A warning to all the major gamers out there pulling all-nighters and skipping showers to binge-play games like ‘Fortnite,’ as of this past Saturday (May 25), the World Health Organization has announced that it is now thinking about making chronic gaming a world recognized mental health disorder. Sources from cnet.com say that the International Classification of Diseases defines the gaming disorder as “a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behavior, which may be online or offline, manifested by impaired control over gaming, increasing priority given to gaming to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other life interests and daily activities and continuation or escalation of gaming despite the occurrence of negative consequences.” Do you or anyone you know currently suffer from any of these gaming symptoms? Let us know in the comment section below. Or at least get them some help…
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