Gaming the System: Gaming Addiction & Screen Time

How to Stop Escaping into Video Games

Gaming the System: Gaming Addiction & Screen Time

Show Notes

Gaming helps you escape from stress in your life. It's one of the most popular reasons why people play video games. Now there's a good side of this but there's also a downside. And often people who use gaming to escape are most at-risk of developing addictions. So in this episode we talk about how you can stop escaping into video games.

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