http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19354827/

Some people may have seen this at GameSpot or have already made a blog about it, but I'm voicing my opinion anyway ;).

Singling out video game addiction and attempting tomake it a mental disorder seems to be quite unfair to me. You can be overly obsessed with anything. Just look at fangirls :P. If video games get this treatment, why not T.V. shows? Or books? Or sports? Or trading cards? Speaking of trading cards, back when Pokemon was the king of fads, why weren't millions of hyper children owning binders full of the popular TCG cards checked into mental hospitals?

Okay, maybe some of the hobbies above don't get as severe as video gaming (or perhaps it's just not publicized...) and maybe a few Pokemon kids did get some counseling. The point is that the group trying to get this done is, whether intentionally or not, putting video games in a bad light. I guess this goes to show you that people will always overreact to something they are unfamiliar with. This should definitely be researched further before action is taken, and if anything is added to the diagnostic manual, IMO it should be just a general obsessive interest disorder. Of course, if they do add this so-called mental disorder, then I have a suggestion for a name for it: Lasting Addiction toand Brutishly Excessive Love of Electronic gaming Disorder. Odd name, but there is a reason behind it. *hint hint*

Note: I wasn't bashing Pokemon or Pokemon fans. In fact, I still love the games.