Sex, Video game Addictions : For Real?
So, everyone's favorite sex addict is back on the greens and soon the chopper king will be back to work, fresh from sex addiction rehab. In addition to the latest alibi label of sex "addiction", those educated among us now claim that it is also possible to be "addicted" to video games. Treatment websites are going up all over the internet. And the lines continue to blur between addiction and delusion. What is truly an addiction, characterized by a real physical demand, and what is a choice? An interesting discussion with costly fallout at the very least.
In the opinions of many, addiction differs from delusion in that when one is truly addicted, the body is physically trapped. In other words, if the substance is removed : be it alcohol, narcotics or amphetamines, the body is literally unable to function. There may be seizures and even death in severe cases. This is addiction and warrants medical treatment. That medical prognosis includes insurance eligibility and pharmaceutic sales. When people make poor choices that become life threatening and must be treated scientifically, so be it. This is not an article about judgment or why people decide to self medicate.
Delusion takes a different approach from addiction. Delusion can be defined as a strong, even abnormal craving for something which may affect the psychological functioning of someone ineffectual to spotlight other things. However, the body does not banned, go into seizures or react with any extent when it does not get sex or get to play video games. Simple delusion is not a condition. (Note : this does not include obsessive compulsive disorder which is a real disorder).
When one makes a decision to sit before the computer for the better area of the day playing video games, it does not constitute addiction. When one loses employment and neglects hygiene and basic health, it does not constitute an addiction. This is a poor choice with real consequences, but should not be something we intend to be paying insurance premiums and prescriptions for. And yes, we will all be paying for these things sooner than later as we move towards covering the masses.
When one makes a decision to be promiscuous on a regular basis whether or not cheating is involved; it is a choice. Once again, the body does not go into shock, body organs do not cease to operate if one struggles to entertain his or her sexual interest. Insurance covered sex rehabilitation is absolute robbery of policy slots and tax supported government programs and will become more so as the health care landscape evolves.
As the disorder, delusion, habit becomes recognized by the medical field, it becomes eligible for various benefits. Hence, it makes sense for that field of professionals to support this idea. I am not implying that those professionals are not concerned for others, or that their hearts and minds are not in the right place, but realistically, everything comes down to money. We can be convinced of and support many things when we see that there are profits to be made; when jobs are maintained or created. Health care professionals can address the discomforts of insurance covered patients; pharmaceutic companies can research, create and market new drugs to fix the problems, and folks can continue to be irresponsible with their choices and pin the consequence on the consequences on things beyond their control.
In a recent article in the Tennessean, speaking specifically about sexual addiction, Ginger Manley, associate in psychiatry at Vanderbilt University The hospital in Nashville says, "It is uncommon to listen to a person, whether public or private, voluntarily admit to sexual misbehavior and to take responsibility for the activities without narcissistically blaming others : news media, staff, npcs, or other so-called conspirators : for the position they are in. inches
As long as people are allowed to pin the consequence on something other than themselves, they will. As long as the public buys in and confirms that people are not to be held accountable for their choices, new diagnoses will continue and medical bills will soar ever higher. We see this when obese people decide to pin the consequence on McDonald's for their weight gain and when smokers choose to pin the consequence on cigarette companies for their lung cancer. Our legal system entertains these ideas, our health and wellness care system treats these ailments and health care costs continue to rise.
In the opinions of many, addiction differs from delusion in that when one is truly addicted, the body is physically trapped. In other words, if the substance is removed : be it alcohol, narcotics or amphetamines, the body is literally unable to function. There may be seizures and even death in severe cases. This is addiction and warrants medical treatment. That medical prognosis includes insurance eligibility and pharmaceutic sales. When people make poor choices that become life threatening and must be treated scientifically, so be it. This is not an article about judgment or why people decide to self medicate.
Delusion takes a different approach from addiction. Delusion can be defined as a strong, even abnormal craving for something which may affect the psychological functioning of someone ineffectual to spotlight other things. However, the body does not banned, go into seizures or react with any extent when it does not get sex or get to play video games. Simple delusion is not a condition. (Note : this does not include obsessive compulsive disorder which is a real disorder).
When one makes a decision to sit before the computer for the better area of the day playing video games, it does not constitute addiction. When one loses employment and neglects hygiene and basic health, it does not constitute an addiction. This is a poor choice with real consequences, but should not be something we intend to be paying insurance premiums and prescriptions for. And yes, we will all be paying for these things sooner than later as we move towards covering the masses.
When one makes a decision to be promiscuous on a regular basis whether or not cheating is involved; it is a choice. Once again, the body does not go into shock, body organs do not cease to operate if one struggles to entertain his or her sexual interest. Insurance covered sex rehabilitation is absolute robbery of policy slots and tax supported government programs and will become more so as the health care landscape evolves.
As the disorder, delusion, habit becomes recognized by the medical field, it becomes eligible for various benefits. Hence, it makes sense for that field of professionals to support this idea. I am not implying that those professionals are not concerned for others, or that their hearts and minds are not in the right place, but realistically, everything comes down to money. We can be convinced of and support many things when we see that there are profits to be made; when jobs are maintained or created. Health care professionals can address the discomforts of insurance covered patients; pharmaceutic companies can research, create and market new drugs to fix the problems, and folks can continue to be irresponsible with their choices and pin the consequence on the consequences on things beyond their control.
In a recent article in the Tennessean, speaking specifically about sexual addiction, Ginger Manley, associate in psychiatry at Vanderbilt University The hospital in Nashville says, "It is uncommon to listen to a person, whether public or private, voluntarily admit to sexual misbehavior and to take responsibility for the activities without narcissistically blaming others : news media, staff, npcs, or other so-called conspirators : for the position they are in. inches
As long as people are allowed to pin the consequence on something other than themselves, they will. As long as the public buys in and confirms that people are not to be held accountable for their choices, new diagnoses will continue and medical bills will soar ever higher. We see this when obese people decide to pin the consequence on McDonald's for their weight gain and when smokers choose to pin the consequence on cigarette companies for their lung cancer. Our legal system entertains these ideas, our health and wellness care system treats these ailments and health care costs continue to rise.
deviantgodz - 14. Feb, 19:11
