How to avoid gaming addiction
7 steps on how to avoid video gaming addiction
Accept that you have an addiction.
One mistake many people with addictions make is to blame others for their wrong ways. It is very easy to put the responsibility on another person, but at the end of the day, you’re most likely to make all of the choices in your life yourself. By accepting responsibility, you will accept the fact that only you can stop the addiction and cease to expect it from others.
Even if you realize that you have an addiction and that it has a huge impact on your life, stay positive about it. The fact that you came to that realization is one of the hardest parts of battling an addiction. Being honest to oneself takes a lot of courage, so be proud of yourself for managing to do it.
Don’t quit cold turkey.
Quitting cold turkey works for some people but, unfortunately, not for everyone. If you have an addiction that took years to develop and evolve, it’s reasonable to expect that you will need months or even years to get rid of it. Start by limiting the amount of time you spend playing video games every day. Lower your playing time by 30 minutes or an hour and gradually increase the limit.
Add up your total weekly hours.
At the end of each week, add up the total hours you have spent playing video games. You can even use a time-tracking app (such as Toggl) to keep track of how much time exactly you’re spending in the virtual world. This will allow you to always be mindful whether you’re meeting your time limits or not.
Ask for help from family and friends.
If you live with your parents or friends, ask them to help you out. Just talking to someone about a problem and sharing it with others helps by unloading the burden from your back. If you are a teenager, you can ask your parents to help you out with your daily limitations by reminding you about them or even enforcing them when you’re not able to do it yourself.
In the next blog. I will write about positive & negative effect of online video gaming.
By Latifur Rahman (latifurr768@gmail.com)
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