Can i really be addicted to video games?!


Question: Can i really be addicted to video games!?
ok, i am a video game lover, this stuff is my passion!. everyday i play video games for about 8-10 hours!. and when I'm in school, i only get like 3 hours of sleep because I'm up playing all night!. my parents tell me that why don't i go outside or drive over my friends house or just go get some fresh air!. I'm about to start my Senior year in high school and i do fine in school, I'm not a bad student so i don't see whats so wrong about me playing alot!. one time i fell asleep in school and i was sent to the counselor!. i told her that i fell asleep because I'm up late playing and she told me that i had an addiction which i thought was ridiculous!. what do you guys think, can i actually be addicted!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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Well you sound like you spend a long time playing, and 3 hours of sleep is clearly not enough (hence the falling asleep)!. I'd try cutting back to 6 hours, then 5 and then 4!. I think 3 hours a day of playing video games is plenty!. If you love video games so much then you should be a game developer!. You probably have a lot of great ideas from playing so many different games!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

you have to mix up with friends , have to play outdoor games and do your homework and I'm sure you will get better and at least you have to sleep 7 hours , make a limit for games (maximum one hour) otherwise if u keep going like this your work efficiency will reduce or lost and you will feel tired all the time like me!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Its more of a compulsion!. If it doesn't negatively affect your life, then its no problem!. You may not see negative consequences now, but high school is easy!. 3 hours of sleep is hard to live on after that when life gets busier!. And I hope you're not losing friends because of the time you spend with the games!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

no its technically not an addiction it is just a bad habit!. You should stop though because only having 3 hours of sleep is extremely unhealthy and not socializing isn't good either!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

YES! You're obviously addicted when you can't pull yourself away from the machine!. You get an altered sense of reality when you play the same way people do when on drugs!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

world might end soon for all you know!.!.!. better live every day like its your last before its too late!. If that means playing more video games, fine!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Technically anything that releases endorphins and is enjoyable can be addicting!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

(>__>) i know tons and tons and TONS of people who stay up late playing video games!.!.!.!.including me

is it an addiction!? who cares!.!.!.!.!.
video games are funWww@Answer-Health@Com

I think that video games and the computer can be addictive!. They're certainly not as addicive or as dangerous as drugs but they are still addictive!. They're fast paced and exciting, an escape from the world!. But if you're spending all of your free time on the computer, you're not really living!. It does seem like your playing is getting out of control!. It may be that your life away from video games sucks and the only thing you enjoy now is video games!. I recommend talking to your parents (if they're good listeners) or finding someone to listen!. You may have to see a therapist!. If you have the will power, it might also be a good idea to try one day with no video games!. Then two, then three!. If you can get away long enough, maybe you might be able to start playing again in a more controlled way!. Best of Luck!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

video game addiction is true and very serious!. When you say that you do fine in school do you just mean grade wise!? How many friends do you have if not many maybe you should do a little self make over!. Get in a relationship with a girl that you like, start working out, GET A JOB!.
Those things will help you lose interest in video games, I had the same problem I would stay up alnight and play halo, I was really fat and loser like!. One day I just decided to lose fat which led me to becoming ripped and getting serious about exercise!. Because of these things I completely lost interest in playing video games!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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