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I admit, I'm addicted to going on the computer and I wish to stop. Now I don't need any, "Shame On You" posts because that's only going to make it worse. I'm asking about how can I stop my addiction of computer use? Help me, thanks.

*Try focusing on other things in your life....Hobbies...Take a walk...Talk to a friend...Or go to Computer Addictions.com..Good Luck friend*

2006-10-08 21:33:18 by kilobatz

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Please I need help. My grades dropped down last semester. I barely have a desire to eat when I am on. I slept on my computers on most days. When I am sleeping, all I think about is when I will be able to log on tomorrow morning.

I know this is not a healthy living habit and I do try to change. I go to several counselors; they don't seem to care. I ask my parents for help. Their answer: "How could you have computer addiction? It's not a disease." I even nearly threw my computer down a cliff but someone stopped me thinking that I was attempting a suicide.

At least I do have one positive side effect. I learn most computer languages online but I am not planning to become a computer programmer because I realize how overpowering computer programming is to have the power in taking over my life.

By now you're probably think I am crazy. I admit it too but I just need someone who has gone through addiction and overcame it to tell me how to stop mine. Thanks.

you really have to take control again. set a limit to how long you are online for fun etc and how long you are on to study then switch the thing off. I may be am not the best person to say this as its 4 am in the morning here in the UK and I am still up on the darn thing lol. but really switch it off take a walk with out taking the laptop with you. get out do fun other things find something else you like doing. anything as long as ifs safe and its not the computer. take care

2007-07-29 19:47:26 by Anonymous

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I am slightly addicted to computer games. I'm about to go to a very challenging High School and I don't want to have a computer addiction which will get in the way of homework, sports, friends, and everything else! Help!

First things first... get rid of your games... I know this sounds tragic and you're probably thinking "what? This guy has no idea how much these games mean to me" and my answer is YES I DO, my roommate in college is the same way - hrs upon hrs of games, nothing else.

I would first get rid of them so that you can't even physically play them. Maybe keep one ore two for times when you have no other obligations.

2nd, start working out and doing lots of exercise... this will automatically make u feel less interested in sitting around playing games.

Hang out with people that are active outside the house, people who like to go out and do stuff...etc

Also, you can make a reward system for yourself. Make sure you get a certain amount of productive stuff done before you play a game. Maybe on one night you don't play at all. On the next night you can play one round or one game after you finish your homework. Start small and work your way up to never playing them anymore...

I'm telling you though, you are smart for wanting to get out of the game scene... I am a first year college student and my friends who play video games constantly underperform significantly. As a matter of fact, my best friend in high school was a game addict and he didn't end up getting into any of the colleges he applied to...

you're already making some good decisions.

2009-06-03 13:54:28 by The Genius

I'm a 19 y/o college student at a fairly prestigious college and I just can't seem to quit playing computer games. It's really taking over my life! It all started with World of Warcraft. I played it for hours on end last year and it really screwed my grades up. I finally managed to quit, thinking that Call of Duty 2 was any better. I was mistaken and I am currently just as addicted to CoD2 as I was to WoW. I don't have any problems with socializing and I'll go out with friends fairly often, but I often play games as soon as I get back to my dorm room. I need some advice from ex-gamers and other people who are familiar with this problem of video game addiction. Help me please!

You have made the first step and that is admitting that you have a problem.
Sit down and make a schedual for your life. Limit your game time. Get out and go to the guy, or hang out with friends. Get a part time job. You might need to stop cold turkey. And learn that your life doesn't stop just because you aren't gaming.

Another thing is that when you have an addiction.......you need to replace it with a good habit. Something else that will give you the buzz that you get from playing your games.

Tell yourself that you have power over the game and it is time for them to NOT have power over you. When you feel compelled to play. so set your alarm clock or a timer for 15 minutes, if you still want to play then play. But, it often breaks your urge and you can get into something else.

2007-04-16 01:29:34 by F1reflyfan

I just wondering if I should persuade my classmates (who are college students/adults) about how to inform them of the problem of technology addiction and how it hurts our society in a negative way (obesity, poor vision/social skills, negative influences mentally and physically).

What do you think I should talk to them mainly about to grab their attention and agreement on this issue? I'm focusing mainly on TV and computer uses of my speech because I can relate it to myself. Thanks.

Hmm... well, if I wasn't hooked on computers and TV then I wouldn't be answering your question, I'd probably be off reading a book or playing a board game.
I think it's because it seems so much more fun to use a computer or watch TV because you can do so many things with a computer and watch so many different things on a TV. It's much more fun than going on a walk or reading a book, isn't it? Because no matter what you feel like doing/watching, the computer/TV can... provide for your wants?
I don't know how to explain it. All I know is that computers are cool.

Okay, my answer was really bad, lengthy, and of no good content so if you want to you can totally ignore it if you want to.

2007-07-03 17:07:22 by iLovePhysics