I Lost My Damn Mind!

I am a late starter. I was never into online games. My son would constantly ask me why I had not downloaded this game and that one, on my phone. Why? I get super annoyed when someone sends me an invite to play some game on Facebook. I have no interest. I have no time.

Back in the day, I enjoyed our Atari and a few games at various arcades. I attempted to play sports games on PlayStation and X box with my son, it was not pretty. Madden and NBA 2k games do not like me. The only games I truly enjoyed and this is dating myself, is Mortal Kombat and Call of Duty when it came out. I teased my son that I would get my own gaming system just to play these two. Maybe, just maybe, I'd throw in one of those driving games.

Anyway, at some point I decided to download a game on my phone. Great. I was fine with that. My son made fun of me. A year later, I added one more. I was on a roll. Living dangerously. Well for a very long time, I only had 2-3 games on my phone. I blame COVID-19 and the craziness of the day to day, on recent events. I downloaded a game, which I won't mention which one about 3 weeks ago. I have no idea what happened. I became slightly obsessed. I don't spend money on games. Suddenly, I was spending money, as I tried to get to certain levels. I know that pennies add up. Due to temporary insanity, I did not pay attention to how many 99 cents, $1.99 and $2.99 purchases that I made.

I had not checked my account for some time and was surprised at my balance. My first thought was what did I buy? Who in the hell, got into my account? Then I saw the purchases. Oh. Damn! Game Over! This will not happen again. I will use another outlet for my stress or whatever was going on for a week. I know that this nothing compared to the hours and money that true gamers spend. However, I am truly distraught regarding my little experience.

Clearly, anyone can be turned. Is there a gaming addicts anonymous? HELP. ME.