Gaming Addiction

Gaming is not at all a bad thing. Let us look at some of the benefits of gaming:

Improved well-being (increase in the 'happy' hormone dopamine, reduce stress and depression, etc.)
Improved motor skills (e.g. hand-eye coordination)
Increased sense of belonging and purpose when playing with peers or a community

In fact, mobile gaming alone is a multi-billion-dollar global business which is pervasive throughout the world and in Singapore alone, mobile gamers spent more than S$400 million on in-app purchases on games downloaded from Google Play and Apple's App Store.

When then does gaming become a problem for some? Before that, we need to know what addiction is. According to medicalnewstoday.com :

Addiction is a psychological and physical inability to stop consuming a chemical, drug, activity, or substance, even though it is causing psychological and physical harm.

So, are you addicted to mobile gaming? First, take a look at the following statements.

When I am not at school, I spend a lot of time using my mobile phone to game.
When I do not have my phone, I regularly think about how I was mobile gaming.
I have spent more and more time on my phone gaming.
I feel upset when I am asked to stop gaming on my phone.
I am sleeping less because I am using my phone to game.
I argue with my parents when they ask me to stop using my phone to game.
I lie to my parents that I was not gaming when I was.
I do not spend time with my family members because I prefer using my phone to game.
I have lost interest in hobbies or other activities because I prefer using my phone to game.
I think about mobile gaming when I am doing homework or other important things.

If you have answered "Yes" to 5 or more of the above statements, you may have become addicted to mobile gaming.

How do you prevent yourself from being addicted to mobile gaming? Read Some Suggestions below.

Gaming Addiction.pdf

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