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Gaming - Enjoyment or A mental condition?

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Gaming - Enjoyment or A mental condition? Do you love playing video games, mobile games? If yes, then you have to be  cautious... It's no more normal now. That can cost you more than it's purchasing amount. Too much of gaming might be considered as a mental disorder. World Health Organisation(WHO)  has recently added gaming in a mental category and not only this, 194 countries have agreed to WHO.   What is exactly gaming disorder? According to the WHO- "Gaming disorder is defined in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) as a pattern of gaming behavior (“digital-gaming” or “video-gaming”) characterized by impaired control over gaming, increasing priority given to gaming over other activities to the extent that gaming takes precedence over other interests and daily activities, and continuation or escalation of gaming despite the occurrence of negative consequences." Although, Gaming Disorder  shares few simila