Moderation is definitely important, but being told you shouldn’t enjoy the things you do and that it’s a waste of time sucks and can really mess you up. I’m still trying to figure out how to actually enjoy life because of stuff like this, and usually won’t talk to anybody about what I do in my free time because of this.
Oh yeah it ruins relationships because people can no longer share a lot of their life with another person. Hard to trust with that hyper criticism. Hopefully you can be able to share again and if you encounter another person is like this, try to categorize it as their issue and move on and still let yourself trust again. It can actually help a bit to see what kind of innocuous thing might trigger off a person so you know to avoid that person and their issues and just know it’s not an issue about you. It’s absolutely ok to like games. They have the problem. Not you.
Moderation is definitely important, but being told you shouldn’t enjoy the things you do and that it’s a waste of time sucks and can really mess you up. I’m still trying to figure out how to actually enjoy life because of stuff like this, and usually won’t talk to anybody about what I do in my free time because of this.
Oh yeah it ruins relationships because people can no longer share a lot of their life with another person. Hard to trust with that hyper criticism. Hopefully you can be able to share again and if you encounter another person is like this, try to categorize it as their issue and move on and still let yourself trust again. It can actually help a bit to see what kind of innocuous thing might trigger off a person so you know to avoid that person and their issues and just know it’s not an issue about you. It’s absolutely ok to like games. They have the problem. Not you.
Well said :)