Later, when our crew fell apart, I'd still use social media, keeping in touch with some of them, or just to entertain myself with all the page subscriptions (memes, statuses, stuff like that). At first, this was good, I'd talk to people (I was an outcast in school, so it was a good thing), I even made friends and would hang out outside more. Yes, because I know that I'm not the only one playing no, because at least I don't see the others).
It was immersion-breaking to me (and made me feel stupid - you'll probably ask if I feel stupid playing games in singleplayer, and the answer would be 'yes and no'. When I did try some of those MMO's, I was annoyed by all the other players doing the same quests, killing off the mobs I was tasked to kill, forcing me to wait for them to respawn, etc. At first, I didn't even know of internet games. Sure, I'd still spend hours in front of the screen, but the internet to me wasn't about gaming.
You'd think the internet made matters worse, but in fact, it didn't.
But it negatively affected my relationship with my family, because whenever there was some family event, I'd just stay upstairs, in front of the screen, mostly ignoring the guests. In fact, one of my longest-lasting friendships started with video-games. It was fun, because it gave me way of making friends - discussing, exchanging, borrowing video-games. Yes, there was still homework, but I was never a model student. When I'd return home from school, and later, from university, I'd spend the rest of the day playing some game or another. Finally, as I grew older, my parents eased off (or just gave up?), and I could sit in front of the screen to my heart's content (except at nights, because 'nights are for sleeping'), especially since, by that point, my parents bought me my own pc. Later, but the fact that I had to do homework, or chores, or because my parents simply didn't want me to use it as much or as often. There was just one girl, with whom we'd only hang out occasionally, and even less often, because I'd rather play a video-game than play house (we never really played house with her, it's just an example).Īt first, my access to the computer was limited by my dad's work. In my neighbourhood, there weren't many kids. When dad wasn't working, I'd learn to use the computer, and would play video-games.
#GETTING OVER IT GAME ADDICTION PC#
So once my dad got a PC for his work, it was a real game-changer (literally also!). I didn't have one, and when I'd visit a friend or cousin, I wouldn't be able to play as much as I'd want, because I wasn't good enough and would lose instantly (my turn thus ending), or for whatever other reason (two joysticks didn't help when there were more than two kids, or with singleplayer games, obviously). Back then, it was as if everyone had a gaming console, stuff like NES or Sega-something. To start, I was born in '92, and I've been playing video-games since I was about five or six. I need advice, and please, don't tell me that it's not a serious issue, because it is (to me at least). Hello everyone, my name's George, I'm a new user, and I'm not from an English-speaking country (this is relevant considering a certain something I wrote below).Īs you already guessed from the title, I have a video-game addiction.
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