I believe that video games caused my anxiety disorder. In my household as a child, there was a lot of yelling, and perhaps that fueled it, but I believe when push comes to shove, it was the video games. How can this be? Well, it doesn't have to do so much with the video games themselves, but the adrenaline's domino effect on my psychology (and I believe the psychology of many other people). Adrenaline (and other fight-or-flight hormones) makes people fearful by nature, and with constant exposure (all I did was play video games, and I got very intense with them), this can seriously alter perceptions would ultimately affect cognitive behaviors in a huge way. For me it seems that my constant anxious state is both caused by cognition and causes cognition (thus creating a cycle to perpetuate the 'disorder'). The vast majority of video games are addictive because people love the feeling of an adrenaline rush, but the long-term affects of constant fight-or-flight mode isn't healthy. In our society I believe we need to take adrenaline-producing stimuli much more seriously (TV, internet, music, video games and so on). From what I've observed, a lot of anxious people have an adrenaline fix of some sort. It's important to identify your adrenaline fix if you have one, and find a way to get rid of it. If you need that adrenaline, exercise is much more productive (increased metabolism of stress hormones plus the adrenaline fix is satisfied...plus exercise is good for the brain).
Well I'm rambling now, if you have any questions or concerns feel free to leave a comment☺
Well I'm rambling now, if you have any questions or concerns feel free to leave a comment☺
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