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Γεια σας παιδιά, θα φτιάξουμε ένα wiki που θα το χρησιμοποιήσουμε στο μάθημα Hi, recovered game addict here who's dropped out of school in the past because of the uncontrollable obsession. I'm now someone who has balanced gaming and responsibility and am in school for a cognitive/neuropsych degree specifically to study and help people with addiction issues (because I think the current options out there for such people are mostly ****).  A few things you should realize about addiction. One, when you're in it, you don't realize it. You think you have it under control. You may have moments where you realize or know deep down that it's bad, but you lack the long-term perspective to recognize how damaging it is. You just wake up in the morning and think "god, class is boring. I'm just gonna play a game and show up late." Then you lose that one and think "well, I'm sure as hell not going to class before I win one game." Or even if you win you think "Damn! I'm on a hot streak, no reason to stop now. I'll just make up my work later." You always think you have more time... until eventually you realize you're so far behind it doesn't matter, so why try at all? At that point you might realize you made bad decisions, but you still don't think it's an addiction... you figure, well, class is stupid anyway, and life is short so why not have fun, and I can quit whenever I want... It's a destructive, self-sustaining cycle. 