Over spending,guilty and gaming

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I just got back to medication on march 2019,the reason I got back is because I was either paranoid of people or having anxiety around people.I want to talk about my over spending habit,feeling guilty about it and gaming.I got a history of spending money online on football things,gaming…recently in within a month,i spent a few thousand dollar alone on gaming,i was happy but felt very guilty.Now my house is full of gaming stuff which I didn’t even have time to used cause of work.I bought a console at march and then one in april,i couldn’t stop myself…I even spent a thousand dollar on coins in a mobile game…

I really want to stop…after i come home my priority is not my gf,but my game system…its just so sad

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Do you live with your gf?
Is she mad at you for playing so much?

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I talked to her,she said the issue is not gaming,the thing she don’t like is that I forget about her.I game a lot,hence my focus is on gaming and then I forget about her.I like gaming so much…

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Maybe see if there’s a free game or cheaper game you can play?
Avoid the mobile ones with in app purchases.

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Can’t you choose games that can be played together? This way your gf gets involved in your gaming life. Everybody wins.

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I think it’s really good that you are identifying it as a problem. I feel that you are taking the first steps away from it. Just slowly start doing other activities that include your girl. You can put limits on the time you allow yourself to play. Make yourself earn time by having to complete other tasks first. Sometimes over-indulgences like this can be a sign of a mood problem like mania or hypo-mania. So you may want to mention it to your pdoc if you can’t seem to gain control over the situation. Good luck honey

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