CODOES (Call of Duty Over Emotal Syndrome)
is a type of gaming mood disorder that affects an estimated half a million people every day, night, week, month and year…
Key Symptoms of CODOES:

* An Angry or Hostile attitude whilst playing online

* Depression

* Sleep Problems

* Lethargy

* Over Eating

* Loss of Concentration

* Social Problems

* Anxiety

* Loss of Libido

* Mood Changes

* General feeling of toughness whilst playing an intense match.

* Lack of other games, for example, Forza or Fifa
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Most sufferers show signs of a weakened immune system during gaming,
and are more vulnerable to infections and other illnesses.

CODEOS symptoms disappear in spring, either suddenly with a short period (e.g. four weeks) of hypomania or hyperactivity, or gradually, depending on the intensity of the games being released over that period.

In sub-syndromal CODOES, symptoms such as tiredness, lethargy, sleep and eating problems occur, but depression and anxiety are absent or mild.

CODOES may begin at any age but the main age of onset is between 18 and 30 years.
CODOES occurs throughout the northern and southern hemispheres but is extremely rare in those living within 30 degrees of the Equator, where daylight hours are long, constant and extremely bright.

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What is CODEOS?
It is caused by a biochemical imbalance in the hypothalamus due to constant playing of Call of Duty and lack of sunlight sure to being indoors all day.

For many people CODEOS is a seriously disabling illness, preventing them from functioning normally without continuous medical treatment.

For others, it is a mild but debilitating condition causing discomfort but not severe suffering. We call this subsyndromal CODEOS or ‘COD blues.’ It is estimated that a further 17% of the UK population have this milder form of condition.

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Who are we?
The CODOES Association is a voluntary organisation and registered charity which informs the public and health professions about CODOES and supports and advises sufferers of the condition.

We are the UK’s only support organisation dedicated to
CODOES and currently have around 1500 members.

-Dean Case

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took me a BLOODY long time to write all of that, hope it makes some of you guys laugh,

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