privateer Δημοσ. 27 Ιουλίου 2006 Δημοσ. 27 Ιουλίου 2006 A DUTCH clinic that has begun offering the world's first treatment for computer game addicts has been overwhelmed with pleas for help from parents and children all over the world. "It's amazing, I've never seen anything like it," said Keith Bakker, the American director of the Smith & Jones clinic in Amsterdam. "The phone has been ringing constantly. Computer game addiction is obviously an even greater problem than we imagined." In a 16th-century building on one of Amsterdam's canals, the clinic will begin treating two teenagers from Britain this week and other sufferers are being signed in from the US and Asia. "These are perfectly decent kids whose lives have been taken over by an addiction," said Mr Bakker, a former drug addict. "Some have given up school so they can play games. They have no friends. They don't speak to their parents." Last week, Mr Bakker took his first group of "gamers", as he calls them, on a parachuting trip to take their minds off their computers. Treatment also involves meditation, fitness training and group therapy. It is supervised by what Mr Bakker called "some of the top addiction specialists in the world". Although experts are still debating whether excessive game playing counts as an addiction, Mr Bakker has no doubt that the symptoms are the same. "If we see a car burning outside, we don't sit around wondering what to call it," he said. "It is not a chemical dependency, but it's got everything of an obsessive-compulsive disorder and all of the other stuff that comes with chemical dependency." Tim, a 21-year-old from Utrecht, said he had hardly left his bedroom for five years because he was so obsessed by his computer games. "My room was a mess," he said. "Curtains drawn, pizza boxes, empty bottles and junk food wrappers everywhere ... I didn't even get up to use the bathroom but peed in a bottle while I kept playing." His parents were frightened of him because, weighing more than 130kg, he was too strong for them to confront. Eventually they threatened to kick him out unless he enrolled for a month of therapy. Mr Bakker said he had been hearing horror stories from parents about their children's addiction to computer games. One couple brought a six-year-old to the clinic, hoping the boy could be treated. "All we could do was have a chat with him," he said. "He used to be a perfectly healthy kid but they gave him a Nintendo and he changed. He doesn't talk to his friends any more." In countries such as South Korea and China it is recognised as a serious problem. A 28-year-old South Korean died of heart failure last year after playing a computer game for 50 hours at an internet cafe. The family of a Chinese teenager who killed himself after playing a game for 36 hours is suing the distributor. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19887915-29677,00.html
gtsamour Δημοσ. 27 Ιουλίου 2006 Δημοσ. 27 Ιουλίου 2006 Απίστευτο πραγματικά. Και νόμιζα οτι εγώ ειμαι πορωμένος αλλά καμια σχεση. Εγω έχω την πόρωση να τα κατεβάζω παρά να τα παίζω....αλλα φαντάζομαι αυτό ειναι καλύτερο
dterzakis Δημοσ. 27 Ιουλίου 2006 Δημοσ. 27 Ιουλίου 2006 Κλείστε μου μία κλίνα... Πάντως πέρα από την πλάκα, τα πράγματα έχουν ξεφύγει!!
sarisn Δημοσ. 27 Ιουλίου 2006 Δημοσ. 27 Ιουλίου 2006 Ντάξει, κι' εγώ καθόμουν κάνα 15ωρο τη μέρα πάνω από το WoW όταν δεν δούλευα, αλλά δεν κατούραγα και σε μπουκάλι!!!! :razz::razz::razz:
john2gr Δημοσ. 27 Ιουλίου 2006 Δημοσ. 27 Ιουλίου 2006 Xaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxaxa. ΕΧΩ ΛΙΩΣΕΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙ ΛΕΜΕ :d
Arxon Δημοσ. 27 Ιουλίου 2006 Δημοσ. 27 Ιουλίου 2006 πανε οι θεωριες που λεγανε οτι καθε μια ωρα παιχνιδιου πρεπει να κανεις ενα διαλειμα 10 λεπτων???δεν εχω καταφερει ποτε να παιξω πανω απο 5 ωρες. Και αυτο μονο οταν παιζω με παρεα μεσω δικτυου.
Melissa_virus Δημοσ. 27 Ιουλίου 2006 Δημοσ. 27 Ιουλίου 2006 εγώ πλέον έχω ξεσυνηθίσει, και μετά από μία ώρα game με πιάνουν τα μάτια και το στομάχι! Παλιά έπαιζα κάτι 5ωρα και εγώ
Arxon Δημοσ. 28 Ιουλίου 2006 Δημοσ. 28 Ιουλίου 2006 εγώ πλέον έχω ξεσυνηθίσει, και μετά από μία ώρα game με πιάνουν τα μάτια και το στομάχι! Παλιά έπαιζα κάτι 5ωρα και εγώ καλα αυτο εννοειται και εμενα θολωνουν τα ματια μου μετα την 1 ωρα συνεχομενου παιχνιδιου,για αυτο καλο ειναι να γινονται συχνα διαλειματα για να μην καταληξουμε και εμεις σε καμια κλινικη.
christos_0b Δημοσ. 29 Ιουλίου 2006 Δημοσ. 29 Ιουλίου 2006 Εγω προβλεπω πως αντι να γινουν καλα τα παλικαρια,θα κανουν καμια clan και θα αρχισουν να καιγοντε ομαδικα σε παρα πολλα games! :mrgreen:
Melissa_virus Δημοσ. 29 Ιουλίου 2006 Δημοσ. 29 Ιουλίου 2006 les na arxizoun na paizoun counter strike me petres, ropala kai swma me swma maxes? Se maxairia den nomizw na exoun prosbash! h apoluth paranoia 8a einai auto.
mprou Δημοσ. 30 Ιουλίου 2006 Δημοσ. 30 Ιουλίου 2006 Τετοια ατομα γενικα δεν στεκουν και πολυ στα καλα τους. Απ το να γινοντουσαν τιποτα χειροτερο καλυτερα που κολλησαν στα παιχνιδια.
ItsToasted Δημοσ. 30 Ιουλίου 2006 Δημοσ. 30 Ιουλίου 2006 I moni litrosi einai na tous valoun konta se kana sxolio thilewn mbas kai ksipnisi kamia ormoni kai stamatisoun na paizoun.
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