{"id":79567,"date":"2021-08-11T16:08:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gamblingtherapy.org\/?page_id=79567"},"modified":"2024-09-13T16:20:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T15:20:01","slug":"support-for-gamers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gamblingtherapy.org\/support\/support-for-gamers\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for gamers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If gaming is having a negative impact on someone&#8217;s life and there is an urge or compulsion to game &#8211; this may be a sign of problem gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The urge to game may continue despite the gamer wanting to stop, or despite them knowing&nbsp;that it is&nbsp;causing them harm.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is problem gaming?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Problem gaming is also known as <strong>Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD)<\/strong>\u202fand is thought to affect between 1 to 10% of people Europe and North America. One in ten people will, at some point in their life, struggle to control their gaming and suffer negative consequences in their life as a result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Problem gaming is considered to be <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Signs of problem gaming&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Are you thinking about gaming all or a lot of the time?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you struggling to play less or to stop?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is gaming the main source of enjoyment in your life?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you stopped doing other things that you used to enjoy?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does gaming take up most of your free time?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are those around you concerned with how much you are playing?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you lie about how much you are playing to friends\/family?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is gaming negatively effecting your school,&nbsp;work,&nbsp;or social&nbsp;life?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you losing sleep because of gaming?&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you using gaming to help with difficult moods&nbsp;or&nbsp;feelings?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you can do right now&#8230;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reach out to a loved one&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take a break from gaming&nbsp;and&nbsp;explore other activities you&nbsp;might&nbsp;enjoy&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limit your access&nbsp;to gaming&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Move your console,&nbsp;PC, and phone&nbsp;out of your bedroom&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid games that you know keep you playing for hours&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid games that offer loot boxes or have microtransactions&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask friends&nbsp;and family&nbsp;not to discuss their gaming around you&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If gaming is having a negative impact on someone&#8217;s life and there is an urge or compulsion to game &#8211; this may be a sign of problem gaming. 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