Am I Addicted to Video Games Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. How have attempts to reduce your gaming time gone recently?
Several attempts have failed, and I feel unable to reduce my play despite serious consequences.
I have occasionally gone over a limit but can generally adjust afterward.
The limits I choose are generally manageable for me.
I repeatedly break my limits and find reducing play much harder than expected.
2. If someone asks honestly how much you have been gaming, how do you tend to answer?
I can describe it fairly accurately without needing to hide the extent.
I sometimes round the time down because I feel awkward about it.
I regularly conceal sessions, purchases, or consequences to prevent others from knowing.
I have used serious deception, threats, or another person's resources to keep my gaming hidden or available.
3. When you plan to stop gaming at a particular time, what usually happens?
I usually stop around the planned time without much internal struggle.
I sometimes continue for a short while before stopping.
I often play much longer than planned and have trouble pulling away.
I repeatedly cannot stop even when an urgent obligation or safety need requires it.
4. When gaming competes with something you intended to do, how do you tend to decide?
I usually weigh the situation and can choose the other activity when it matters to me.
I sometimes choose gaming first, then complete the other activity later without a major problem.
Gaming often wins even when I expect the delay to create a problem.
I have abandoned an urgent or essential responsibility because I felt unable to leave the game.
5. After a stressful, lonely, angry, or upsetting day, what role does gaming usually play?
It may help me unwind, but I also have other ways to respond to difficult feelings.
I sometimes use it to avoid a feeling or problem for longer than I intended.
It is one of the only ways I feel able to cope, and problems often remain unaddressed.
I keep gaming to escape distress even when doing so creates an immediate danger or serious crisis.
6. What happens after you recognize that gaming has contributed to a recurring problem?
I usually consider the cause and make a workable adjustment if one is needed.
I intend to change, but I sometimes repeat the same pattern.
I continue playing in much the same way despite repeated consequences.
I keep playing despite a known risk of severe harm to myself or someone else.
7. What happens to routine responsibilities such as chores, appointments, bills, or caregiving when you are gaming heavily?
One may occasionally be delayed, but I correct it without a significant consequence.
They remain reasonably managed alongside gaming.
Several are repeatedly neglected or left for someone else to handle.
I have failed an essential responsibility in a way that endangered me or someone who depended on me.
8. How does gaming fit alongside hobbies, exercise, social time, and other activities you once valued?
It is one interest among several, and I can make room for the others.
It sometimes takes extra time, but other meaningful activities remain part of my life.
It has displaced most of my other interests, and restarting them feels difficult.
I have abandoned essential support, treatment, or protective routines so I can continue gaming.
9. A work or school deadline is approaching while you are in the middle of a game. What best reflects your usual pattern?
I repeatedly keep playing until the deadline is seriously compromised.
I save or finish at a reasonable point and make enough time for the deadline.
I have kept playing despite knowing it could cost me a job, course, placement, or other major opportunity.
I may delay starting, but I usually leave enough time to complete the work.
10. During a long gaming session, how do you respond to hunger, pain, hygiene, medication, or the need to use the bathroom?
I sometimes postpone a need briefly, then take care of it.
I take reasonable breaks and respond to physical needs.
I regularly delay basic needs long enough to feel unwell or uncomfortable.
I have continued playing through an injury, urgent symptom, or essential medical need.
11. How has your gaming affected relationships with friends, family members, partners, or housemates?
People have repeatedly felt shut out, ignored, or unable to rely on me because of my gaming.
Gaming has not created a recurring relationship problem for me.
A relationship has been seriously damaged, ended, or made threatening through gaming-related behavior or conflict.
There has been occasional tension, but we can discuss it and make workable adjustments.
12. Compared with when you first enjoyed gaming, how has the amount or intensity needed to feel satisfied changed?
It has stayed flexible; shorter or less intense sessions can still feel worthwhile.
I sometimes prefer longer or more intense sessions, but I can enjoy other patterns too.
I increasingly need longer sessions, stronger competition, or more stimulation to feel satisfied.
I pursue escalating sessions despite clear physical, financial, or personal harm.
13. Over the past month, how has gaming affected your sleep?
It has not meaningfully changed my sleep schedule or daytime alertness.
I have occasionally stayed up later than intended and felt tired afterward.
I have repeatedly lost enough sleep to affect my mood, concentration, or routine.
Gaming-related sleep loss has caused a major failure, accident, or immediate safety concern.
14. Suppose you unexpectedly cannot play at the time you expected. Which response is closest to yours?
I may feel briefly disappointed, then shift to something else.
I become so distressed or agitated that I act unsafely, threaten someone, or lose control of my behavior.
I feel noticeably restless or irritable for a while, but it remains manageable.
I become strongly agitated or preoccupied and struggle to function until I can play.
15. While working, studying, socializing, or handling another task, how much do thoughts about gaming pull your attention away?
They regularly dominate my attention and have contributed to major mistakes or missed obligations.
They occasionally distract me, but I can redirect my attention.
They often interrupt my concentration and are difficult to set aside.
Gaming thoughts rarely interfere when I am focused on something else.