Playing video games to get a 'sense of accomplishment'

You've change the way how I perceive my SIL. Coz she is way older than I am. She no longer works right after my father in low closed down their company even though they were still getting a lot of projects and could still earn millions more. But due to my father in law's lack of trust to his children to continue his legacy, well, he rather shut down the corporation. Anyway, going back to my SIL, she have just become a stay at home mom. His husband has been working in the Middle East for 8 years now. My SIL has twins and they are quite a handful even at 8 years old. Their house is a mess. My SIL would practically only clean up real good when her husband would be coming home for a short vacation. Most of the time she would just be either in fron of her iPad or itouch playing some online games. We have common games at Facebook and I would see her scores to be really higher than mine all the time. So I guess, since she is not busy with anything, or does not work, she finds a sense of accomplishment with all her "badges" as well. Hmmmm.....let me think about it again.....isn't that also what you call lazy?

I think that another possibility for clinging to this game is that you also have control over it. You can play it when and for how long you like and yes, the badges do give you a sense of achieving something. Think about the fact too, that it does give you instant gratification for being 'clever' that you may not be getting in real life. Very few of us do get that insdtant gratification which may be what you personally need. As long as it does not dominate your life to a point where you may neglect your work and family responsibilities, and it gives you pleasure then what is the harm? None. At this moment in your life it is something that you need to do What is wrong with that? Nada. if you feel that it is dominating your life just a bit too much then limit the time spent on the game. Set the alarm on your phone or something. We all need a little escapism in life. Mine is reading voraciously. Once I start to read a book it is hard for me to put it down. Neither of us are hurting anyone. 905% of my reading is done when the twins are asleep or at school. Don't stress over this little habit. At this time in your life you need it for de-stressing. Sending you a big

It would be better to turn either to games that pay you in some manner (there are a few sites that offer this) or, better yet, take online courses and earn certificates of completion for doing so. In the latter case, you could be adding this to your resume (and, thus, potentially helping your career) and helping to guard your brain against dementia (learning new things helps). I do spend time playing games, but I recognize that the "accomplishments" within those games do not translate to real world accomplishments. Still, it can be fun to escape into the world of games at times when things get really stressful.

I'm so glad to hear that I am not the only one that does this. I have a game that I am completely addicted to right now and the reason that I keep playing it is just because I want to do better on the game than I've done in the past. I think that the reason that we get addicted to games as you and I have done is not because of the fact that it is really a sense of achievement, I actually think that it is because we really do need to have a way to unwind and the video games give this to us.

Oh don't be ashamed of that bounce. Because actually for the past days, i was also hooked in playing a game i downloaded on my cellphone. It has a challenge where you have to earn the bracket of money for each level, so i have been hooked in attaining it. Just today, i didn't mind waiting for the doctor's secretary to call me, because i was enjoying playing the game again, hoping that i could again get the highest level like i did the other day.

Lol now I'm really curious to know what game it is. I have an xbox and every once in a while I'll go on and play some games. For a while I would play Call of Duty and it's a good way to release some anger and have a sense of accomplishment. Every time I play I always want to make my scores better and level up to the highest level and get maximum proficiencies in all the weapons. Of course, I've been playing for almost a year now and I still haven't gotten to that point. I've played for hours and hours (seeing how many hours is a bit depressing lol) and I still haven't finished. And by now, they've made a more recent version of the game. So I guess I'll have to restart with the new version and hopefully this time I'll be able to get to the highest level lol.

I love playing video games and I don't know if I would call it a sense of accomplishment that I get but I do get quite a bit of joy and I am able to pass down time from playing video games. Would the game that you have been playing happen to be pokemon? That's what I've been playing for a couple of weeks now and I've been playing Pokemon Crystal Version. I've got all eight of the first eight badges and now I'm training to try and beat the elite four. I really love playing video games and it does feel good to make progress in video games and accomplish what you want to.

It's okay to play video games as long as you don't neglect your life obligations, so to speak, bounce58. I do that myself, only occasionally though, and yes I feel good when I earn points or badges along the way :))

I am a gamer. Have been since the days of my dad lifting me up to play Pac-Man, and I hadn't the foggiest clue what the heck I was doing at the age of three. I think that the accomplishments in the game can be very fulfilling if you've got a deep love of games. Especially if it's a hard boss, a level, or a dungeon. When life kinda bites the big one, sometimes the comfort of that hobby can help you clear your head. I felt that way when I played Final Fantasy Tactics late at night. I would turn down the music, put on Sade, and enjoy my time. When GaiaOnline finished their beta testing of zOMG!, I spent a good lot of time leveling up and also just working through things while playing the game. Indeed the hours do add up. I wouldn't call it scraping at all, because gaming can be a good way to lose yourself in a good story or just let your imagination spin around for a while. I personally love getting achievements. Especially on the 360 when it goes "bleep bloop" and it shows up on my screen, lol. I replay games I've beaten just to get them all. I let friends play on my system so I can get extras! I won't say it is all fun and games though. My ex was a gamer too. He had this Mortal Kombat game that he knew inside and out, and challenged people like crazy on the PS3 network. Like, that's all he did sometimes. I would want him to come over, and he'd be all about his "200 match game" and I was like..."hellooo...girlfriend here. Real life, come and kiss Roni please." And I get that "it's a guy thing" and you can't really interrupt their time, but I have a "woman thing" with RPGs and he got a little testy when I was up at 3 in the morning (sound down of course) enjoying myself. I think that if you enjoy it, there's nothing wrong with your hobby. Perhaps that is your means to escape things temporarily for a minute. :)