[gtlondon]

What makes me smile about this (and any) "disorder" classification is:

> For gaming disorder to be diagnosed, the behaviour pattern must be of sufficient severity to result in significant impairment in personal, family, social, educational, occupational or other important areas of functioning

But what if you just really prefer gaming (or whatever your disorder is) to personal, family, social, educational and occupational areas of life :)

Based on this Einstein had a "disorder", always studying rather than outside playing.

[watwut]

Einstein was characterized as smart but lazy by his teacher, so probably not. Middle class kids in his time were not expected to play outside freely the way American nostalgia runs now afaik either.

More importantly, it is not about what you prefer, but how it impacts you. If you prefer gaming to job, but still sont miss important meetings, then it is not impacting you negatively. If your gaming is helping you to cope with bullying, then it is affecting you positively. If you ignore kids for weeks because you can't unglue yourself, despite feeling guilty about it, then it is affecting you negatively. (If you never cared about them in the first place, then it is non factor).