How to Break Your Video Game Addiction | Addictions

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The way I address breaking a video game addiction is that I approach it like I approach other behavioral addictions. Behavioral addictions are different than substance abuse addictions because in substance abuse addictions, you can abstain from using the drug or taking in the alcohol. Behavioral addictions are different. So what we need to do is, we need to put some boundaries around use. We need to contain the use so it's not having a negative impact in your life. So the first way to do this is to become very mindful of the amount of time you're spending on your video game use.

[jessepinkman]

People say I'm lazy because I play video games, yet they sit there staring at a tv, and they think they aren't!

[francismausley]

Does it throw your life out of balance? "...some games are innocent, and if pursued for pastime there is no harm. But there is danger that pastime may degenerate into waste of time. Waste of time is not acceptable..." ~ Abdul-Baha, Baha'i Faith

[poopsmith]

You should rename the video "How to drop one of your favorite hobbies and passtimes in which you probably met a lot of great people and shaped who you are today"

[DaSolidAce]

i feel like the people who dislike this video are the ones playing video games all day while living at their moms house

[ManCityRoxTS]

I play video games from 7am to 4pm. And I am proud.

[demetry]

Hey HowCast. I found another symptom of game addiction. Trying to justify the need for your addiction.

[Ant_Boogie_]

I made some boundaries of watching Anime and reading Manga by taking a break. But soon I'm getting back into it. Same as Video Games.

[demetry]

You're hitting my point here. Video games SHOULD BE for 10 year olds. These games designed for older men to escape their shitty lives is pathetic.

[icecool]

"How to kill all hobbies and interests and become a mindless soulless drone who is just waiting for the sweet release of death."

[inuyashafan]

then why are you commenting on it? dont look at it, unsubscribe, ignore it!

[RavelCladin]

Video Games are designed to be psychologically addictive, especially for add-content at cost games. So it's not in many people who want to do other things with thier life to play them, but curiousity tends to entice unprepared people and they can become addicted. Personally dealt with socially enforcing games, i.e. World of Warcraft, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Diablo series, etc. Which playing them only isolated me more socially, and they're extremely unproductive in my life.

[santogajof]

Im addicted to videogames and alcohol
Im proud of myself

[BobbyXee]

my friend wakes up at 6am till 12pm playing games

[rockittt]

They make a video on how to stop playing like trying to stop people from watching tv all together

[Torchic]

I watched this with a Gameboy in one hand, and a DSi in the other.

[maxwibert]

You tell 'em Thunderheart. You tell 'em.

[Thunderheart]

I will, people like this dude are just mad they suck at games. People will ALWAYS hate something thats popular.

[jamesbe]

My parents get mad because I'm on the game but they stay in they phones like the only difference is I'm controlling it

[SWF]

This guy isn't saying to not play video games. If you're not addicted to video games then good for you, you can control yourself. If you are then hes just saying try to control yourself. People who keep trying to rash on this guy just stop. You either are just in denial or don't understand what thos guy is trying to say.

[ghbutler]

Well, I'm not exercising my full potential by playing video games all day, so I'm kinda wasting away my life, but it's worth it, cause I said so via Youtube comment.