Comments on: Video Game Addiction http://addictionrecoveryhope.com/archives/video-game-addiction Resources For Those On The Road To Addiction Recovery Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:13:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Brad846 http://addictionrecoveryhope.com/archives/video-game-addiction/comment-page-1#comment-124 Brad846 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:20:08 +0000 http://addictionrecoveryhope.com/?p=71#comment-124 Thanks for the article. I agree that video games are addictive. I looked at your bullet points listed and would have to agree that I was/am addicted. I spent far too long playing games; time that essentially was wasted on a non-productive activity. I used to be quite fit and more social. I became sedentary, introverted and certainly not eating 3 square meals/day. Not to mention, my vocabulary has taken a nose dive due to lack of time spent reading a good book and/or newspapers. Something had to change. Having recognized my addiction and detrimental effect on a healthy lifestyle, I placed the video games in a garbage bag and threw them in a dumpster. I also uninstalled these games from my computer. That was 2 weeks ago. I haven't purchased another game since, but would freely admit that I do have the urges to play again, simply because it was habit forming. Make no mistake, it's a unhealthy addiction that has contributed to my relationship breakdowns: personal/family/friends. Since I obviously couldn't limit myself to 'x' hours/week of playing, I had to quit cold turkey. Getting off my arse and back to the real world is a rude awakening but essential to bringing back my sense of self. It will be a challenge but one I'm ready to tackle. Thanks for the article. I agree that video games are addictive. I looked at your bullet points listed and would have to agree that I was/am addicted. I spent far too long playing games; time that essentially was wasted on a non-productive activity. I used to be quite fit and more social. I became sedentary, introverted and certainly not eating 3 square meals/day. Not to mention, my vocabulary has taken a nose dive due to lack of time spent reading a good book and/or newspapers. Something had to change.

Having recognized my addiction and detrimental effect on a healthy lifestyle, I placed the video games in a garbage bag and threw them in a dumpster. I also uninstalled these games from my computer. That was 2 weeks ago. I haven’t purchased another game since, but would freely admit that I do have the urges to play again, simply because it was habit forming.
Make no mistake, it’s a unhealthy addiction that has contributed to my relationship breakdowns: personal/family/friends. Since I obviously couldn’t limit myself to ‘x’ hours/week of playing, I had to quit cold turkey.
Getting off my arse and back to the real world is a rude awakening but essential to bringing back my sense of self.
It will be a challenge but one I’m ready to tackle.

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