Ask Me Help Desk - Video Game Addiction

Ok I've been a gamer since I discovered the atari in 1991, yes I know it was around long before that, anyway ever since then I've been a gamer, all through somewhat and my childhood, well recently started getting really bad headaches... weird dreams... now don't think I was some fat kid on my gaming system all the time as a kid... I was a star player of my football team, worked out and ran a lot, anyway... as I was saying, now that I'm much older, I have a much more active imagination in my sleep... I have often dreamt of being a character on Kingdom of Amular Reckoning... if y'all don't know ehat that is, its an action adventure game, with swords, hack/slash, strategy and monsters, I've been dreaming that I'm living that life... I did no such thing as a kid.. could it be my mental/emotionally state has something to do with this? Or should I just write this off as bull?

Headaches and vivid dreams (I happen to think 99% of dreams are weird) would usually be shrugged off by doctors as too much stress and staring at a screen. You could be getting migraines, not typically found in children. I take it you are around 30?
In very rare cases, though, they might be related to something unusual, such as a tumor (could even be benign) or impending mental illness. But given how unlikely that is, you just aren't going to have your brain scanned unless you can afford to pay out of pocket.
If your headaches have ever involved lightening flashes, blacking out of your vision, sweating profusely, or vomiting, answer below. Those are some of the signs of migraines, and there's a lot you can do to reduce them.
Also (in regard to dreams) are you on any medication or even supplements? Do you drink alcohol? Smoke pot? Anything different?

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Originally Posted by joypulv

Headaches and vivid dreams (I happen to think 99% of dreams are weird) would usually be shrugged off by doctors as too much stress and staring at a screen. You could be getting migraines, not typically found in children. I take it you are around 30?
In very rare cases, though, they might be related to something unusual, such as a tumor (could even be benign) or impending mental illness. But given how unlikely that is, you just aren't going to have your brain scanned unless you can afford to pay out of pocket.
If your headaches have ever involved lightening flashes, blacking out of your vision, sweating profusely, or vomiting, answer below. Those are some of the signs of migraines, and there's a lot you can do to reduce them.
Also (in regard to dreams) are you on any medication or even supplements? Do you drink alcohol? Smoke pot? Anything different?

no meds, recovering alcoholic and used to have a meth problem a yr ago.. was on and off meth for maybe 6 yrs, but no.. my bodys completely detoxified from anything... come to think of it, they really started when I finally kicked the alcohol... like a week later.. I get headaches, always sleppy even when I've slept a lot, visions gotten worse, every time I glance suddenly to another view, I see white flashes.. no throwing up though, and its sad but I can't process a single thought only when I am SEETHING mad... idk.. and I don't have the means to pay for a brainscan, I'm pretty sure something's wrong with me, kind of scared to get checked out... could my dreams be something that id RATHER be living? Because honestly.. my life is pretty... disappointing to say the least.