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I have a really hard time controlling how much time I spend on my iPhone. Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, Subway Surfers etc. they just suck me right in every time I grab my iPhone. I have tried and considered multiple different alternatives, and so far nothing has really helped: Limit Screen Time in iOS Settings for these apps: didn't help because you can continuously just click on the button to get more screen time. Delete addicting apps: made it super annoying to communicate with my friends since we communicate in group chats on Snapchat and a lot of features (like video messages) doesn't work on the Snapchat web app for desktops. Also, it was very easy to just re-download these apps. Buy an old "dumb" phone: since I have my own business I need to always have quick access to email, which is impossible on an old phone. Also, being able to get notifications if one of my stock investments suddenly would drop is really important. I might try to always have my iPhone's battery charged <20% so I can only use it for important SMS, email, and pay for food/travel with Apple Pay. Feels a little bit scary if the battery would die, though... I also though I could enable Down Time in iOS settings and have an advanced long passcode for it that I keep in my drawer at home (so I can't access it at work), but apparently you can only enable this for kids (if I'm not mistaken). Yes I know I should just stop, but that's not how addiction works. What's your guys experience with this?

HOT TAKE: YouTube shorts broke YouTube. I'm struggling to find my LTT & other great content I curate for myself. [Think this is actually a good discussion for video] The aggressive YouTube shorts algorithm take over and auto feed addiction is impacting the existing video experience / Feed negatively. Content is being redirected towards shorts revenue which is of very poor quality and reminds me of early YouTube and not in the direction LTT & other media and content groups have spent a decade + improving quality of. I'm watching a ton of low impact latent viewing content I wouldn't naturally enjoy at this rate of consumption and am not actively engaged. My solution is to force the algorithm to think you don't want the content which is a bandaid cause there is no toggle for which feeds you want to see. Am I wrong for thinking this should be an option...to control what Feeds/Services on youtube I want to watch & have better addictive feed back potentially? This isn't about weather the content is good or bad, or of quality...but it's making me debate deleting YouTube cause it's barely useful now... Rant extended: Google search & services are over all worsening the user experience. The deal was you get large ad revenue in exchange for access to solid performing services and tools that we ENJOY using. If I'm not enjoying it anymore...at some point I'll just stop

Is there a good website forum to discuss legal drug addiction? Not talking about street drugs, but prescription drugs. Thanks

I want to waste all my money on PC parts because I am addicted to building PCs. How do I not become addicted?

Source: http://pocketnow.com/2017/02/04/smartphone-addiction-interview This is a very insightful interview. Certainly makes me feel guilty for being on the internet way too much. There are some things that struck me in this interview (and my first time hearing these terms). The first one is being addicted to information & the “fear of missing out” (aka FoMO). I can relate to that because I always check Facebook for anything new with my friends and the world at large, especially nowadays when Donald Trump and co. have a lot of…things…to say and doing a lot of…things (i.e. #alternativefacts). Heck, even if we’re supposed to socialize with other people, we always pull out our phones and check what’s on the net. The second one is “nomophobia”. Nowadays, our phones are always near us and beside us. Few weeks ago, I decided to go for a walk with my friend. When I noticed that my phone wasn’t in my pocket, I asked someone to get it for me, but decided to leave it behind when my cousin dared me to leave it behind (or asked me if I can’t survive without it for less than an hour). I hope I’ll have the heart in the future to cut back on my internet and phone usage. P.S. copied this word for word from my Tumblr post.

Alright y'all... I want to spend some more money on my PC. I don't know why, but I just feel the need to tinker and add stuff. Please don't tell me I don't need to upgrade or add anything or that16GB is perfectly good enough. I know this. Just like no one needs or needs to upgrade from a Porsche 911 Turbo S. Yet, a 949hp Ferrari LaFerrari exists. I just want some suggestions as to what I can do to help seat an addiction outside of building an additional computer. I am thinking I might upgrade my CPU cooler, double my ram and buy some cables from cablemod. I already have LEDs and I dont think I need to add any fans. Maybe a M.2 SSD? My 250GB 850 Evo is almost 50% full. This is what I am already working with: PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JHzvbj Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JHzvbj/by_merchant/ CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler Thermal Compound: ARCTIC MX4 4g Thermal Paste Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card Case: Phanteks ECLIPSE P400 ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit Software: Microsoft Office Home and Student 2016 Software Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link Archer T9E PCI-Express x1 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi Adapter Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 PWM 82.5 CFM 140mm Fan Monitor: Acer XB271HU bmiprz 27.0" 165Hz Monitor Keyboard: Max Keyboard Blackbird Wired Gaming Keyboard Mouse: Razer Razer Naga 2014 Wired Laser Mouse Headphones: Sennheiser HD600 Headphones Other: Phanteks PH-LEDKT 1m LED Other: External Optical Drive

I am really desperate. I want to game but i do not know what... I was a BIG fan of WoW... Have like 5000 hours on record but since Legion, especially now with BfA, it is just the worst of both worlds for singleplayer and multiplayer. Playing it feels as lonely and disconnected from other players as a single player game and you have to do the same repetetive things over and over again like multiplayer... It got singleplayerfied... I am also a big fan of CoD. I have played like 2000 hours in Bo2 and Bo3 combined. Especially love the zombie mode of Bo3. But nowadays you can't find any lobbys for either of them. Minecraft was also a very big deal for me back in 2012. But since 2014 it is just done. Done for it. Spent 3000 hours at least in it. FTB, modpacks, servers... Back in the days i loooved Skyrim and Tomb Raider (2013). I have tried Rise of the Tomb Raider and Fallout 4 but disliked both very much. I also followed the The Witcher III Wildhunt hypetrain and was utterly disappointed... Boring af. Can't bring myself to extend the 10hrs i have on record. Lastly i also disliked the Metro games... I recon i just hate games where everything revolves around doing things npcs tell you... Rise basically was a bit of aiming practice while walking towards worldmarks the whole time. Fallout 4 was the opposite, i was lost. I had no clue what to do and how to progres.... Oh, i also absolutely loved DOOM 2016. I also loved the complete Bioshock triology. 10/10 would recommend What games can you recommend me to try based on this?

What does it mean when a person responds to a serious, health & welfare related question by laughing while walking away? I already sort of know the answer but I'm not 100% sure about anything ever so that's why I'm asking anyway in addition to providing my own thoughts & further information now. Let's say you're or someone else ya know is doing something harmful to their own health & welfare that'll also effect those around them. It can be smoking, drinking or the abuse of any other recreational or even prescription drug. A situation where the individual's health is showing an obvious rapid decline due to the substance abuse. One so profound that it can't be denied by them selves even while under the influence of whatever they're taking. The person claims that their family & friends are of the utmost importance & they care about them more than anything in the world. Yet somehow when asked "what's gonna happen to us when you die from (whatever)?", the person's only response is seemingly sarcastic. Furthermore, upon confronting this individual about their odd response & asking them in a respectful manner why their answer was that way. They outright deny ever doing it or even having that intention & suddenly you're the one in the wrong for supposedly being too sensitive. Yes I understand that any form of alcohol or drug can stay in a persons body for a prolonged period of time. Although I would assume that if a person has slept an entire night without having it, there would be a period of time where their responses should be more rational. So what does it mean when a person's rational thinking appears to always be inhibited even when they're not always under the influence of something?

I already know this one is coming after the WHO classified excessive and compulsive gaming as a disorder. Let's talk about it. Primary Source: The Association of UK Interactive Entertainment [draft paper here] Secondary Source: Motherboard (Vice) Before commenting, I encourage people to read both this OP and the one I made before which is linked above as well as read the references attached. Now to everyone reading this thread, it should be kept in mind that regardless of one's position and opinion on the issue, do not let credentials alone bother you because "attempting to prove or disprove a theory or a claim based on mere credentials alone is already a sloppy argument and constitutes the logical fallacy Appeal to Authority or Argumentum ad Verecundiam." So here's the abstract of the counter argument presented at the moment: Looking at the abstract, it actually makes sense. What is the basis of the WHO classifications of "gaming disorder" and the ones they raised is important because they are not arguing against the inclusion of "gaming disorder" in the ICD-11 but rather, they are asking to be on the side of caution. Since the burden of proof lies on the WHO, these researchers felt that some of the claims by WHO are unsubstantiated by evidence. So what evidence are these people looking for? Robust scientific standards are not (yet) employed: The researchers of this counter paper argue that there isn't that much data to corroborate the WHO's claims including the lack of standardized reporting methods for clinical and observational studies as well as the lack of transparency. To be honest, I was looking at WHO's claims and I can't seem to find tests done using an fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) which detects changes in blood flow and neuronal activation. One of the internal signs of addiction is activation of certain areas in the brain just like this one [souce: NCBI]; Unfortunately, I haven't seen one from either sides to prove or disprove each others arguments. But I can already see how it might be hard for scientists to use a fMRI as with any MRI test (contrast or no contrast), it requires the subject or patient to sit still and you can't do that while being inside an MRI machine. One test that I can think off that both sides can use is an EEG or Electroencephalogram which monitors electrical activity in the brain and can diagnose diseases like epilepsy and other neurological disorders and some scientists have used EEG to differentiate a normal brain and someone with an addiction . [sources: here and here] The argument for singling out video games is not convincing: The second one is where their argument falls apart in my opinion or at least it shows the vested interest of the gaming lobbyists. Here, they are saying why is the WHO singling out gamers when in fact there are other addictions worth discussing as well like food, sex, tanning, social media, plastic surgery, occupational and even working out addictions. Now I want to ask, how sure are we that these researchers are not deflecting because this is basically a "red herring fallacy". Why bother bring up some other compulsive behavior when it doesn't disprove anything? Also, how sure are these people that authorities and the WHO in particular aren't paying attention to these other compulsive behaviors? Are we supposed to ignore the ramifications of excessive gaming like the ones I discussed in the original OP [at the top of this thread] because sex addiction is just as bad? If these researchers are actually credentialed people from world-renowned universities, how can they be so sloppy to include such weak and fallacious counter argument? Moral panic might be influencing formalization and might increase due to it: This one is where they argue that with the current classifications of the WHO might result to stigma and hasty generalization to all gamers. This is where I agree and yes, it might result to that but here's the thing, alcohol is actually way more addicting than marijuana and alcohol resulted to more deaths than marijuana and yet alcohol is legal and we don't judge everyone who is drinking alcohol as alcoholics. In the same way, just because someone spent $3000 on a gaming PC doesn't mean that the person is a compulsive gamer so what seems to be the concern here by researchers? This is like one of those "body positive extremist social justice warriors" complaining against doctors and fitness trainers that what they're doing is "body shaming" and it leads to more harm than good or those people complaining to their doctors to stop them from telling their patients what they should and shouldn't eat because the doctor is shaming the patient. Basically, the researchers in this draft paper argue that "These can result in poorly thought out and ineffectual public policy efforts to restrict gaming time such as South Korea’s “shutdown” law (which blocked online playing for children between 12 AM and 6 AM). While such “solutions” may lead parents, clinicians and society to feel that something is being done to address the perceived problem of excessive gaming, in fact, this intervention has had a negligible positive effect and even some negative outcomes." So what do these researchers want them to do, keep their kids playing until 4 in the morning until they become homeless drop outs with deep vein thrombosis? Few more things, while I understand that this is a draft and it's not the final paper. They seem to offer no amendments or changes made to the WHO resolution to show that these people are really sincere. Why does it sound that these people think that someone diagnosed with gaming disorder think that authorities will come and start seizing their properties? But with all that said, even the WHO is a bit lacking in further studies especially blind studies the use imaging and other methods to further validate and come up with a personalized treatment protocol. So how about you? Do you agree with them or disagree? To all math majors and statisticians in the forum (ahem @Energycore ), I want to ask if this is one of the scenarios one can use Bayes' Theorem?

Hi, I need help. Im addicted to csgo. Im reaching 1000 hours on csgo, and i regret every minute of those. Csgo is ruining my life. Every day, i play for about 3 hours when i get home from school. I cant get any work done after. Also, the infamous gambling scene isnt helping either. Any tips for stopping csgo? Any other games i can play besides csgo, which can be addicting, but i can start off in moderation? I just need to stop cs. Also, first time posting here, sorry if i did something wrong. Also, uninstalling doesnt help me. I just end up reinstalling.

Source: World Health Organization via Forbes WHO (beta draft): This is from the draft of WHO's "International Classification of Disease - Eleventh Revision" where the WHO are documenting diseases. But just because someone likes gaming doesn't mean they're addicted to it or have a gaming disorder. The Forbes article continues: Researcher Douglas Gentile is one of the sources as to why "gaming disorder" is included in the new ICD-11. He states: To determine if you're one of the people potentially suffering from pathological gaming disorder, the Forbes article provided an acronym to ask yourself and it's called "CAGE" which is used by therapists to diagnose alcohol addiction but instead replace "drinking" with "gaming". Have you ever felt you should Cut down on your gaming? Have people Annoyed you by criticizing your gaming? Have you ever felt bad or Guilty about your gaming? Are video games usually the first thing you think about in the morning when you wake up (Eye opener)? Even LMG's own Luke Lafreniere appeared in a video sharing his experience about gaming addiction. I'm sure there's more to the story more than meets the eye especially for a quarter of a minute video of playing video games and reading books about them although so many people do that. [Luke video removed] I used to play WoW and even bought ebooks (Dawn of the Aspects and War of the Ancients on the Kindle app on my iPad) about it and yet I don't I have any gaming disorders. I'm not trying to dismiss Luke's experience, it's just that there's more to this and unfortunately the website linked on the video is no longer working. But it only shows that drugs aren't the only ones that are addicting. While the DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV) still defines "addiction" as a compulsive use of dangerous substances, it looks like in the new DSM update, gaming disorder will be included as per WHO recommendation. And I hope no one dismisses someone from being addicted to playing video games as just being "lazy" or "crazy" because they need help. Many people play video games to escape a harsh, cruel world or environment and I can't blame them. Instead of heroin or crystal meth, they play Witcher 3 in 4K high settings. I hope just in like Europe and Canada, "harm reduction" facilities will include conditions such as gaming addicts though I don't know how treatment is going to be administered to them. Just like how "war on drugs" is a doomed to fail at the beginning and is a waste of taxpayer's money, it's time for people to reach out to these people and offer help just like how gambling addicts get over and recover. Whether it's substance abuse or gaming addiction, they all fire the same pleasure centers in the brain by flooding certain portions of the brain with dopamine.

It's a blast giving horrible tech advice love you all.... Mods you can delete this i wont be offended

Hello everyone, Xhodan here. I've been watching LinusTechTip videos for awhile now and I really enjoy the content. Anyway, as the title states. When does gaming become addictive? I'm curious to hear all your opinions. Leave creative comments, opinions, and idea's bellow!

So guys at first i just wanted to make a presentation to convince my parents that gaming is not so bad after all. Now i feel like i need to make something that i can publish everywhere to help other people convince their parents. I also want to clear the doubts about gaming in the media. Right now I am collecting some cases of game addiction and find the problems so parents can be aware and make sure their kids or loved ones don't make the same mistakes. I call upon the community for testimonies of game addiction. I will leave my email for people to send their full testimonies. My email: youngnerdini@Gamil.com Please, if you want to do it for me, then do it for the gaming community! Please do not spam my email!

This discussion has come up before but there are no active threads to talk about it so I decided to start this one. Some of us may believe it is very real, some of us may not but I believe this is an important topic either way. We have recently lost some old school members who were very active, some who have said they need to leave because they are simply loosing too much time to the forum (loosing track of time). This I believe is the evidence for internet addiction. There is a major difference between working long hours on the internet and being dependent to the internet (but this applies to all addictive habits/activities). The key difference is control. When you start to lose control over how much time you sink into it something, then it becomes an addiction. (This old thread gives some insight into many people thoughts on this but I was surprised by the amount of people who didn't seem to see the difference). This topic (although they focused on social networks sites) was on local Irish news the other day and I was glad to see this getting some attention. While there are no groundbreaking facts in here, the real breakthrough is in that this is getting more public awareness. The interesting points were: source So what are everyone's thoughts on this?

How do you like your coffee? For me I like it about medium. Not too rich to were its too bitter to drink but still enough to have a good caffeine content. I usually drink 1 cup of coffee if I choose to have it that day. If the coffee that day is light I will probably get 2. If its super rich only 1 cup because the coffee that my boss like has enough caffeine in it to make you feel colors.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57600803-1/japan-to-fight-internet-addiction-with-fasting-camps/ http://www.brmc.com/programs-services/internet-addiction-bradford-pa.php Also being done in Pennsylvania as well. What do you guys think? I believe it's a bit dumb and while yes, there are kids out there of which couldn't literally function without the internet, it is easily remedied by the parent. If a parent is so weak as to not be able to control what their child does, they are not fit to be a parent.

i work full time and when i have nothing to do uhh... yeah