Video Game Addiction

[Razor]

Truth. It got to a point where if I wasn't going to school or work and it was humid outside or freezing, there was no reason to head out.

 

[jstep7262]

In order for me to afford my gaming habit, I can't afford to be addicted. Otherwise I'd let my work go and then I wouldn't be making any money, which would lead to my not being able to afford my gaming habit! It's a vicious circle

 

[Tomba]

If only there was a way to make gaming your job so addiction would be poofed.

 

[SpaceTiger]

If only there was a way to make gaming your job so addiction would be poofed.

You'd be a workaholic then, wouldn't you? I'm guessing that's an okay way to mask it, but the problem would still be there...just a different name.

 

[NuclearDragon]

Pretty much a workaholic, but it's always great to do what you love to do as work. It kind of...negates?

 

[Razor]

I'd say it negates. As far as actual addiction I always felt there could've been something to help manage your gaming time to prevent marathons on some days you could set. I mean there's a porn app, something for anime, movies, etc. there could be a vaguely useful app or function that wasn't solely entertainment based.

 

[azer1990]

In some ways i am addicated i usually play 1-2 hours every day, the wife likes watching me plus she usually goes on the tablet, gaming has been a huge part of my life and is one of my major hobbies, it's an addiction but one that never gets a little out of control.

 

[DrRipley]

I wouldn't say I was ever addicted to gaming, but I sure did get addicted to some of the games I played. There will be times when I discover a game or two that I absolutely just have to finish, and I think if a game manages to make me feel that way then it would surely be deserving of the time and attention I put into it, but I never really found myself needing to play just for the sake of it.

 

[starfox64]

The only time I really felt addicted to gaming was when I felt that people were judging me for playing a bit too much. But, to be honest, I never played that much. At most (during my prime haha), I'd play maybe up to 3 hours a day. My dad would say that I was wasting my time, so that would get to me a bit and then I'd feel addicted. But, I believe Lennon said it best, "time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time".

 

[deathbyprayer]

The first time I experience video games I was so addicted. The first time I played in a PS1 I'm just shaking man, I would ran up to my friend and I would just beg him to let me play with his PS1. But eventually I just grew out of it, I barely play games anymore.

 

[firelily99]

When I first started gaming got carried away with it, mainly from the newness of it. After awhile I came back to reality and have changed my gaming habits considerably. I don't play all that much anymore and I am a happier person because of it.

 

[alexiskilgannon]

I went through a fun, but terrible time in my life where my whole entire life consisted of video games and eating at my computer. I was without a job and had pretty much no responsibilities, so I spent all of my time sitting in front of a computer competing away. I think I could consider that a video game addiction-time in my life. ha ha.

 

[klieny]

I was addicted to gta v when it first came out but now im controlled now.

 

[The Unlosing Ranger]

I currently feel as though I am addicted to Dark Souls II. It's not that I spend insane amounts of time playing it, but the only two things I'm playing at the moment are Dark Souls II and Borderlands 2 on Vita when I can't play DkS2. The combat is just so good that I find it hard to play any other RPG (the only other game that compares is Dragon's Dogma) and I'm just making so many silly character builds that I keep playing it just messing around.

Ah well, I'll probably stop playing abruptly at some point. I doubt it'll last long enough for my future addiction (Persona 4 Arena Ultimax) to come out before I drop DkS2.

 

[firelily99]

I really enjoy gaming and always have. It is easy to get overly involved in the games but I can't do it at the expense of other areas of my life. I have to work and I do have responsibilities. I have had times when I was playing it too much but when you add other interests in your life it is easier to be unaddicted.