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		mrobot on Aug 30, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: China has forbidden under-18s from playing games f... Good. I ruined my damned brain playing stupid first person shooters for disgusting amounts of hours from like age 12-22. Aside from the social life i lost out on, I really think my brain is permanently deprived of chemicals.

civilian on Aug 31, 2021 | [–]

You should see a psychiatrist & a therapist, if your brain chemistry is off then there are interventions that can be done for it.

drywater2 on Aug 31, 2021 | [–]

Same. I feel like games are fun, but at some point there are diminishing returns and negatively affect your social life.

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