There is nothing wrong with hobbies. Playing computer games, drinking a glass of alcohol, you relax a bit and relax. The main thing is not to cross that line beyond which you can no longer live without a computer or alcohol. If you think that you have begun to become addicted, it's time to act. Do not give the opportunity to a simple habit to go into addiction.
Instruction manual
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Determine if there is a dependency. Not always a passion for gambling, casino, computer or alcohol is addicted. The main sign of addiction is when your habit begins to control your lifestyle. If you occasionally play on the computer, sometimes you allow yourself to drink alcohol, this does not mean the presence of addiction. She is, if you lose control over your desires. While you are drinking a glass for your mood, and your mood is controlled by a desire to drink alcohol, you are not addicted. And if, without your favorite beer or computer, you start to feel itching, irritation, aggression, it's time to think and take up the fight against the habit. This means that the habit controls your mood. For an accurate determination of the fact of addiction, a consultation with a doctor or psychologist will not stop you.
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Look for sources of addiction. The departure into another reality - into a drunken spree or into games - is a departure "from", and not coming "to" something. The most common reason for going into another reality is a long-running family conflict. A man who is belittled and not appreciated at home, goes to his friends to drink beer and swagger. Or he turns on the computer and begins the struggle for his place in the hierarchy of the computer game. There he gets so desperately lacking in respect and acceptance. And not always members of his family are ready to go forward and change the conflict relations to normal. So if you are preoccupied with questions of your own dependence on something, take the initiative in your own hands and start raking up emotional problems in the family. As soon as you solve real problems, the craving for leaving the virtual world itself will come to naught.
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Change the source of the dependency. It is extremely rare that a person, wanting to get rid of addiction, could not do this. This is usually a sign of an advanced stage of alcoholism or gambling. In this situation, even professional psychotherapists offer clients to change the object of dependence. For example, it is enough for an alcoholic to switch to his hobby - and now he has forgotten about the bottle for sawing with a jigsaw or collecting stamps. It really works, although it sounds incredible.
Useful advice
Understand what unfulfilled life desires you fulfill in a game or in drunken parties, and you can overcome your addiction.