Contents:
- Medical Video: Escaping video game addiction: Cam Adair at TEDxBoulder
- What are some signs of someone addicted to online games?
- How do you overcome online game addiction?
- 1. Calculate how long you spend in front of the screen to play online games
- 2. Reduce slowly, not at the same time stop
- 3. Decide your determination to stop
- 4. Feel free to adjust the settings automatically
- 5. Every time you can avoid online games, give yourself a 'gift'
Medical Video: Escaping video game addiction: Cam Adair at TEDxBoulder
Are you a fan of online games? If yes, be careful addicted. Because many people don't realize they are online game addicts. Then what are the signs of online game addiction? How to deal with it?
What are some signs of someone addicted to online games?
Actually, online games are not as bad as most people think. When used wisely, play the game on gadget, can reduce the level of stress that is being experienced. But, what happens if you are too often and finally addicted to playing online games?
Some studies have stated that game addiction, including online games, can actually increase a person's sense of stress and depression, becoming more apathetic, even causing violence.
It could be that you don't realize that you are addicted to online games. For this reason, here are the signs:
- Every play always takes a long time, even increasing in duration from day to day.
- Feeling irritable and offended when banned or asked to stop playing games.
- Always think about online gaming when doing other activities.
How do you overcome online game addiction?
If you are aware that you are addicted to online games, but have not been able to stop it until now, you can do the following.
1. Calculate how long you spend in front of the screen to play online games
To make you more aware, you can try to calculate the time or duration you use when playing online games. If necessary, ask for help from the person closest to you to help you calculate it.
Or you can also make your own notes so that you know exactly how long you spend just for online gaming. Even if you can make notes for up to one week and then see the total use of the time you spend. Compare with your daily activities, maybe you have used your important time to play online games only.
2. Reduce slowly, not at the same time stop
After you know that you spend 20 hours in one week - which means you use a full day - to play online games, then it's time to reduce it slowly.
It's hard if you have to stop or not see the game screen at all, because it's trying to reduce the duration. For example, from 20 hours, you are targeting only 18 hours. Try to make the target reduce playing time by up to 10% per week, so in the end the next month you only spend about 5 hours.
3. Decide your determination to stop
The most important thing in overcoming any addiction is intention - this also applies to your case. The key here is how you can make priorities in your life. If you realize that many things are still more important than playing games, then you will find it easier to get used to not being addicted to online games.
4. Feel free to adjust the settings automatically
If your reminder clock doesn't work to make you stop playing, then you can use the features in your gadget to turn off automatically. This needs to be done to force you to stop doing it. If you are able to control yourself and can stop yourself, then you can use the initial method, with just a reminder hour.
5. Every time you can avoid online games, give yourself a 'gift'
If you can control yourself to stop at the appointed time then there is nothing wrong if you give appreciation to yourself. For example, by doing other things that you like or eating food that you enjoy doing - of course not again playing the game again huh. You can also give your time to your spouse, family and friends that you might have left behind due to online gaming.
