The main purpose of this blog is to help gamers refine their hidden talents into a more refined skill, so they may capitalize on their strengths. I think gamers possess a lot of skill they do not realize and are really talented individuals. I am not the only person who thinks this. There is another, more talented person on the internet that knows more about video games, gaming addiction, and mentoring than I do. I have referred to this person previously, but he is Dr. Alok Kanojia, Twitch streamer and Youtube content creator.
Dr. Kanojia, or how most people refer to him, Dr. K, is an
extremely talented Harvard-trained psychiatrist that specializes in gaming addiction.
He currently runs a few programs for coaching and mentoring gamers into more
well-rounded people. Dr. K has recently started his platform, but has seen nothing
but growth since it’s conception.
Dr K. founded the company HealthyGamerGG, which similar to other
online companies, focuses on video game addiction and getting tailored experiences
to help you achieve personal growth. A majority of HealthyGamerGG’s coaching is
conducted by Dr. K himself, but as he has rapidly grown in the last few years,
he has expanded his team into other great, qualified psychiatrists. Their goal
at HealthyGamer is quite simple, as the world is changing rapidly with technology
and the internet, they are a modern approach to helping resolve problems. I believe
Dr K. and his team have a perfect mission statement and goal set in place in
today’s world.
The internet is a new technology and grew seemingly out of
nowhere. Although our technology grew rapidly, humans cannot evolve and adapt
to changes that fast. Therefore, we have a lot of problems with FOMO (Fear of
Missing Out), hear a lot more about mental health, and dealing with changes
impacted by the rapid changes in technology. Without a group of people who
understand why the issues are happening and how to fix them, we might not
progress our mental health. This is why I truly stand behind this company.
Some people might think HealthyGamer is trying to profit from
the needy by charging the mentally ill for therapy, but that is far from the
truth. If someone would like personalized coaching they may pay to get that personalized
treatment, but Dr K. does a great job of marketing himself and putting out free
content for anyone to consume. This is done through his Twitch stream primarily,
where he takes either a user or a group of users who signed up – typically who
have similar issues – discuss what problems they are having.
This is genius of Dr K. He is getting free marketing for potential
users who would like more personalized training, but also is gaining loyal fans
and viewers. He streams to a Twitch audience of 10 thousand+ every time he goes
live. He is not only creating a market for himself but he is also helping
spread the awareness that mental illness is not abnormal. That normal people go
through it. I think that alone helps progress society immensely. There are
people in this world who are not empaths, who do not relate to the feelings of
others. I think going live, attracting a large sum of viewers, normalizing
mental illness and providing genuine help to people online is helping create a
more pleasant community on the internet.
As the internet has grown, people have become insensitive to
one another, letting their personal problems out on random people on the
internet. This should not be accepted and I think Dr K. does a good job of
making the internet a less toxic place. By promoting and putting down the
people who diss others, he calls out why they feel the need to do so. Typically
the cause being rooted in some sort of personal problem. Dr K. seems to sensitize
the internet and start to make others start to feel for one another. Without him
the Internet might not have progressed, becoming a cesspool of toxic people,
putting each other down to make themselves feel better.
HealthyGamer is not only marketing themselves on Twitch and
on their own website, HealthyGamer.gg, but they are also promoting themselves
on Youtube. The Youtube videos produced by Dr K. are typically highlights from
his Twitch streams. But this way, it is more refined and more to the point.
People will not have to sift through hours of content to learn about one topic.
In combination with these refined topics, he also utilizes the Youtube
algorithm very well. Many times he will go trending with clickbait titles pertaining
to the mental issue he is discussing in the particular video. In tandem with everything
stated before, he is generating hours of free coaching, mentoring, and therapist
content. He is making mental health available for anyone.
This is a huge jump in what we previously knew to be true.
As the internet has grown, so have ways to access help for free. Dr K. is
promoting a platform that is revolutionary. It’s allowing for free coaching for
anyone – but primarily focused on the people with gaming addiction.
The reason HealthyGamer is so reputable is because Dr K. was
once a gamer with an addiction, just as his audience has. He flunked out of
Harvard, left America to become a monk, became more enlightened, then returned
to finish his schooling. After the time spent to become enlightened, he
realized how big of an issue gaming was for him and he knew he wasn’t alone in
this. Although he had a more severe case, where he was failing out of classes
to play games, he realized that people could still be addicted to video games
while still being successful in academics. To prevent a downward spiral in this
field, he specialized in gaming addiction as his doctoral thesis.
I think Dr K and HealthyGamer.GG one of the most reputable
sources online for getting help with gaming addiction, finding what personal
goals to pursue, and for overall free beneficial content to consume. The
internet can be a nasty place, but with HealthyGamer and Dr. Alok Kanojia, we
are one step closer to making it a better, more emotionally educated place.
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