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Help with gaming addiction
When gaming seems more important than other needs such as eating and sleeping, it is necessary to sound the alarm. After all, gaming addiction is a serious problem.
What is a gaming addiction
Gaming for hours at a time. Wanting to win or finish that one game. Stopping before the goal is reached is often impossible. The advanced, sometimes almost lifelike electronic games available have an addictive effect on many people that leads to compulsive behavior. We speak of behavioral addiction in such cases. This usually involves an addiction to online games. Game addiction can have negative consequences on your mental and physical health.
When are you game addicted?
When gaming becomes an obsession it often comes at the expense of taking care of yourself, your relationships and your work. Being hampered in your gaming often causes frustration. A game addict often loses himself completely in gaming and puts aside all other obligations and interests. In addition, obsessive gamers often dive into this world to escape the problems of daily life. You only feel good when you are gaming. Also when you are gaming it is often only with people you know through the game and not in real life.
When you are addicted to gaming, you are more likely to fall into social isolation. Addicted to gaming is not something you just become, even if you can regularly spend hours at a time gaming. Like any other behavioral addiction or addiction to drugs or alcohol, gaming addiction often comes at the expense of normal daily life. When you no longer have control over your gaming behavior, you may have a gaming addiction.
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