computer game addiction

computer game addiction

Underlying forms of computer game addiction is seen as a rapidly growing problem with the covid generation. We see a lot of re take applications who have suffered from a form of over use of computer gaming before exams.

We had the privilege to have a zoom call with

Elaine Uskoski

Author, Speaker, Coach, Canada Clinical Partnership Specialist at INTENTA Clinical Training for Gaming Disorder.

Elaine discussed the often mis understand and often poorly treated computer game addiction that is most common in adolescent and young men. (We see it with pupils who need to re take exams)

Elaine compared computer game addiction as a behavioural, rather than a substance addiction.

While often there can be co morbidity such as cannabis abuse with video game addiction that compound the problems.

Elaine explained that more often than not compulsive video gamers are trying to find meaning and connections in games that they are failing at in real life. Including massive multi player games, abusive use of computer games can be seen as the effect of what is missing in the real world. So they try to replicate it in the virtual world.

These include: .

An escape from trama,

simply being high achieving in an arena, High achiever seeker as such.

Escaper - Trying to escape pain (mental health)

or a combination of both.

We are going to add material to help those who think they or one of their family members might suffer a form of addiction in the coming blogs.