Addicted? Or just misunderstanding addiction?
I used to play LoL for hours on end, it can be for a few hours at a stretch. I had some time to myself after I was out of a job to think things over and decided to quit playing all together.
It was not easy, and my partner told me to try to cut it back. These days I can play 2 games in aram and quit to sleep (not that I sleep immediately but that's a separate problem that merits it's own discussion).
However, I feel the urge to play most days than not. Is this what people refer to as an addiction? None of my friends play much games, the ones that do mostly play lesser than me. The only other person I know that plays excessively seem to not have issues with "over-gaming".
Where do I fit in the spectrum? Should I stop all together or just keep doing this moderated playtime thing? I am trying to pick up watercolour as my replacement hobby but it's not working out that well because I cannot simply relax and have fun. I can't draw and when I try to do art and it looks bad, I immediately feel like stopping and to play games again.
Any input on my current state of self?
Posted Apr 5, 2015, 6:27 PM UTC