How I overcame my gaming addiction and bootstrapped a business to help others

Re:How I overcame my gaming addiction and bootstrapped a bus... by tjbarkley on Monday October 08, 2018 @02:46PM (#18170159)

Interesting article. I feel like I had a problem with gaming, but I didn't necessarily have an addiction. When I got an Xbox 360 (and by extension Xbox live), I was able to hangout with my friends without going to their house. Even when they weren't playing, it was because I made friends and connections to people all over. Towards the end of my Xbox Live days, I mostly played without my "IRL" friends.

Now, I rarely game alone, but I play games with my friends in person (Fortnite, Mario Party, Mario Kart, Smash etc.). I think for me, gaming was a substitute for social interaction. Most of my interaction is in person now, so gaming has fallen by the wayside.

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Re:How I overcame my gaming addiction and bootstrapped a bus... by camerondare on Monday October 08, 2018 @08:59PM (#18172576)

Thanks for reading. Gaming is a very common substitute for social interaction - for me as someone with social anxiety it was easier to just stay home and 'socialize' online then to go out and meet other people, but that only left me more isolated and depressed. Getting out and interacting with other people has helped me more since I've quit.

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