1.Do not make excuses. If you have a video game addiction, admit it. Do not try to
rationalize it, deny it, ignore it, justify it, or compare yourself to others.
Just try to work toward a solution.
2.Begin by setting up a plan which
stops you from buying video games.
Create a yearly budget with a reasonable limit. Also, try to refrain from
impulse buying. Not only will this help cure the addiction, but it will save
you money.
3.Change
your mentality.
Realize that the video games you are playing now aren't going to matter to you
at all in five years, or possibly even one. Realize that nothing productive is
achieved from playing video games and after five years, your video game
collection will be meaningless. Your high scores will hold no prestige in five
years
4.Don't be a perfectionist. Don't try to complete video games 100%, since in most
cases, that requires dozens of hours. Realize that while it may feel
accomplishing inside to unlock everything, it produces no real tangible
benefits and can be done without.
5.Limit weekly video game time and
start phasing out. For example, go from 20 hours, to
18 hours, to 16, and lower.
6.Reward yourself if you reduce your
playing time. Do not play video games to reward
yourself; instead, treat yourself to some ice cream or something fun. You can
even enlist a friend or family member.
7.Vow that you will meet all of your
obligations (school, work, family, etc.)
before you play games. Video games should also be used only to reward good
behavior - not bad behavior.
8.Consider asking a family member or
close friend to hold all of your video games for a week or two.
9.Most importantly, solve the root
problem which is causing you to turn to video games as a vice. Most addictions work like a vicious cycle. Indulgence in
vices, results in problems which can be temporary alleviated by indulging in
vices.
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