Term 2 Blog Week 7: Addiction to gaming

I have heard stories about my classmates getting addicted to computer and console games. Never did I think I would become addicted too.

"Hey! You should really download and play WT! It's so cool!" came my friend's voice over the phone. He went on elaborating about the game details, rattling on like a machine gun about how "cool" it was. "No thanks", I replied. My parents had warned me about the dangers about game addiction and to stay away from it. "Oh come on! What can a little bit of playing do?” came my friend again. I weighed the pros and cons. Yes, he was right? What could a little bit of playing do? I succumbed to my temptation and started to play the game. I neither expected nor foreseen the unexpected.


What started of as half an hour a day soon turned into pure addiction. It just seemed so engrossing and interesting, and drew my interest. I kept thinking about it in my mind. It became a daily affair for me and I played up to 6-8 hours every day, without taking eye breaks. They turned red and swollen. My eyesight turned poor. I neglected my homework, studies and most importantly, my family. I placed gaming as priority, above everything else. Still I did not realise that I had become addicted. That was just the tip of the iceberg. I also got hooked on to similar role-playing-games like HCE. The thoughts of the games were in my mind all the time, round the clock. I could not concentrate in school. My grades deteriorated like a roller coaster, plunging down the rails.

One day it began to dawn on me. I saw my mother shaking her head, totally disappointedly at my report card. The appalling, atrocious, ghastly, devastating MSG of 8.9 stared coldly at her.


From then on, I worked hard to pull up my grades and made time to spend with my family. Luckily, my addiction only lasted for 3 months and I have steered clear from it. I am addiction-free now. I only play for leisure and the most is 2 hours a week. J