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Krazy_Kirby posted...

can't be addicted to gaming

You absolutely can, the same way you can be addicted to something like gambling.

Krazy_Kirby posted...

you don't suffer from withdrawals if you stop playing video games

a) You can, in the form of mood swings
b) Withdrawal has nothing to do with addiction. For instance, the CAGE questionnaire - a litmus test for alcohol addiction (which, in modified form, is used in diagnosing other forms of addiction) - mentions nothing about it. It's just four questions, with two positive answers indicating that a more in-depth assessment is required because the person is at risk of alcoholism, and those four questions (the first three of which are pertinent to pretty much any other addictive activity) are:
--Have you ever felt the need to Cut down on drinking? (a common swap-out for this question is "Has anyone ever suggested you cut-down on your drinking?")
--Have you ever felt Annoyed by people talking about your drinking?
--Have you ever felt Guilty about drinking?
--Have you ever needed an Eye-opener to deal with a hangover or settle yourself?

Withdrawal has to do with physical dependency, which is different from addiction. Dependency is physical, addiction is mental/behavioural.

Krazy_Kirby posted...

the question "i am unhappy being so withdrawn" is flawed. there is no option for saying you aren't withdrawn.

saying never means you aren't unhappy being withdrawn. saying always means you are unhappy being withdrawn.

skipped it.

It could perhaps be better written, but I think it's saying "are you happy about your level of social interaction"? A no answer means that, by definition, you don't consider yourself withdrawn.
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