When A Video Game Becomes An Addiction | Khurram Sadiq | TEDxAngliaRuskinUniversity

“It took a lot of strength for me to pack my obsession and addiction in a box and give it away. I’m glad I did though, or I may not have finished my degree!” This is the true story of Dr Khurram Sadiq who got obsessed with a game during his psychiatric training and quickly realised it was taking over his life.
But how many can say they had the same strength?
Until recent years psychiatrists didn’t have enough data to analyse video gaming behaviour. Especially the effect from games with violence, mimicking wars and fights. But now doctors are beginning to see the impact of the Modern Gaming world. This is Dr. Khurram’s fourth TEDx talk, and he shares with us the three biggest impacts of modern gaming: game thrombosis, gaming freak-outs and the rise of cult cultures.
Dr Khurram Sadiq is a Clinical Lead Acute Care in Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and a Consultant Psychiatrist in Crisis Team Basingstoke. He is a Public Speaker, Blogger, Vlogger, a Leadership coach and a former gamer who understands the bias, the excitement, the pain and everything that each gamer goes through in life. He appeals to all gamers to
Keep the fantasy and reality in balance
Connect with Dr. Khurram Sadiq on LinkedIn and KZbin @Dr Khurram Sadiq, Instagram @Fomosapien666 and Facebook @ Khurram Saadiq
#MentalHealth #VideoGameAddiction #InternetGamingDisorder
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Connect with Dr. Khurram Sadiq on LinkedIn and KZbin @Dr Khurram Sadiq, Instagram @Fomosapien666 and Facebook @ Khurram Saadiq This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@bizbily]

Yep!! Gaming easily turns into addiction and soon into an obsession .. your lesson about keeping both worlds of reality and fantasy into balance is so important.

[@zeequreshi1607]

Such an important topic especially in this day, I have so many friends who would benefit from this talk. Amazing!

[@bggeorgieva]

‘Keeping the fantasy and the reality in balance’ - brilliant wisdom!

[@ammarsadiq7351]

There is an immense need of discussing the topic at this point in time as there are alot of people who are experiencing these challenges and can really benefit from listening to this

[@damianculhane]

Super story. Thanks for sharing 👍🏼

[@san-xm4uh]

A topic less talked about yet so prevalent. Had the previlage of attending the talk in person and as always a pleasure to see Dr Khurram's passion in his topics. Well done..

[@borislavakostova203]

It’s true, it’s a big escapism problem in our society

[@perrinefarque]

Amazing talk Khurram! It was a privilege to meet you in person at the event!

[@codewithsherry8828]

A very important issue to talk about, very relevant to the current situation of the youth.

[@sashkapalauzova1851]

Thanks for the engrossing way to tell us about video gaming!

[@ZOrinaOE]

Very profound speach. Thank you for perform it so wisely and crearly! Balance between reality and fantasy is a must !!!

[@NoevNemesis]

I lose everything on playing game....

[@carolinet7969]

Thank you very much for this video. I will circulate this in the hope that it will reach the people who are in great need of this message. Thank you again.

[@samreensyed3284]

I wish, we start another life without all these chaos

[@meghasingh4267]

great video

[@kendallmeaders906]

WOW

[@eddyperez1989]

In my opinion balancing reality and fantasy can be really challenging, because fantasy (gaming, anime, etc.) is design by default to be better, easier and cooler than reality. While in real life you have to work hard to achieve the things you want (career, job, money, recognition, etc.) and it is a painful process, in fantasy it is relatively easy to level up to a powerful character and you enjoy all the ride.

[@sieglindegeruldis5841]

quadruple thumbs up!

[@zennedy0586]

I am a psychologist. And a gamer. Games are art and can tell incredible stories. They can enhance and enrich the human experience just like great literature, poetry, and visual art. Are all games art? No, but the cherry picked examples and quotes used in this video are nothing but fear mongering and a demonstration of misunderstanding.

[@shavkat_bek]

They say this is a worldwide problem, yet they don’t tackle the problem at the root - game producing companies