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I hate how people can explain away their personal problems with their “recognised illness.”

The people who aren’t just fat because they eat more calories than they burn off, but because they have a “medical condition…” The people who even choose to explain away a high sex drive and an inability to control themselves with the words: sex addict.

As American doctors prepare to recognise video game addiction, I have to say that the problem here is the individual…

What is the difference in these two types of people:
A person who buys “game A.” They continue to play it once in a while.
A person who buys “game A.” They continue to play it, all night, every night.

Did you spot it? The difference, is the person. So, where’s the real problem?

If the addicted person is a child, the fault lays at the feet of the parents. If your child dissapears every night, even when truly sick (and not at school) they still manage to play games, there is a real problem. You shape your child’s personality, you shape your child’s limits.

That’s what this is all about, limits. Set them. Enforce them.