quite often. I didn't write this post for sympathy, but
> please consider that computer games can cause social, physical and
> psychological problems. Sorry that this post isn't as upbeat as the
> rest of this forum normaly is, but this is a pretty important issue.
You've just copied this from a letter in this months PC GAMER sent by Edd Skelton, and i've posted this before under Anxiety Attacks which was the heading of that letter but at least i gave credit to Edd Skelton! For his letter.
> The media frequently comments about computers or computer games
> affecting our health. These comments range from computer games slowing
> down our brain growth to affecting our ability to socialise properly.
> Now I don't know about you guys and girls, but a lot of the people who
> I play computer games with are damn intelligent and get along with
> people pritty well. But can we deny that computer games do nothing to
> us?
>
> When I first started playing computer games I decided that these fears
> were exaggerated, and that most of what was said could be safely
> ignored. However, one year ago, I started to suffer from anxiety
> attacks. I don't want to be seen as pathetic in the minds of you lot
> but they are really horrible things. I had sleepless nights of
> torment, fear and emotional distress.
>
> And then I limited the amount of time I stayed on my computer. I went
> from endless hours of Counter-Strike and Quake to a couple every
> night. The anxiety attacks have stayed, but they have got better and I
> am slowly recovering. I'm not saying that everyone is in danger; a lot
> of people will be perfectly fine. I still love computer games and I
> play them quite often. I didn't write this post for sympathy, but
> please consider that computer games can cause social, physical and
> psychological problems. Sorry that this post isn't as upbeat as the
> rest of this forum normaly is, but this is a pretty important issue.
You've just copied this from a letter in this months PC GAMER sent by Edd Skelton, and i've posted this before under Anxiety Attacks which was the heading of that letter but at least i gave credit to Edd Skelton! For his letter.
I am Edd Skelton, and when did it become a crime to post something I had already written? I wasn't aware you already copyed my letter but just don't blame me for using my own work.
WickedWare wrote:
> I am Edd Skelton, and when did it become a crime to post something I
> had already written? I wasn't aware you already copyed my letter but
> just don't blame me for using my own work.
I didn't copy the letter i just quoted some paragraphs. I can't actually prove that you are or not Edd Skelton so i'll just leave it at that.
> I am Edd Skelton, and when did it become a crime to post something I
> had already written? I wasn't aware you already copyed my letter but
> just don't blame me for using my own work.
I didn't copy the letter i just quoted some paragraphs. I can't actually prove that you are or not Edd Skelton so i'll just leave it at that.