Obsession

Video Games

I would not necessary describe my obsession as video games, I am obsessed with gaming. I would like to think of myself as a gamer. Ever since an early age, I have loved gaming.  I remember I use to watch my older cousins play pokemon on their gameboys and I would be so interested just watching. Once I got a little older, I finally got my hands on with gaming and that's where my obsession took off.

Even in school, I would love when we got to work on the computers. Our teachers would tell us that we could play games once we finished our work. I would try to finish as soon as I could so I could play the computer games. Some of my teachers even caught on and turned some lessons into games. It was a fun way to learn not only for me but my other classmates as well.

My obsession with gaming escalated when I got my own console and TV. I would come home from school, do my homework then play all night until my mom had to unplug the console and make me go to bed. I got really hooked onto FPS (first person shooters) games and sports. The best part about gaming to me was the ability to play with me friends online. I would see them everyday in school and then play with them again later online.

Even to this day, I play video games almost everyday. It is just a habit of my daily routine at this point. Every morning I wake up, I usually try to schedule the rest of my day so I can play a little bit at some point. Whenever I have free time I’m usually in my room on my PS4 playing with friends. I could play all day if I had the time. However, I am very conscious of how much I play. I feel like my obsession to gaming caused my grades to slip last semester. I would often slack off studying and rely on my pure intellect rather than study properly. That only got me so far through high school. There are so many games out which I just want to play but I can’t. Now I realize it is different.

Coming into this school year, I knew better. I am still obsessed with gaming but I know my responsibilities. I have adopted the mindset that there will be always another time to play, but I cannot take exam at other times. I have controlled my obsession properly to where I know my priorities and I have organized them the right way. I do what I need to do and when I am done with my tasks and objectives that is when I can play. I have learned to reward myself for the work I have put into school to supplement my obsession. It also eases the guilt off my conscious, I use to feel terrible playing when I know I should have been studying. I know when it is time to say no or to get off the PS4. I am a proud gamer and have learned to control my obsession.