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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

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some of the teenagers now are addicted to computer games, can this addiction change the behavior of an individual..............??????????

You mean like a person's aggression?

Although video games how violent they may be can influence violence to those who get stimulated, it can give out a different effect to others.

See people have innate aggression and with video games, that aggression can either be exhausted and would trigger passive aggression (meaning they don't elicit the aggression since they've exhausted all of it on the game)

or

They elicit it as it is something they have acquired acquired.

2007-07-23 23:26:02 by ASA Boy 2

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It's good that you know you are addictive to a game (World of WarCraft). You can't really give it up, it's your hobbie. What you can try is set a time period you can play.
example, weekday: 5 to 7, weekend: only play after I finish this work.

Right now, I am hooked on World of WarCraft, and I will not give up cuz it's too good to give up.

2007-05-09 12:16:08 by anne b

Rational Answers please.

delete all ur games and not turn on the comp unless absolutely necessary

2008-09-15 21:16:51 by vic94030

If you live with a family, have them put a password on the computer that only they know. Then if you want to play the computer, they have to sign you in.

If you dont live with a family, unplug your computer and if you need to use one go to the library (where you have a time cap)

2006-03-12 21:51:41 by rakeshgee2002