At half past midnight, our 15-year old son, David, is typing feverishly at the computer. Though it’s a school night, it’s not homework David’s working on. What keeps him glued to the computer at this late hour is an online game. For over three hours, he’s been lying to us, saying he’ll be off “in a minute,” that he’ll do his homework. No matter what we do and say, and despite our hope that tonight is the night he’ll somehow miraculously change, we know he can’t get off the game.
I was an adult into gaming. I used it to escape and cope with life for two years. What saved me was Hashem broke my computer.I was forced to live in this world.Thank you Hashem.I still dream about playing when my life is too stressful. I suggest treating it like any other addiction...the urge never goes away I know I have limit my computer time and a no games rule. Rabbi Twersky has some great 12 step books.