RE: Addicted to gaming
September 10, 2012 at 4:03 pm
(This post was last modified: September 10, 2012 at 4:04 pm by Tempus.)
I had this problem once. If possible don't even turn on the computer. Also, uninstall and remove all games from where you live. By remove, I mean sell / give away / throw away. If you download games you could try limiting things on the ISP end by reducing your d/l limit to something like 1gb/month. In my own experience I've found I take the path of least resistance. If temptation isn't right in front of you then you'll have a chance to think things through and decide whether you really want to sink 8 hours into a game before you go to the store to buy it.
Out of all the things I've mentioned, I found just not turning on the computer helped most. Despite what I've said, I agree with Moros. Prohibiting the game isn't going to solve the root problem - find out why you do it. For me it was escapism, but like many addictions it only worsened the problem I was using it to escape from.
Out of all the things I've mentioned, I found just not turning on the computer helped most. Despite what I've said, I agree with Moros. Prohibiting the game isn't going to solve the root problem - find out why you do it. For me it was escapism, but like many addictions it only worsened the problem I was using it to escape from.
