20 video game addiction symptoms - the comprehensive list!

How do you know when you are addicted to video games and are not simply playing too much?

1. You cannot quit
2. You play for a very long time. Think more than half of your available time in a day
3. The sense of time is distored
4. Real life obligations and phone calls are ignored
5. You don't want to do anything else but play
6. You are really good at videogames, even bragging about your skills online
7. You play one game per monitor/laptop.
8. You read game related blogs, websites, hubpages in search for better tactics
9. You withdraw from the real world interactions
10. When interacting with the real world, you talk about video games
11. You wish your friends would play your game
12. You are questioning current relationships because they feel like nagging
13. You wake up in the middle of the night to check on your game account or download
14. You quit games but keep coming back. Time after time!
15. You play MMORPGs and are addicted to them
16. You feel exhausted or frustrated after play.
17. You follow previews and plan your game purchases months ahead
18. You go to midnight releases or rush to buy a game on the release day
19. You got an on-demand game delivery account
20. You think life is boring and is not as exciting as video games