Tofu Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 (edited) Hey everyone, my name is Trevor.I'm 20 years old and a college student.To start, I'll explain my brief history with gaming. I grew up on gaming. I have heard stories about when I was barely old enough to talk I would beg my parents to play this Dr. Seuss Alphabet game all the time. I would say "C's!" That would mean I wanted to play the ABC's game I suppose. Although I don't remember this, it shows how I started. I got into a couple of strategy games around age 10. I would play these for hours. I also got into mmorpgs.Part of the reason why I joined and am posting this is to show an example of someone who isn't an extreme case (i think), and how quitting has helped.My gaming really got worse when I went into High School. I would play on every weekend. Weekday's I did pretty good at staying away from gaming, but I would look up YouTube videos and think about it constantly throughout the day. I never was a 16+ hour straight gamer, but it was a constant thing on my mind. And looking back, I believe this is where I was addicted. I don't know if you necessarily have to play for long periods of time to be addicted, but if it controls your consciousness and decisions in your life, then I believe it is harmfulI would play this strategy game with friends all the time. Constantly trying to get better (but really just running on an endless treadmill). I would choose to stay at home and game over than going out and socializing or learning new things. Yes, I kept my grades up, but my the other aspects of my life was very weak. I wasn't very social, I didn't know much about life, I guess you could call them 'street smarts', and everything I did was trying to hurry to do everything I needed to so I could game.So I suppose to sum it up, my life was going OK. But it could be better.-Trevor Edited March 4, 2016 by Tofu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Adair Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Hey Trevor! Great to have you join us here. You signing up made my day. Seriously! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Hi Trevor! Thanks for joining. I can relate to a lot of what you say. It's nice that you are able to recognize and tame your urges.So I suppose to sum it up, my life was going OK. But it could be better. Well put! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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