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@optimisticBlossom66

This is a very interesting topic as i myself would say may be guilty of being addicted to gaming in my life. I think gaming can be a very positive thing for your life however it definately is hard to tell when it gets to a point where its a negative part of your life. This is why i would say im guilty of doing this in my past as ive for sure taken time away from doing simple things like keeping fit and healthy just to play games instead. In current days i like to keep a focused list on what exactly i need to do each day to keep productive, healthy and happy before i look into the free time i have to play video games.

I know in modern day society gaming is sometimes seen as a very negative thing for people to do which is why people make fun of you for being a "nerd" or whatever else. However you need to focus your mind and show people that gaming is a good experience that gives us great hand to eye coordination and problem solving skills as well as making us all want to be a hero. Make sure gaming is a positive part on your life and show everyone that its something really worth getting involved with!

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I think I'm addicted to an online world/game called Neopets. The problem is it's my biggest form of escapism from the real world, and I have great friends there - if I left then I don't know what I'd do.

Wow, I really love this post! Well done there! I think it's so helpful and informative.

Didn't know I had to be a moderator to lead a discussion. I'll work on becoming a moderator. I'd rather lead my own discussions than ask someone to take their own time to help me out. Also I don't know any mods. :)

A great video talking about Addiction

@optimisticBlossom66

My way to avoid addiction: I am not sure if it would be of any use but this really works for me. Often when after playing hours of game I find the amount of time I wasted in playing them and then I am filled with this guilt. But I channel this guilt to a right direction! I use it to delete the games. But be careful to take action then and there cause it's kind of a moment thing. You lose the moment you won't be able to delete them. I know one can reinstall the games grom the DVDs but one thing that could be done is to lend them to friends or someone so that they are not directly accessible to re-install later on. I hope you find this useful.

@optimisticblossom66

Thanks for this post. Perfectly right for me.

optimisticBlossom66 hi, whoops a long post below of my views, feel free to read in your own time.

So there I go blah blah.....................There is always good and bad to everything in the world and the manner of usage of it defines whether its good or bad, and you can see it for yourself too, classic example being money. Before jumping into conclusions looking at all the positives and the negatives is essential. Having an open mind for both the directions is an asset. And thats what made Newton great, cause he asked himself after seeing the apple fall, "Why couldn't the apple go up?". Todays life is really stressfull for people of all ages and they do need some form of recreation to be back in their spirits. Thats why we have a lot of options in our hands like social media, movies, games, etc to cater to different personalities. Whatever you said about games can also be said about TV, but there are vastly different positives of gaming and TV.

I also play games in my free time, and you may not believe this but playing games improved my visualizing skills and made me better in maths and science, also games can teach you a lot of things which you maynot know very well from other sources. As said by @TheGreatLumos44 gaming can bring together a lot of like minded individuals where all can benefit from each other and share knowledge which you may not find in your country. A little more than a decade back people used to talk about TV addiction, some more years back it was the cinema, now its gaming, so in future the focus will move on to something else, even one of my friend was addicted to superheros comics. The point is anything that is recreational/entertaning can become an addiction. People who are addicted to books are ofc missing out a lot more in life, but they always refuse to agree. Kind of open to one direction only and ignoring the other.

Also every century had its own addiction problems. The important thing is to identify the line that represents the border, and this may differ from person to person. Proper parental guidance with proper understanding of the child's psychology can eliminate almost all the problems stated above. Afterall whats not achievable with love, understanding and compassion as you have said. If a substitute to gaming were available, then addiction wouldnot have appeared at all. You see when a new thing arrives to take place of the old, the people addicted to the old loose interest in it. The percentage of people addicted to TV has reduced a lot cause we have a lot of other options available. Nowdays people are addicted to smartphones, and will move on to something else in future. If children are made aware of the recreational substitutes to gaming the question of addiction to gaming wont arise. Also those who are addicted often want to escape the world for some reason. So parents need to understand whats happening in a child's mind, exactly what you said assistance from loved ones. Playing sports with friends may not be a luxury available to everyone depending on the neighbourhood. But a nice walk with the neighbours or a little schedule for exercises everyday will ofc do wonders for our body. Also merely removing away the object of addiction might give rise to new problems in future cause it may come as a shock to the child. I feel the post is incomplete without including the positive aspects of gaming, hence not right to jump to conclusions about gaming.

Wish you all a wonderfull day

@MidniteAngel hi,

I was just trying to say what was missing in the post, in the article I do not find proper coping mechanisms of addiction, a few are listed above which may not apply to all, just only the problems highlighted in detail which ofc does not paint a very good picture. A problem and its solution go together, otherwise the problem remains as a problem, hence its also equally important to speak about its solutions in equal detail too, in my last para I stated that those suffering from addiction are looking to escape the reality for some reason, which is why understanding and compassion from loved ones is essential. People can incorporate exercising cause its benefits are miraculous.

Also addiction can happen with anything else too, not just gaming. These days lot of people are addicted to smartphones and social media. All of these come under addiction to computers. Its the manner of usage that tells whether its good ar bad. But thats an entirely different topic to talk about here. So stopping here. Im not against the post or the purpose of the thread, I just wanted to say that adding all those I said will make it a lot more beneficial and useful.