I completely deleted every single of my online gaming accounts.Īfter that everything began to change! I suffered withdrawal for about 3 months and then it got better. I sold and donated ALL of my gaming equipment. I began seeing a therapist and she encouraged me to unplug from video games and begin to build relationships with other people and take up some new hobbies. When I started to experience suicidal feelings, I knew I needed help. I felt I had been wasting my life in a virtual world, while the real world was out there waiting for me. I was exhausted of having no goals or vision for my life. Related: Find new activities to replace gamingĮventually, this all caught up to me. I would stay up for hours gaming and then be extremely tired the next day. I could only think about the next video game I wanted to play.
Things like reading, family vacations, spending time with friends, was boring for me. Video games became the only thing I enjoyed doing. Teenage IsolationĪs I became a teenager, I started to isolate myself more and more from my peers and family. Doing well at first person shooters made me feel in control and gave me a purpose. I could be accepted and validated in a virtual world, while the real world felt harsh and unsafe for a gay kid raised in the nineties. Little did I know it would lead to addiction.ĭuring school I was bullied a lot for being gay, so video games became my escape. I absolutely fell in love with it and enjoyed all the incredible games that were popular at that time. I began gaming at the age of 7 and my first console was the PlayStation 2.
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#My life game console full#
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PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X | S, Nintendo Switch and VR
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