When Gaming Took Over My Life, I Knew I Needed Help

A few years ago, gaming took over my life. I didn’t eat, drink, shower, or take care of any of my responsibilities. I gave up on every aspect of life outside of those pixels. I just had to get a little bit more experience, hit that next level, or wait for that one creature I needed to spawn. It didn’t matter which game I was playing, so long as I was playing. That mentality nearly killed me.

Living with Shame After Gaming Took Over My Life

When gaming took over my life, I was completely unaware of the problem, and didn’t see anything that was going on as a problem. I didn’t care if my coffee table had old plates on it. I didn’t care if I only got up three times in a day to use the bathroom. So I forgot deodorant… who doesn’t now and again? Well, it went far beyond just forgetting deodorant. It went beyond old plates. It got to where one day, I collapsed. I hadn’t been drinking enough water for months, maybe years, on end. I had barely been eating. I only slept when I couldn’t keep my eyes open long enough to get more soda or sugar. I got up to go to the bathroom and bam, I fell to the floor.

My mother ended up calling for an ambulance after hearing the thud. I was severely dehydrated and my kidneys were barely functioning. I was malnourished, and my eyes were really screwed up from being in front of a computer for so many hours a day. The doctor told me (and my mother) that if I went home and kept doing the same thing, I was going to end up dead in a matter of months. My mom went home, smashed my computer, and never looked back. She also got me into one of the few rehabs that accepts people for gaming addictions in the entire state of California. I hated her for it at first, but once I started to feel like a normal human being, I saw how much my rehab was really helping my life.

I never would have guessed I’d be one where gaming took over my life, but I was, and I am now doing so much better than I was then. I keep up with my responsibilities, I take care of myself, and I have learned how to take everything in my life with a balanced approach.

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