There is one point in this article that I wholeheartedly agree with—that addictive behavior is invariably a response to some underlying psychological issue. I p

There is one point in this article that I wholeheartedly agree with—that addictive behavior is invariably a response to some underlying psychological issue. I played games addictively from childhood and it was obviously a coping mechanism for anxiety and depression. However, there were numerous times where the gaming itself exacerbated the problems, as I simply used gaming to forget about urgent demands instead of facing them. Now in my mid-30s I was recently diagnosed with ADHD, and the medication has had the effect of basically eliminating all desire to play games. I still have a lot of the same obsessive behavioral patterns, but the need for a constant drip of dopamine rewards has dramatically abated so I can focus on more meaningful pursuits.