A typical day for me is where I'll usually wake up,
grab breakfast, come back down,
play games for a couple hours.
I spend pretty much all day on video games,
I truly think I am addicted to the video games.
This is my room, these are all my old consoles,
these are from 2002 down to 1980s.
We have the NES, the Super Nintendo,
the Nintendo 64, and then the Nintendo GameCube from 2002.
My mom does frustrate me sometimes when she takes my games.
You've been playing games all day long.
Sometimes I'll yell at her.
When we got into a fight about my games
I was rampaging around the house trying to find them,
opening drawers, opening cabinets,
rummaging through even the pantry
because I was just so upset about it.
When I came down here and punched a big hole in the wall,
and then she was yelling at me trying to say stop,
but I just kept going.
I stopped going to school two days ago,
I don't feel like I can do school right now,
it's very difficult for me.
Why, I have no clue.
Me not going to school's a brand new thing,
I just don't feel school is for me at the moment.
My dad and I did get into a physical altercation.
I was sitting in the office playing my games
and he came and grabbed me, threw me on the floor.
And then I got back up, I tried to run away, he grabbed me.
Pushed me out the door, tried to get me into his car.
He apologized, I apologized, so we're on good terms now.
It does bother me that my parents are divorced,
it's very upsetting to me, very sad.
I have seen my parents fight before,
I am bothered by it, it's kind of upsetting.
But I would love to see my parents
get back together one day,
I just don't think it'll ever happen.
We will be flying out of the airport to go
to the Dr. Phil show.
You enjoy your time in LA.
So you'll most likely not be willing to go?
Correct.
And that means if I try to get you
to go in the car, what happens?
Well, remember when dad tried to get me in the car?
He couldn't get me in the car, I doubt you can, as well.
Personally, I think I can solve the problem myself,
I don't think I need to be on the Dr. Phil show,
and I feel that this is a waste of my time.
I'm not going.
Both parents did agree that something needed to be done.
And when that happens and parents agree,
then we involve what's called a transporter.
This is Mike, this is Laura.
We're your handlers.
Dr. Phil has cordially requested your presence in Hollywood.
He would really like to meet you.
Our job is to just kind of get to the flight,
make sure we catch everything on time,
make sure all your needs are met.
What questions do you have?
I'm good.
Can I shake your hand?
Sure.
My name is Mike again.
Yeah.
So right now we are at the airport
and we're heading off to LA going to the Dr. Phil show.
I do have to resolve some of the issues at my house,
or me not going to school, my mom and I getting along.
I was very nervous this morning when the transport team came
'cause I've always had my doubts about going.
There was thought in my head that I didn't wanna go
but I've seen the Dr. Phil show before and I've seen
that people do have to come to their house and take them.
So, I was just gonna go with the flow
and accept what I needed to do.
Missing out on this opportunity is going to be a big mistake
and I think Dr. Phil's gonna be able to help me out
with my problems right now, and I'm very excited.
Well, Jake I appreciate you cooperating
at that point and coming.
Your mother has written in a number of times
over the last several years, right?
She's been very serious about this.
Yeah, I know.
Concerned about your gaming and spending time with that.
Do you think that you have a problem with that?
I think fully I have a very big problem with gaming.
What is it about it that appeals to you so much?
I think it's fun to take my mind away
from the real life,
like tragedies and hardships,
and I think it's fun to just get away from that
and hone in on that game.
Just last week was it that you got
into a physical altercation with your father?
Yes.
How did that come about?
Um, I decided not to go to marching band.
You had called and said you wanna handle this like a man.
I'm coming and we'll take it in the front yard.
Yeah.
And have it out.
Yeah, I went out to the front yard.
He tried to get me into his front car seat.
He couldn't get me in there and he fell on the ground.
How do you feel about the fact that you got into
a physical fight with your father in the yard?
It made me sick to my stomach.
Yeah.
Me, too.
You've knocked holes in the wall,
you've torn shelves down, you've aggressed against the dog.
You've aggressed against your mother,
how do you feel about that?
That, once again, is not acceptable.
I feel awful about it now.
When I get my games taken away,
I feel personally I don't have control over my mind
and what I'm doing, so.
Do you go into withdrawal?
I think that is what happens to me.