Video game addiction has been an unsung issue in our world today. It’s not as bad as a war but it clearly is destroying lives. It’ll tease you then lure you to playing extended hours if you don’t take control of it.
It’s good to use this to unwind from a hard day but like other people say, “too much of a good thing is bad.”
So what does happen in video game addiction?
In playing, you get separated from reality. You are physically sitting on your spot but your mind is inside the digital world.
Your brain receives Brain Training or in other terms, neurofeedback. Neurofeedback trains your mind’s mood, memory, thoughts and behavior. Once you receive positive neurofeedback from something, you’ll want to keep experiencing it. When something makes us feel good about ourselves, we keep on looking for it.
However, if we don’t feel the neurofeedback, this will lead us to cravings and would not be able to sleep well. Without that addiction that will calm our mind, we wouldn’t be able to function normally.
Your addiction now becomes a defense against stressful situations.
With this knowledge, we can also reverse the procedure.
There’s a device called the “EEG Neurofeedback device” where it’s put on your head in a position where it can read brain waves. During the times where you experience neurofeedback, the device shifts your brain back to regain self control.
If you think of it, it’s like BF Skinner’s positive reinforcement principle. This principle states that when something good has been done, you reward it immediately and continue on rewarding until it gets picked up that you like what he’s doing.
It’s like training your dog. When he does something good, you give him treats. This lets him interpret that when he’s doing something right, he’ll get a reward like treat and that you like what he’s doing.
So can neurofeedback be considered as a treatment for video game addiction? I think it needs further studies. But scientifically, it may be able to do something good.
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