Is it bad to be addicted to gaming?
You´ll probably say yes, because an addiction is never a good thing and I don´t want to say that it is something good. But what makes someone an addict? Playing more than eight hours on one day? I´d say that comes pretty close, because I think a lot of people play between two and four hours on one day. Maybe that´s still a lot to some people, but for others this isn´t much at all. I guess we all have our own amount of time we want to spend on gaming, but what makes you an addict?
In my eyes an addict is someone who can´t live without something, addicted to a alcohol or smoking is nothing new but addicted to gaming is something not everyone takes seriously. I must admit that it sometimes makes me laugh to think of being addicted to gaming but when I think of people getting fired or failing with school because of that game addiction then I do see that it´s a serious problem for some people. I guess if you have all the time in the world and no need for income then playing games all day doesn´t have to be a problem, ok it´s not a healthy way of living but it´s your life so you choose how to spend it. Still I wouldn´t want my life to resolve around games, there is so much more in life than just playing games.
So is it bad to be addicted to games? Yes it´s bad, it doesn´t have to influence your school results or your work performance but I doubt it´s going to do much good to other things in your life. Let´s not forget that your social life will probably be quite small in your daily game routine and losing friends wouldn´t suprise me. But if you have friends that also play games and they´re also gaming addicts then it´s still possible to have some sort of social life even if that exists only online. You might think you don´t hurt anyone with your gaming addiction, but those that care about you will probably see you less and less and it wouldn´t suprise me that they worry about you if you spend entire days playing games.
Playing games is fun, there is no denying that, but I do think it´s a good idea to keep the time you spend on gaming relatively low compared to the rest of the time you have left on a day. I love playing games and I´ve played a lot of them, sometimes for hours and hours which sometimes meant playing all night long. Not a healthy thing to do and not a smart thing to do, but sometimes you do stupid things. I guess it´s a part of growing up and if you never make mistakes then how can you ever learn from them? Just remember that games can be addictive and spending too much time on playing games isn´t a good thing, no matter how good it feels at that moment.
In my eyes an addict is someone who can´t live without something, addicted to a alcohol or smoking is nothing new but addicted to gaming is something not everyone takes seriously. I must admit that it sometimes makes me laugh to think of being addicted to gaming but when I think of people getting fired or failing with school because of that game addiction then I do see that it´s a serious problem for some people. I guess if you have all the time in the world and no need for income then playing games all day doesn´t have to be a problem, ok it´s not a healthy way of living but it´s your life so you choose how to spend it. Still I wouldn´t want my life to resolve around games, there is so much more in life than just playing games.
So is it bad to be addicted to games? Yes it´s bad, it doesn´t have to influence your school results or your work performance but I doubt it´s going to do much good to other things in your life. Let´s not forget that your social life will probably be quite small in your daily game routine and losing friends wouldn´t suprise me. But if you have friends that also play games and they´re also gaming addicts then it´s still possible to have some sort of social life even if that exists only online. You might think you don´t hurt anyone with your gaming addiction, but those that care about you will probably see you less and less and it wouldn´t suprise me that they worry about you if you spend entire days playing games.
Playing games is fun, there is no denying that, but I do think it´s a good idea to keep the time you spend on gaming relatively low compared to the rest of the time you have left on a day. I love playing games and I´ve played a lot of them, sometimes for hours and hours which sometimes meant playing all night long. Not a healthy thing to do and not a smart thing to do, but sometimes you do stupid things. I guess it´s a part of growing up and if you never make mistakes then how can you ever learn from them? Just remember that games can be addictive and spending too much time on playing games isn´t a good thing, no matter how good it feels at that moment.
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