Article January 9, 2006

You can overcome video game addiction

Mark Swinney

Originally appeared on spirituality.com

Obsessed with video games? There’s a way out, and it’s easier than you might think. Willpower isn’t reliable, but God’s power is.

Video games have come a long way since Pong and Space Invaders. Today’s games are complex, exciting, and require a degree of skill to play well. Most people who play video games don’t have a problem with them. Even if someone becomes obsessed with a new game for a while, their lives are generally in balance. But a growing group of people have lost that balance and are suffering because of it.

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