4th Marking Period

Dear MS Cabby,

I've been so addicted to this one game on the Internet. My mother has told me to stop so many times, but I don't listen. I've gotten to the point where I'm getting a maximum of 4 or 5 hours of sleep at night since I have to stay up longer to finish homework. It has definitely had a huge effect on school. I'm starting to get in trouble because I'm falling asleep in class. I'm getting bad grades because of my lack of sleep. I'm also forever daydreaming about playing it. How do I break away from the game?

-Way too addicted

Dear Way too addicted,

You really need to cut this addiction of playing games on the Internet. It is clearly wasting your time and effecting your school work. The sooner you stop playing the better! Ways you could stop playing are focous more on your school work. That way your grades will improve because you will have less time to play the video game.

You say you are losing sleep due to this addicting video game. A normal person should get approximatly 8 hours of sleep every night. If I was you I would start setting limits for myself. Try to slowly cut down the time you play on the computer. If you play three hours everynight try taking 15 minutes off the playing time everynight. Continue to do this until you are happy with the time you are spending on the computer. You will start to spend more time trying to find something else to do, In this case you might even have more time to sleep.

Daydreaming about an online game is extreme if you ask me, This game has clearly taken a large affect on your life. The sooner you set limits for your self the better. Find a hobby other then playing your video games. You could try a sport or a club at school that will help take up your time.

From,
MS Cabby


Question By Carolyn Hall