There are online games in which the participants fight to stay alive. As a result, some of them also behave violently in real life with their siblings or peer groups.
Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) associate professor of the department of psychiatry Dr Santosh Kumar said Internet gaming clutter was a known problem now. “Playing online games for more than two hours a day is a mess. People, especially teenagers, got addicted to online gaming during the Covid-induced lockdown due to the easy availability of devices and the internet,” she added.
“Since the classes were also held online, the children spent many hours using the Internet. Those in the 12-25 age group became more addicted to online gaming,” said Dr. Santosh.
Speaking about the change in behavior due to online games, he said: “Games involving violence were also making children violent. These children behave aggressively with their siblings or peer groups. They also resort to physical aggression. These teenagers don’t listen to their elders and do the opposite.”
education counselor mawish fatma, who has also worked closely with school-age children, said kids who play online games become so connected to the virtual world that they don’t even notice what’s going on around them. “His studies of her are also affected. Even while studying, they think about the battle to be won online, and their minds are occupied with virtual people.” Fatima he said, adding that parents should minimize their children’s screen time and ensure their children’s behavioral therapy.
According to the American Psychiatric Association, some of the proposed symptoms of Internet gaming disorder include an urge to spend time solely playing games, an inability to withdraw or quit gambling, loss of interest in activities they used to enjoy before, cheating family members or others about the time they had spent playing online games and withdrawal symptoms when the game was taken away, such as sadness, anxiety, and irritability.
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