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GFM Clans forming on MGN BoardsThis area is dedicated to the evolution of the Gamer Fitness Manual Community. It will be built around the needs of the gaming community with goals of diversifying game play, realizing unproductive gaming tendencies, and avoiding the pitfalls of video game addiction.
GFM Message -
Hopefully together as a gaming community we can help overcome the bad gaming tendencies that carry some people to the point of complete gaming addiction. These habits are carried over into every facet of life weather you are able to admit it or not. This is a very serious matter. Gamers themselves all over the world are coming forward and asking for help and admitting to being addicted to video games. That should tell us all something is not right within our community.
I am pretty sure that seeing medication prescribed or visits to the psychiatrist for a so called new addictive disease would be a huge loss for us all as gamers. That is no way to solve this type of addiction.
We will take just a little time to understand that anything in life can be addictive if we allow it. Most people are addicted to the cell phone to the point of total co-dependence. Who's gonna be willing to admit that? Blame is being placed on gaming manufacturers and designers for our own addictive, co-dependant lifestyles. This is the way people chose to live. Take responsibility for yourself to better your "Game Style" and create healthy gaming habits that can evolve your playing while decreasing your dependency for only gaming. By developing a healthy "Game Style," you will begin to understand that by increasing blood flow and introducing simple, positive theories, you can be the "Game Master" and enjoy the support of your body, peers and family within the gaming community.
Let's stand up and say we don't need video game addiction to be listed as an addictive disease. Yes, some of us need help, but we can conquer this as a community. We will look to the gaming community for ways to diversify ourselves. We will understand that continual game play will have its consequences just like any other form of dependency. Long term repetition will lead to burn out, lack of progression, and deterioration of the muscle support systems that are so important to gaming. Doing most things constantly, every day has the very same affects. This is the most basic principle in life.
If you want to remedy most addictions, make it your job. Find a way to get paid for gaming. Go to school for two years for video game programming. Once it becomes something you have to do to get a pay check, you won't want to do it anymore. Addiction solved and you'll be able to pay the bills by returning your talents to the gaming community.
By introducing ergonomic ways to better your game, you will be balancing your body, eyes and brain through the development of complete muscle support systems. This will be backed by finding creative ways to enjoy gaming without actually having a controller in your hand.
So, in summary it is each and every one of our reasonability to see that society is not given another chance to repeat past mistakes with the our gaming community. We are gaming to have fun. Everyone knows, if all you do is have fun...fun loses context. But seriously, hard work toward your goals with healthy habits is what elevates progression and alleviates addiction. Enough said...Let's give it a try and see what happens. You will win.
Enough said...Let's give it a try and see what happens. You will win.