Gaming can be amazing for mental health – but sometimes it isn’t. In that case, what you do next matters.
Video games can be a seriously powerful mental health treatment. But like anything powerful, there can be a too much and a too often.
If that happens, where you get support matters. Since the World Health Organization wrongly categorized gaming as a disorder, there have been plenty of uber expensive, fear mongering “clinics†popping up to save the day.
Be careful – video game addiction is often not truly an addiction to video games but a symptom of other issues. Treatment should not cost as much as a college degree or require confinement.
This link provides some real resources for those who believe too much of their world is gaming related. Seek help, but from those who are trying to help rather than those trying to profit.
Gaming and Mental Health | Getting Mental Health Support. YoungMinds. https://www.youngminds.org.uk/young-person/coping-with-life/gaming-and-mental-health/
