Ahmad: how about socially? Does either of your addictions have effects on your social life, positive or negative?
Joseph: well, yes and no. let me explain. While it is true that gaming does take up a lot of time in my day that could have been used for socializing or other productive activities, gaming actually has given me more chances to talk and play with very interesting people. Wither it be online or other gamers that I meet, gaming gives use a topic that we are all interested in to talk about. Plus, it’s a lot of fun.
Ahmad: what about your smoking addiction?
Joseph: I know, like everyone else, that smoking is bad for the health. But other than that, I don’t really feel any negative effects to my smoking addiction.
Ahmad: at the end, would you agree that any type of addiction is harmful?
Joseph: No. I agree that substance addictions, like drugs or alcohol, are harmful, but other addictions like gaming are not as bad. They can give one a passion for thing that are actually useful in life. For example, many gaming addicts learn a lot about computer science and engineering from gaming and turn out to be great in the field. So, I don’t think that a addictions are bad, especially if used in the right way.
Ahmad: thank you very much Joseph. You have been a great help in my understanding more about addiction.
Joseph: happy to help.
by: Ahmad Shaaban