signs of addiction
Now, as a resident guest blogger, I'll talk about the signs of one who is addicted to games. This is not a list taken from any internet website, but rather personal experience, through observing other people and (in the past only okay) myself.
Alright, so these are the signs
1. Going to school feeling extremely lethargic. Like you don't wanna do anything, and just laze around. But once the dismissal bell rings at the end of school, you feel energized, and want to rush home straight away, turn on your computer, and start playing.
2. You think and visualize about games all day long, strategies, visualizing yourself doing what you do in the games, and every hack and slash is recorded in your mind. You daydream in school, in classes, and think about what you can achieve today in your game.
3. You'll be skipping any extra activity that might intrude on your playing time. E.g. CCA, Remedial lessons, other tuition lessons, or music. You'll come up with excuses such as, oh, I'm not feeling well today, and, um, I have this scratch here below my finger, see? So I can't play the piano. You'll find yourself coming up with dozens of excuses to skip those activities.
4. You'll feel as if you're the character in the game all the time. You seem to change your hairstyle to suit the character, walk like it, and even do some hand actions that might look like how the character does it. If its a game that includes magical skills, you will visualize yourself doing it, i.e. holding out your hands, and seemingly willing something to come out, like in the games.
5. You will feel bad-tempered and extremely irritated when your parents or friends call you in the middle of a game. You ignore then and even scream back at them when they ask you to do something other than playing games. In this stage, you are heavily addicted to the particular game, and you would almost need counselling help.
I hope this has been helpful. Good luck countering your addiction!
Alright, so these are the signs
1. Going to school feeling extremely lethargic. Like you don't wanna do anything, and just laze around. But once the dismissal bell rings at the end of school, you feel energized, and want to rush home straight away, turn on your computer, and start playing.
2. You think and visualize about games all day long, strategies, visualizing yourself doing what you do in the games, and every hack and slash is recorded in your mind. You daydream in school, in classes, and think about what you can achieve today in your game.
3. You'll be skipping any extra activity that might intrude on your playing time. E.g. CCA, Remedial lessons, other tuition lessons, or music. You'll come up with excuses such as, oh, I'm not feeling well today, and, um, I have this scratch here below my finger, see? So I can't play the piano. You'll find yourself coming up with dozens of excuses to skip those activities.
4. You'll feel as if you're the character in the game all the time. You seem to change your hairstyle to suit the character, walk like it, and even do some hand actions that might look like how the character does it. If its a game that includes magical skills, you will visualize yourself doing it, i.e. holding out your hands, and seemingly willing something to come out, like in the games.
5. You will feel bad-tempered and extremely irritated when your parents or friends call you in the middle of a game. You ignore then and even scream back at them when they ask you to do something other than playing games. In this stage, you are heavily addicted to the particular game, and you would almost need counselling help.
I hope this has been helpful. Good luck countering your addiction!
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