Alcohol, porn, cell phone, gambling, computer game / program addiction.

All four are equally familial destruction.

Believe these words or turn away, the facts stand on their own.

Research, read, investigate. You will find truth in these words.

The "football widows" as well as the wives of today of those who are addicted to porn, video/computer apps & games, gambling, drugs, alcohol, they suffer equally from their spousal addiction to video games.

Addiction is addiction.

Durr. 

Addiction is an insidious behavior which leaves the addicted missing out while neglecting their spouses as well as their children.

Deny. Deny. Deny again.

If you are reading this, I would tell you to cure yourself of this robbing addiction.

Give any excuse you wish.

There are so many excuses.

~ It helps me to de-stress

~ I'm not hurting anyone.

(au contraire, you are hurting yourself as well as neglecting spouses & your children who will only be children for an all too short time)

~ I need it

Mon Cherie, if you are self pleasuring with online/video games for more than 1 hour daily?

You are as addicted as a tobacco user, heroin addict, an alcoholic, a lover of porn a gambler, even an anorexic.

It's so very sad.

There is hope. 

The path is a rather uncomfortable one, yet possible.

STOP!

Step away from the game or virtual reality program/web site of your choosing after one hour every day. Pay attention to your spouse ( or someone else will). Pay attention to your children lest they enter into their double digits with the effects of a neglectful parent.

This effect is far from healthy for everyone.

How do I know this, feel this, feel the need to write about it?

Witnessing it first-hand, in families suffering with a computer/video game/ VR addict in their home in 7, yes, 7 different families.

The addict refuses to acknowledge their actions, so, all is right in their world, in their mind as their family members suffer.

A hobby is fine as long as the need to participate more than 1 hour daily is in harmony with family life.

Can you do it?

Can you spend time with family, forsaking your addiction?

If you can, well, good on ya'!

If it's nearly impossible or causes problems for you, you're an addict.

Right here.

Right now.

I challenge you to do a scaled up, 60 day challenge, to yourself to limit yourself to 1 hour of your addiction and the rest of the time to your spouse (if you have one) as well as your children ( if you have them) . Actually living a fuller life free of your addiction, until it becomes merely an amusement is better.
All things in moderation.
Start moderating.

Read?

GO!

You can do this!