Worried about video game playing in your family? Learn about the 11 signs and symptoms to watch for.
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Are you fighting about video games in your family? Are your kids not keeping up at school because they’re playing video games instead of doing homework?
One of the most difficult things parents face about media is finding the balance that works for their family. “How much is too much? “ Is the question I hear from parents so often. In this short video, the second part in a four-part series on video game addiction, I talk about the signs and symptoms that just might indicate that media, particularly video game playing, is out of balance for your child.
And also visit MediaFamily.org for the complete list of the eleven signs and symptoms of video game addiction.
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Linking from my blog, good info!
Wow, this article hits so close to home… I blog about this type of thing all the time over at my page http://wrathofnino.wordpress.com!
I am a recovering Wowaholic (yes, video games ARE an addiction), played for 2 years and almost lost my job, family and wife over my obsession. It was all I could think about, it dominated every waking moment of my conscious, (and unconscious at night) mind.
After years of emotional neglect, my family had finally had enough… I was grossly overweight, unhealthy, and a pain to deal with on a daily basis. I quit one night after things had finally hit rock bottom… gave away all my stuff, said goodbye to my online “friends” and signed off… been 6 months now and I am so happy! I have lost over 85lbs, my health is back and my relationship with my wife and daughter has never been stronger.
Yes, online gaming addiction DOES exist… still don't believe me, check out this website too http://www.wowdetox.com… sad testimony to something so devastating and so misunderstood.
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Thank you for sharing your experience. Stories like yours are what motivated me to start to study video game addiction. I still recall the phone conversation I had four years ago with a young man who called me out of the blue desperate for help. “All I do is work and play Everquest. I don't sleep much, I eat junk food, and my social life has disappeared,” he told me. Not long after that a young woman driving a hotel van taking me from the Fargo airport to the conference center shared the pain she was experiencing in her marriage because “all my husband does is play video games.”
As you know, there are many who ridicule the very notion that video games can be addictive. All they have to do is talk with someone like yourself to realize that video game addiction is not a joke and needs to be recognized as a real problem.
Congratulations on the positive steps you have taken to restore balance to your life and to reclaim your relationships with your wife and daughter. Good luck.
Dr. Dave