Ive lost my son to video games

My son has recently bought this game called skyrim and since then has played it non stop he has not gone outside for weeks and broke up with his girlfriend he just comes out of his room to eat and go to the bathroom is this just a stage or do i have a problem with him?

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Re: Ive lost my son to video games

cracked1337
+37 karma
When he is sleeping steal the game and hide it

Re: Ive lost my son to video games

retrogamerallday
+31 karma
Most likely a Problem. Just give him an arrow to the knee and he'll be fine.

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3607
+28 karma
Wipe out the game disk and then draw a trollface on the back.

Or take a screenshot of the game when he goes to get up, take out the game disk, insert bologna into the disk drive, hide the disk, as well as leave the screenshot image up on the computer.

Re: Ive lost my son to video games

ngp319
+21 karma
Sure sounds such as a problem to me.

Basically, he's badly addicted to gaming - which is not the worst addiction somebody can have, but it suggests that he's going to be very susceptible for the rest of his life to addictive behavior, whether that takes the form of gambling, obsessive work, or heroin.

And he's actively avoiding the rest of his life: avoidant behavior suggests that he's not properly motivated, which can lead to all types of problems in the future.

Since he's living under your roof (as a minor?), perhaps there's some parenting you could attempt - such as limiting his daily access to his PC or console if he's a minor. If this is an adult child, you really would do better through him to ask him to leave the house rather than enable his addiction.

Re: Ive lost my son to video games

aaron1337
+3 karma
Skyrim is an addictive game. And yes your son has a problem but you can always attempt to mess the pc when your son is gone (I hope he goes to school ) if yes then attempt to screw your pc LIGHTLY example. delete method 32 folder this will screw up the windows but no damage will need a simple reinstall the folder is in harddrive C windows folder and your son will must get an other activity

Re: Ive lost my son to video games

dsgray
+24 karma
He need to be in his teens , so yes it such as a stage but do Not take away his console im sure u do not want him to cause havoc around the neighborhood

Re: Ive lost my son to video games

trevor420
+6 karma
The game is a very involved game, lots of fun and addicting. I think this could be a problem so I think it would be wise of you to regulate how much he gets to play in a day. Say such as two hours of game play a day on school days and maybe four to five on weekends. The addiction he has needs to be broken cause if he continues this it will tech him not to be responsible for his life. Right now he is living through the game and this is not healthy.

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