Playing video games causes your brain to release dopamine. Dopamine is important for learning and concentration, but it is also the same chemical released when people do drugs like cocaine. If you spend too much time playing video games you could develop a gaming disorder. The World Health Organization defines a gaming disorder as “a pattern of gaming behavior characterized by impaired control over gaming, increasing priority given 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.” In other words, if you can’t stop playing League of Legends because you’re stressed about finals you might have a problem. The best thing to do is put the game down and study. If you make a habit of avoidance, the problems you ignore will pile up and consume you
