Word Bank

vent: express deficit: shortage

Reduced interpersonal interaction. Teenagers who play games the whole day will obviously spend less time interacting with family or friends. This will result in less positive interpersonal relations. These teenagers may become

Medical complications. Teenagers could develop carpal tunnel syndrome or feel pain in their backs, necks or heads from excessive gaming. In addition, their eyesight might deteriorate from prolonged staring at the monitor. withdrawn and isolated from the family and friends. As they grow up, they are unable to build healthy relationships with the people around them as they are unable to express their emotions well.

How, then, can you help yourself from becoming a gaming addict? You can:

Remove your gaming system. This is not as drastic as it sounds because you can do so by simply hiding it, locking it up or asking a family member to keep it from you. Thus, you will not have easy access to your system and you will not be able to play with it even though you are tempted to do so.