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⌈ Secret Post #2440 ⌋

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Comments

[fscom]

01. http://i.imgur.com/eVkhmSy.png

[(Anonymous)]

yup, sounds like addiction alright!

please get help op :(

Secret 1 - Gaming addiction

[transcriptanon]

[Picture is white text over a black blank background.]

JUST ONE MORE LEVEL
JUST ONE MORE LEVEL
JUST ONE MORE LEVEL
JUST ONE MORE LEVEL
JUST ONE MORE LEVEL
JUST ONE MORE LEVEL
JUST ONE MORE LEVEL
JUST ONE MORE LEVEL
JUST ONE MORE LEVEL
JUST ONE MORE LEVEL

I'm gaming all the time. I bought a phone solely to keep playing apps on the go. It doesn't even matter *what* I'm playing as long as I'm playing *something*. I'm only happy when I know that there's something to play waiting for me after I finish whatever it is I'm doing that *isn't* games, and when I don't have that waiting for me, I spend hours and hours searching for something, anything new to play.

I think I'm literally addicted to gaming.

Maybe it's the fictional "achievement" because real life isn't going anywhere fast?

[(Anonymous)]

I know these feels, but mostly with console gaming. :(

[(Anonymous)]

At least you recognize that you're doing it, and understand why.

There are RL things that you can turn into a game ( such as cleaning, eating healthy, stop smoking) maybe try one of those.

P.S. I was just like you. Six years, MMOs lots of grinding, always another fake goal, such as getting revered with a faction or maxing a profession.

And then one day I just got annoyed enough with myself to stop.

[seventh_seal]

I've been occasionally addicted to some games (blame Bioware) to the point of cutting some hours off sleep just to finish them, but once I finished I could just go back to regular 3-hours max/day spent on the computer doing basically pointless stuff. Your case sounds more serious since you don't care what you're playing and now you carry the games everywhere with you.

Real life never goes anywhere fast, especially if you apply non-real world standards to it. Most of us never really *achieve* anything, though people are taught to act as if that was the case. You go to work, you meet people, you laugh, you cry and then you die. The point is to try and enjoy the moment.

So my advice? You can either try to wean yourself off gaming on your own or seek help of others. Google it, I'm sure there are many others like you. Get a cell phone with no special functions. Delete all your games.

I recommend getting in touch with real people. Try pursuing non-electronic hobbies. Think about what you liked doing when you were younger - can you take it up again?

Good luck, OP!

[souljelly]

I agree with this. Best of luck, OP.

[diet_poison]

I'm like this, too. Not just with games - though lately it's been more games than other things - but every now and then I'll get soooo into something that I'll give over tons of time for it, but when it's over I don't immediately jump into the next thing. But I do have a baseline of spending a few hours a day doing nerdy stuff. (Basically, are you me? lol)

Resources for gaming addiction?

[(Anonymous)]

I'll look some up when I get home--they're a bit hard to find on my phone. In the meantime, does anyone have relevant links?

Re: Resources for gaming addiction?

[elaminator]

I'm not finding much that seems useful tbh, but maybe my google-fu is failing me. I did find this http://www.crchealth.com/find-a-treatment-center/ linked from an article about it, and http://www.addictions.com/video-games/ but most everything just discusses the issue and doesn't link to anything you can follow up with. I think it would be best to search for help in the area in which you live.

Good luck!

Re: Resources for gaming addiction?

[feotakahari]

Found it!
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5RSngCFpsc
2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_qlumZ5K4I
3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA2rQqCdSjI

Re: Resources for gaming addiction?

[thene]

http://eqdailygrind.blogspot.com/

It's a project that was abandoned years back, and therefore the front page is mostly just winddown, but if you click on any random month in the archives you get some amazing stories. 0__0

[baranohanayome.livejournal.com]

Is it interfering with your ability to function in your day-to-day life? If so, then yes, it sounds like it's gone from being a favored hobby to an addiction. Talk to your doctor about getting a referral to a counselor to help you break your addiction. You might have to give it up cold turkey, so be aware of that.

[(Anonymous)]

Are you unhappy? Are you making people around you unhappy? Is it interfering in your ability to do your job/schoolwork? Are there things rotting around your house? Will your constant gaming put you in a concerning place in terms of saving money, making rent, etc.?

If the answer to any of those things is yes then you've got an addiction and a problem. If the answer is no to all of them, you've still got an addiction, but, hey, you're coping okay.

[kallanda_lee]

The way you phrase it, it sounds like an extreme form of escapism because you're not happy with where you are in life right now. You might want to look into that. Because your compulsion might be keeping you from actually changing your life for the better.

[(Anonymous)]

I know how you feel OP. I am the same way with books. "One more chapter" should be my mantra. Just please remember there is a full and exciting life outside of games and to turn them off and go experience real life.

[(Anonymous)]

sorry, I think you're just a lazy fuck who is looking to dodge responsibility and doesn't want to have to work for a living.

*shrug*

[xenomantid]

When did the OP say anything to indicate that? She (if that is the right pronoun) is acknowledging that she has a problem; she isn't trying to make excuses for it.