Video Gaming has made me a social recluse! How about you?

I used to be the life of the party. Oh, I'd date occassionally and hit the club scene but now I'm on my Xbox 360 so much that I never see anyone. I can't even talk to women anymore. I've lost the golden touch with women! Is it me or are video games to blame? I feel they made me this way. :evil:

So has the same happened to you?

No, I tend to take the blame for my own actionsspazzx625

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Not for me. You can play videogames everyday and maintain a social life, but you have to moderate yourself. Too much of anything is a bad thing.

as addicted to gaming i am, i still maintain a good social life.

You know, I've always been a console gamer, and in a way, I'm glad online console gaming wasn't big when I was in college. And now I'm just too busy with life to ever get addicted to it

No, I hardly play them anymore.

But I haven't had a date or been to a good part in 4 years.

ive been gaming longer than i even knew what social life meant. i was never much of a social lite anyways

Its just what I do instead of human contact sometimes. Books are also in this category as well as playing with my animals.

It's all about balance.Sajedene

You know, its actually sorta true. I used to play videogames a lot, and when I did, I didnt have that much of a social life(just went out like once every 2 weeks...it was horrible when i was addicted to MPO, I played that so much...so much time wasted)

I barely play games anymore now, go out 3-5 times a week, and am just really good with people now and pretty well liked and known around my school now I guess.

I dunno if its cause of video games or because that just when I started hanging out more, I just had less time for video games. So I dunno, its definately correlated but dunno abt a causal relationship(yes statistics haha)

No I wouldn't say they have made me a recluse. I am who I am because I enjoy it. I've never particulary craved social interaction as much as alot of my friends but that doesn't mean I'm anti-social. I still go out to bars and pubs it's just that I tend to set aside more time to myself and my hobbiesthan to going out. Theres nothing wrong with that.

hence the reason I don't play Civilization anymore.blackngold29

[QUOTE="blackngold29"] hence the reason I don't play Civilization anymore.tomo90

EDIT: Hah, this would be me if I had friends (to play with).

nope.. im pretty balanced. . i only spend 3 hours max in a game. :P

[QUOTE="tomo90"][QUOTE="blackngold29"] hence the reason I don't play Civilization anymore.blackngold29

EDIT: Hah, this would be me if I had friends (to play with).

Put your controller down and go outside.Not that hard.And as was said, you need to balance it correctly.

I am a very serious gamer. I have a girlfriend, I am looking for a new job (got bored with my old one and need more money to move out), am almost finished my B.A. in university and love spending time with people.

Guess its not video games' fault you are a social recluse then TC.

Just stay away from online games, those are much more addicting that just plane games, trust me, when it comes to playing single player games, I pretty much have to get myself to play it, but online its like boom... I dont get it, but I did a six page paper on this thing. Anyways being a social recluse aint that bad, no bad pressure, you make better decisions in life, and you can be yourself without feeling judged at all. I aint a social reluse, but I don't see my friends all the time, just every once in a while. But, now I just got a job, and my friend is workign there in the same place, so so much for that:P.

No, I hardly play them anymore.

But I haven't had a date or been to a good part in 4 years.

-TheSecondSign-

Life is overrated.loco145

Its always the video game's fault, isn't it? :roll:

it seems that everyone is against me. i'm the victim here guys.

i yam... :(

as addicted to gaming i am, i still maintain a good social life.

joesh89

ur right video games actually reduces ur social life but u gotta control it,just like smoking,u gotta control it,anyways i still go out and hangout with my friends nd go shopping nd stuff,but if i dont play games id prolly go out more often,to be honost its addicting but u gotta control it:D

You made yourself a social recluse.

It's true that video games have made me less social, but I try to keep a balance. It helps that my friends and I can chat over Xbox Live and in the MMOs we play.