“It took a lot of strength for me to pack my obsession and addiction in a box and give it away. I’m glad I did though, or I may not have finished my degree!” This is the true story of Dr Khurram Sadiq who got obsessed with a game during his psychiatric training and quickly realised it was taking over his life.

But how many can say they had the same strength?

Until recent years psychiatrists didn’t have enough data to analyse video gaming behaviour. Especially the effect from games with violence, mimicking wars and fights. But now doctors are beginning to see the impact of the Modern Gaming world. This is Dr. Khurram’s fourth TEDx talk, and he shares with us the three biggest impacts of modern gaming: game thrombosis, gaming freak-outs and the rise of cult cultures.

Dr Khurram Sadiq is a Clinical Lead Acute Care in Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and a Consultant Psychiatrist in Crisis Team Basingstoke. He is a Public Speaker, Blogger, Vlogger, a Leadership coach and a former gamer who understands the bias, the excitement, the pain and everything that each gamer goes through in life. He appeals to all gamers to

Keep the fantasy and reality in balance

Connect with Dr. Khurram Sadiq on LinkedIn and YouTube @Dr Khurram Sadiq, Instagram @Fomosapien666 and Facebook @ Khurram Saadiq

#MentalHealth #VideoGameAddiction #InternetGamingDisorder

This talk was given at TEDxAngliaRuskinUniversity using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
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