The Healthy Gaming Addiction Podcast Library

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Episode 47 - Incels and Gaming

What is the connection between incels and gaming, and do you identify with incel culture? Find out what incels are and how they have influenced the online community of men in this episode of the Healthy Gaming Zone.

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Episode 46 - Planning and Scheduling

Are you feeling like you aren't being efficient with your time? How much time gaming is too much, and do you feel guilty whenever you game? Maybe you should take some of that time to figure out what is truly important to you, and what would make you feel like your time is going towards things you value. Find out what it all means in this episode of the Healthy Gaming Zone.

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Episode 45 - The Red Pill Community

Excessive gaming may be more than a result of gaming addiction. It may also be reinforced by messages heard around social media, forums, and other communication platforms. For those who have not heard of the Red Pill community, this is a community that may be keeping gamers in the virtual world out of fear. Find out how in this episode of the Healthy Gaming Zone.

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Episode 44 - More Anti-Work (Feat. Ryan Heapy LMFT)

Can two Marriage and Family Therapists find the answer to inspiring and motivating people who see work as being a trap, exploitative, and worthless? Ryan Heapy, LMFT, gives us his take as we take a deeper dive into what the Anti-Work movement has as an underlying motivation, and what it means on a psychological level for young Americans.

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Episode 43 - Anti-Work and Gaming

The host continues his dive into gaming culture by exploring the Anti-Work subreddit. Is anti-work providing a good platform of beliefs for gamers to follow? Make your in choice as you listen to this week's episode of the Healthy Gaming Zone.

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Episode 42 - The Gaming Community

This episode is the beginning of a series where the host dives into some of the unwritten beliefs of the deeper gaming community. The host ties in Gaming Addiction as an enabler as the network of online communications supports a life spent in front of a screen. What do you not know about the network of the gaming culture? Get a summary in this episode.

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Episode 41 - Pay-To-Win

The host opens by giving his take on the mass shooting in Uvalde, and how video games should not be blamed for it. The host then transitions into the new Pay-To-Win mechanics Blizzard has incorporated into Diablo Immortal, and how predatory it is. Should Pay-To-Win be the new mainstay in video games or should the older model of gaming (pay once, play forever) continue? Gambling and gaming addiction come together in this episode of the Healthy Gaming Zone.

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Episode 39 - Pornography Use and Gaming

Pornography has been a major point of contention over the last couple of decades due to its accessibility skyrocketing over the internet. The host goes over an article with statistics that may be questionable, but also, adds his own opinion on how pornography use relates to gaming.

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Episode 38 - Preparing For Vacations

The host shows some anger as he lays out his idea for people who don't belong on vacations, and what is expected of those who go on vacations. Gaming addicts understand vacation issues at their core, but don't express what it does to them. Find out if you want to send some hate mail to the host after this one.

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Episode 37 - Johnny Depp Vs. Amber Heard

How on earth could the Amber Heard vs. Johnny Depp trial be related to gaming addiction? Find out how it goes back to the host's childhood, and what he learned from the trial.

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Episode 36 - Making Small Changes

From hatred of long orders, to understanding the triggers that put people back into active addiction, the host wraps all of the tangents up and gives some personal advice on what he believes to be some practical solutions to getting things done.

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Episode 35 - Listening To Others

The host describes his problems with the marathon he had run the day before, and talks about how he sees a lack of listening being a main concern nowadays. Find out what had him turning in bed the night before the race in this episode.

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Episode 34 - The Social Conundrum

Do you feel like the only thing you need in your life is your computer? When was the last time you went out to have a good time? Do you think you can have a good time socializing? Join the Healthy Gaming Zone in this week's episode where the host explains how the gaming addict's social life suffers, where things may have gone wrong.

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Episode 33 - Deception and Addiction

Ever caught someone lying about their gaming habits? There is more deception going on than you think. You have probably noticed the addict manipulating or exaggerating just to get back to playing. This is more common and prevalent than you think. Find out how deep the deception goes in this episode.

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Episode 32 - Identity Formation and Gaming

Is excessive gaming altering your identity development? You may be surprised as to what gaming addiction can do to who you think you are. Find out how excessive gaming is causing major problems with how people perceive their worth to others.

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Episode 31 - Killing Creativity Through Addiction

What are you sacrificing to fulfill your gaming itch? Who are you avoiding? Is it your parents, your significant other, yourself? Maybe spending time away from the game is too much to tolerate. Listen to find out where creativity ends, and addiction begins. Maybe the unknown is exactly where you need to be.

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Episode 30 - Understanding Shawn Woolley’s Story

After reading, Your Son did Not Die In Vain, by Liz Woolley, the host tries to make sense of what can be learned from Shawn’s story. The host focuses on the signs that Shawn was suffering from gaming addiction, and elaborates on some of the common threads the host had experienced himself.

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Episode 29 - My Home Invasion Experience

The host describes his strange home invasion experience, and compares his response today against how he would have reacted just a year ago... and why his excessive gaming would have had a negative impact on him during this chaotic period.

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Episode 28 - A Warning For Parents Waiting Too Long For Help

Parents, don't wait too long to get help for your son who is excessively gaming. Gaming Addiction does not go away, and the host recalls his time in active addiction as he tries to warn about the result of waiting to long. Join the host in finding your desire to put an end to the issue that is sweeping the world.

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