5 Crazy Reasons That Cause Gaming Addiction

Gaming Addiction

Just like substance abuse, people are addicted to online gaming to fill the void in their lives and to build human connections that are not usually achieved in the real world. Gaming addictions come in many forms, some mild while others are bound for mental illness. Here are the reasons why some people get addicted to it.

To Create And Epitomize A Character

Most gamers create their game characters similar to their own personality and physical features. That is understandable but then there are some who are continually obsessed with improving their character skills and competence even exaggerating some for a heightened ego, resulting from low self-esteem and blown up fantasies. For example, you always wanted to be a chef but for some reason never had the guts to achieve that dream in reality. Through cooking games, you can display your cooking prowess online and mold your game character into the chef that you always want to be.

To Replace Real-Life Relationships

For the anti-social human being, gaming is a way to somehow escape from troubled relationships and the lack of good interpersonal skills offline. Online interactions can hide your true identity; you can be as cheerful and amazingly sociable as you want. No one will ever know the truth that you are an anti-social loser in the real world. The result, you can be as popular among the other players when you strive too. This causes addiction when you need to maintain that fervor.

The Need To Escape

Living in an artificial world allows one to escape from the daily turmoil of the real world. For some, the escape is minimal, and getting back to what is existent is no fuss. But there are others who turn to online gaming to break away from the stress and responsibilities of life and upon realizing that the real world never gets better, spends more and more time in the virtual world often forgetting what is real.

Reinvention

Gaming is a way for socially-awkward people to reinvent themselves. To change whatever they are dissatisfied with themselves and to turn their dreams into virtual reality. This is of course different from the case when gaming is your work or business. There is also a huge possibility that this addiction can turn to mental disorders with the person finding it hard to distinguish between what is real and not. Oftentimes, the person going through this cyber reinvention finds it hard to detach himself from his illusions.

Romance 

Some people are suckers for love and finding love in all places. The gaming world is a vast world. Others are addicted to gaming while keeping an eye on any romantic prospects. In the virtual world, nothing is impossible. Others have no plans of continuing online gaming romances offline and some might give it a try. If you play pubg then you would love to get free UC in pubg mobile. This can result in full-blown addiction for others who are married and want to live in an illusory virtual life. This reminds me fondly of a bar question: if you cannot touch a girl, why not touch a game on your touch screen gadget?

It is hard to turn away from gaming addiction. But with every problem, there is always a way out. Parents have a crucial role in keeping their kids healthy and stress-free. As much as possible, it is better to communicate with our children more and think of recreational ways to keep them happy and satisfied without having to face the computer all day.

Sebastian

Sebastian was born and raised in the busy city of Abbottabad. As a journalist, Saad Mushtaq has contributed to many online publications including the PAK Today and the Huffing Post. In regards to academics, Saad Mushtaq earned a degree in business from the Abbottabad UST, Havelian. Saad Mushtaq follows the money and covers all aspects of emerging tech here at The Hear Up.Thanks