I’ve always known that I had a compulsive nature
But I never really knew how it affected me
So I’ve decided to take a break from video games
And I feel as jittery as a bag of false teeth, swung around by a banshee.
It feels so strange, as if I have to keep my hands busy
Opening and closing [...]
Archives for Technology Addiction
The Straps of Compulsion
Game Informer reSTART feature
The feature on reSTART is now live on gameinformer.com. As promised,
here’s the link:
http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/04/07/video-game-rehab.aspx
Thanks for your help with this feature! We wish you continued success
with the program.
Mirror Neurons and Their Impact on Playing Video Games
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My apologies for having not updated this blog for quite a while, I have been so busy… you know, graduate school will do that to people . So, today, I bring to you something I have been learning about in my physiological psychology course. It is, in my humble opinion, an amazing discovery [...]
Psychoeducational Blog; Catastrophizing Cognitions
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I thought I would take some time to explain what catastrophizing cognitions are. These kinds of thoughts are commonly seen among individuals suffering from addictions. However, after reading this I am sure you will see that you do not have to be suffering from a mental imperfection to experience this kind of thinking, in [...]
The Process of Changing Behaviors Explained
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Up until about a year ago, I feel ashamed to admit, I really did not have a good understanding of the process of change. When I say change, I am referring to behavioral changes (e.g., quitting smoking, stop biting your nails, stop playing video games, stop texting, decreasing Internet use). I was one of [...]
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