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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 331361" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Marg, I get your point. It is a really nice thing your boys can do that. I am envious. Wiz is very different.</p><p></p><p>It SEEMS to calm him. His moods and actions tell a different story. Even when he picks the consequences, regardless of what they are, he is still unable to stop. He will lie cheat steal from any/everyone to get more gaming stuff. Not even potential loss of his BFF can stop him. </p><p></p><p>He has never abided by a punishment. Only total removal of the games for a period of time works. He becomes more loving, creative, does better at everything that he does, and even stops being aggressive after a couple of weeks with no video games. If he has a game and you interrupt him it is possible he will jump up and hit you. He honestly could NOT get out of a burning building if his games were in there. </p><p></p><p>The A&E show Intervention has done an episode on gaming addiction. It is interesting. in my opinion it is very different than what Marg sees in her boys.</p><p></p><p>The knowledge that he can play as much as he wants is not reassuring to Wiz. It is compelling. He still lies, cheats and steals to get more. At one point he was permitted to have any RPG stuff he wanted. Much as he wanted. He STILL hid some of it. To the point his mattress couldn't touch the box springs. </p><p></p><p>Maybe it is a facet of his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I really have no clue. I DO know that he is not capable of moderation in regard to gaming. Simply is not able to do it. </p><p></p><p>It takes us about 2 weeks to see most of the gaming problems to go away. A rough two weeks. And just like an addict, re-introduction of gaming immediately results in an inability to stop or limit.</p><p></p><p>We have tried it. Many, many times. In as many ways as we and our tdocs and psychiatrists could figure out. NOT giving up on him. Truly NOT. Just recognizing a fact, just like I recognize that he has brown hair.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 331361, member: 1233"] Marg, I get your point. It is a really nice thing your boys can do that. I am envious. Wiz is very different. It SEEMS to calm him. His moods and actions tell a different story. Even when he picks the consequences, regardless of what they are, he is still unable to stop. He will lie cheat steal from any/everyone to get more gaming stuff. Not even potential loss of his BFF can stop him. He has never abided by a punishment. Only total removal of the games for a period of time works. He becomes more loving, creative, does better at everything that he does, and even stops being aggressive after a couple of weeks with no video games. If he has a game and you interrupt him it is possible he will jump up and hit you. He honestly could NOT get out of a burning building if his games were in there. The A&E show Intervention has done an episode on gaming addiction. It is interesting. in my opinion it is very different than what Marg sees in her boys. The knowledge that he can play as much as he wants is not reassuring to Wiz. It is compelling. He still lies, cheats and steals to get more. At one point he was permitted to have any RPG stuff he wanted. Much as he wanted. He STILL hid some of it. To the point his mattress couldn't touch the box springs. Maybe it is a facet of his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I really have no clue. I DO know that he is not capable of moderation in regard to gaming. Simply is not able to do it. It takes us about 2 weeks to see most of the gaming problems to go away. A rough two weeks. And just like an addict, re-introduction of gaming immediately results in an inability to stop or limit. We have tried it. Many, many times. In as many ways as we and our tdocs and psychiatrists could figure out. NOT giving up on him. Truly NOT. Just recognizing a fact, just like I recognize that he has brown hair. [/QUOTE]
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