Addicted to gaming?

Addicted to gaming?

I recently purchased a new video game which I was very excited about and I immediately started playing it. The company from which I downloaded the game from has an option showing how many hours you have played a game. It says that throughout the times I have been playing these past couple of days the total of hours spent playing the game was eighteen. This has led me to wonder about how many hours kids and adults spend playing games. Is gaming bad? Many parents with kids that have developed an interest in gaming sometimes wonder if gaming is bad for their children. I believe that gaming is okay as long as the child or adult sets a limit for themselves, if the person is able to stop themselves from playing games and go out into the world in order to get some exercise and socialize than gaming for them will be okay since its only a hobby and not a priority. However, if the person believes that it's better to spend more time playing games than socializing,sleeping and maybe even eating, then that is definitely an issue that needs to be taken care of immediately. How to set a limit? If you or your child love to spend time playing games, Its probably for the best to know how to set a limit for yourself. I certainly believe that an hour a day should be enough to fulfill your happiness. what you could do is set a timer for an hour and once that timer is up know that you should stop playing and continue the game the next day. It might be harder for some people at first so its best to keep in mind that your life is your biggest priority and video games are just a hobby that shouldn't take full control of your life. What should I do now? Once you are able to accomplish playing video games for only an hour or so a day the next step is to do something else that will make you or your child happy. You could either find another hobby that is more healthy such as sports or you could try to do fun things with family and/or friends so you won't be bored and have the urge to get back in the habit of playing video games for more than one hour a day. You dont necceacirly have to quit playing, but you do have to do things for yourself as a human being. You must let yourself or your child know that taking care of yourself will always come first.