Talk:Computer addiction

Lumber skills
Please leave the caption as-is. I know the source of this picture and they're leveling LUMBER SKILLS. CrookedAsterisk 12:05, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
 * My bad. Having never played the game, I assumed that was someone trying to be funny and failing. I won't revert it now that I know it's not vandalism. --Habap 14:00, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Please consider[WP:NOR] and [WP:SPS]FlashNerdX (talk) 16:59, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Environment vs. Object
"A variation of computer addiction is the proposed Internet addiction disorder, which suggests that people can not only be addicted to an object, such as a computer, but also an environment, i.e. the Internet.". What I don't see is how a computer doesn't setup an environment for a 'computer' addict. When I am using a computer, I don't care about the actual object, but about the environment it puts me in, and that is what I have been personally addicted to. I also can't truly differentiate between a computer and internet addiction except that one is part of the other, leading me to think that there isn't truly a computer addiction but an addiction to any specific environment created by a computer, such as World of Warcraft, or the internet (which is of course technically not inside 'a' computer, nonetheless the personal environment is created by one). Thus this sentence makes no sense to me whatsoever. Xilliah (talk) 11:26, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

POV
Isn't this article rather POV? Andre ( talk )A| 22:42, Oct 21, 2004 (UTC)


 * Where? - Lifefeed 20:19, Dec 29, 2004 (UTC)


 * What? Epic Genius 14:22, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

OCD
Knowing what I do about a disease I am a borderline case of, what the heck is OCD doing on that list? It stems from fears (checking closet for monsters in children, washing hands etc.) I cant imagine someone being afraid of the computer dying or something. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.144.157.70 (talk • contribs)


 * There's more to OCD than fear. Be more specific. --DanielCD 19:17, 26 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Our own page on obsessive-compulsive disorder states that it's an anxiety disorder dealing mainly with several different forms of abnormal anxiety, fear, phobia and nervous condition. Wouldn't it be better related to compulsive addiction? --Roy Laurie 22:22, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

These two should be merged because they are basically the same so there is no contest it should be merged. --bigko12 12:30 July,18:2006 {UTC}

Proposed merger discussion
The template for Game addiction's discussion about the merger points here, even though the discussion is on it's own talk page (Talk:Game addiction). Just wanted to clarify. --Roy Laurie 22:35, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

Image description
The images is supposed to be of an "addicted" teen playing runescape. But there's no source for the fact that this kid is "addicted" -- couldn't we just say that it's of "a teenager playing runescape, an addictive computer game"? Graymornings (talk) 02:30, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

There is also no proof that they are playing RuneScape. The image doesn't even show the screen of the PCFlashNerdX (talk) 16:56, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

and it also (i would say) a prejudicative atmoshphere in this image : Dark Computer Lab,  Intense Stare, Youthful user. Who says this isn 't finlan during the arctic winter? Who says this boy used his computer so long? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.161.60.137 (talk) 16:12, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Addicted to Online Gaming : Socom
I need help with my addiction with this game called socom. Can anyone relate to me. I have stopped playing, but cant stop thinking about it. All the friends i have made on the game. Are they real friends. I talk to them and have known them through it for years ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.235.193.52 (talk) 22:38, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Hatchetizing
Cutting to the talk page:

OR: A variation of computer addiction is the proposed Internet addiction disorder, which suggests that people can not only be addicted to an object, such as a computer, but also an environment, i.e. the Internet. This needs a source.

As gaming in the form of PC games and game consoles from various companies like Nintendo and Sega caught on and spread through the end of the millennium, the use of Internet as an increasingly viable medium for communication also rose, and traditional offline activities such as politics and dating began to take advantage of online capability. As a result, computer addiction became a more serious study, and a more vocal social concern.

Please re-add only with sourcing to show the cause and effect.

Please also consider "computer addiction" as separate from gaming or Internet or web-- just the feedback loops and interaction with the computer. Art4med (talk) 18:17, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Proposal of page deletion
This page is severely lacking good sources and 'computer addiction' is way too vague. What exactly would you be addicted to? The physical object? Addiction to video games, the internet, social media, maybe even chain mails, yes. But just 'computers' is too broad. It's like being addicted to sound, or animals. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Matthias2207 (talk • contribs) 22:02, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

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Is "marital infidelity" really an accurate representation of the referenced source?
The source that is provided states.. "Computer addiction may also present with comorbidities such as depression, gambling, substance abuse, and marital infidelity and divorce."

Yet here both depression and marital infidelity are listed as symptoms, not "comorbidities". All of these other mentioned comorbidities are also not included in the list of symptoms on this page, which makes me wonder why particularly these two were included.

Ybllaw (talk) 12:46, 24 April 2024 (UTC)