I got DSL about three months ago. I had always had dial-up before that. I started playing Counter-Strike:Source daily, many days of the week playing three or more hours. It started out fun, and pretty great, but after about a month, I realized how much it had taken over my life. I've lost contact with friends because of it, I lose sleep over it constantly, I feel depressed and worthless because I do nothing else, and rarely do anything productive or worthwhile.
While I still love video games, sometimes it just gets a bit out of hand. They are designed to be a recreation, not a second reality, and when that line gets blurred, it can become troublesome.
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I got DSL about three months ago. I had always had dial-up before that. I started playing Counter-Strike:Source daily, many days of the week playing three or more hours. It started out fun, and pretty great, but after about a month, I realized how much it had taken over my life. I've lost contact with friends because of it, I lose sleep over it constantly, I feel depressed and worthless because I do nothing else, and rarely do anything productive or worthwhile. While I still love video games, sometimes it just gets a bit out of hand. They are designed to be a recreation, not a second reality, and when that line gets blurred, it can become troublesome.