I have not played videogames since 5 years, simply because I didn't upgrade my computer. 5 years before, I would play games for like 4-8 hours a day. Currently,I am at home & not doing a fulltime job so I was wondering if I get a new pc, will I be prone to the same addiction? I do feel like playing games sometimes but what if I become na addict again? I remember how hard it was to get a grip on myself, the guilt & the furstration.
Has anyone experienced being a videogame addict? How did you overcome it.. or it overcame you?
And how do you play videogames without becoming na addict?
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1. Buy original games. With that you'll be restricted with a handful of games, since you'll be restricted in a budget.
2. When you overdo, simply delete the game, and then don't play for few weeks.
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At times I play, my eyes are watering and back is aching, but if stuck at a point -- I have to complete. Becomes quite an exhausting experience at times.
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Addiction to games relatively mild compared to addiction to MMOG or just the internet . Its easier to curb , you don't get attached to games as much as you do to more personal things like , again , the internet. + You can just 'not get' the game , o maybe 'Shift + Delete' as a saftey valve . I would say lets find some other thing to worry about
Its true that it effects the mind of some people...
I saw one boy playing GTA in cyber-cafe..he was mercilessly killing people on road with shotgun...I told him that "you can do other pending missions instead of this.."
he replied..."I m njoying myself killing here..."
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Its true that it effects the mind of some people...
I saw one boy playing GTA in cyber-cafe..he was mercilessly killing people on road with shotgun...I told him that "you can do other pending missions instead of this.."
he replied..."I m njoying myself killing here..."
Most of my friends do the same thing instead of missions they start killing.
If you are out of it then don't go back. You wont enjoy gaming the way you did. The joy of completing a game and thinking that you can seat Alexander the king next to you, or the thrill of not getting caught by parents during that late night session etc etc.
I would say get a new hobby, a new addiction. getting hit by the same truck ain't fun.
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get a girlfriend...
1 hour ago I was playing tekken with my girl.
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Does she really play tekkan?
>yes she does
Who wins?
> No comment
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Why do I have to lose to a girl?
But I learnt a lesson today.
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Whenever I lost in a game, I was filled with God mode RAGE, but losing to my girl doesn't make me feel anything. I guess she has taught me to accept defeat, which is nirvana for a gamer. I can resume normal life now. I am out of the "one more time and I will squish you like a slug" cycle
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Also winning over a girl isn't really going to add up to your "I defeated list". Atleast for me. Sorry for being such a sexist.
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Sorry for the many spoilers. Although you should blame your curiosity for that.
If you are out of it then don't go back. You wont enjoy gaming the way you did. The joy of completing a game and thinking that you can seat Alexander the king next to you, or the thrill of not getting caught by parents during that late night session etc etc.
I would say get a new hobby, a new addiction. getting hit by the same truck ain't fun.
1 hour ago I was playing tekken with my girl.
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Does she really play tekkan?
>yes she does
Who wins?
> No comment
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Why do I have to lose to a girl?
But I learnt a lesson today.
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Whenever I lost in a game, I was filled with God mode RAGE, but losing to my girl doesn't make me feel anything. I guess she has taught me to accept defeat, which is nirvana for a gamer. I can resume normal life now. I am out of the "one more time and I will squish you like a slug" cycle
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Also winning over a girl isn't really going to add up to your "I defeated list". Atleast for me. Sorry for being such a sexist.
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Sorry for the many spoilers. Although you should blame your curiosity for that.
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And my joblessness
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And your curiousity again.
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Its a loop
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ma you are lucky to hv a girl like that...who can play games with u
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dude chill being addicted to videogames is the most natural thing in the world lol, as long as you are not otherwise fruitfully occupied, go ahead and game it can be intense fun, usually everyone has one thing that they are addicted to, and this is a good thing if you take it up responsibly... im a videogame addict right now, play the same game for upwards of 15 hours a day lol, having the time of my life no prolems for many people it can be just the game, but for others this is a new frontier and we are approaching that point where human interaction is the same in digital spaces as it is in real spaces (ofc there are some things better not simulated but) really dont worry about it too much apart from your hands hurting, there is nothing that will harm you if you dont take it too seriously and do it for fun... so if you have the time, pick a game and go be a beast in it haha good luck and getting a gf is fine and all, but its better if you get your gf to game lol
But I don't think he will become an addict again. Atleast from my experience once you lose that flow of back to back gaming sessions you tend to start getting interested in other things in life.
I was dying to get a PS3 and now my (unplayed) games are just gathering dust. I don't think with the newer set of circumstances you will become an addict again.
Having said that in the 5years you were gone, we moved from Cd to DVD to BD but the games kept getting shorter and shorter and shorter. Heck my 3000/- bucks worth of pre-order (NFS) is only 3 hours long. Come on! 1000 bucks for an hour?
Games are pretty short now.
But stay away from World of Warcraft, Dota, Starcraft, other MMORPGs that again can turn you into a serious addict with a few physical and gross social abnormalities.
Additction reminds me of the Discovery Channel show I saw; the Pac Man machines caused a yen shortage in Japan. See there a lot of addicts in this world. You will learn to get over it. In fact the very fact that you are aware of the addiction will hamper it from becoming an addiction. In other words you will be more cautious when gaming this time. Shorter still; you won't become an addict again.
P.S. I still would say that go for a different hobby but it's your choice in the end
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I have experienced it...
In the Era of 8bit video games..I remember I had not played it for a whole day...bcoz of TV shows of mom..(I was angry back then).so I woke early in the morning @4.00am & started playing the console silently (on mute) so that no body gets disturbed while they were dreaming....I enjoyed it a lot
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How did you overcome it.. or it overcame you?
by just watching movies instead of gaming...
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And how do you play videogames without becoming na addict?
I consider video games as stress buster...
don't play for too long...keep it short & simple...
I wud love to smash my office BOSS face in a video game...
remember leaving a gaming addiction is far easier than drug addiction,alcohol,smoking etc
Mantra:Enjoy Life..Enjoy games..have FUN.....& then R.I.P
Symptons: if u get a shout from back (from elders) then u r addicted to gaming
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That is exactly what I can't do. & thats why I called myself an addict
, but losing to my girl doesn't make me feel anything. I guess she has taught me to accept defeat, which is nirvana for a gamer. I can resume normal life now. I am out of the "one more time and I will squish you like a slug" cycle 
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