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10 Ways That Gaming Is Destroying Your Life

Gaming is a fantastic pastime if you're the type of creature who enjoys wasting hours of your real-life spent in various sham universes playing out the stories of fake heroes and villains. But so what? Everyone needs a hobby to help them survive the soul-crushing monotony of this screen filled, social media nightmare… with yet another screen. Yes, as games are interactive, they are far better for you than gawking at a television screen, unwashed and shirtless. However, because games are interactive, they tend to create strong emotional attachments that trick gamer's brains into systematically ruining their life from the inside out.

4) Anger

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To see an over-the-top frustrated gamer, merely gaze upon the thousands of videos that clog the arteries of YouTube. Much like Tennis, Rugby or any other sport, gaming is competitive, and it’s in that competitiveness we see these fits of inflammable rage.

Scientists at the University of Missouri found that hormonal surges in men playing multiplayer video games are similar to male animals during territorial challenges. However, while the aforementioned animals are expelling corporal energy, you’re just sat slumped in your chair like a loose bag of human waste, building that exasperated energy until you explode in high-pitched fury.

The ironic thing is, playing whilst annoyed actually aids player ability. Researchers at Stanford and Boston College discovered that players of competitive games such as Soldier of Fortune and Call of Duty intentionally made themselves angry in an effort to play better. So while in the short-term getting pissed off will in fact help you improve, you’ll probably die of a brain aneurysm.

Swings and roundabouts.