This probably hasn’t happened to you because, most likely you’re a mom, business professional or single girl who likes to drink alone but, when I play
video games for a prolonged time my brain turns into a zombie. If I’m playing a game like Resident Evil where I get chased or a game with driving in it like Grand Theft Auto then when I get into the real world I actually expect to be shot at or rammed into by someone
else’s car. I’ll be walking Herbie outside after a long intense battle with some zombie creature and I’ll be looking around feeling like I need to duck in order to not get hit, it’s kind of creepy. I’d definitely be that guy on the news that played
video games for 24 hours straight then goes and jumps off a cliff to his death. When I’m playing scary games I need to constantly need to look over my shoulder to make sure Emily doesn’t come up behind me and scare me
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Yesterday I got home from work, took Herbie for a walk & then for like 2 hours straight played WWE: Raw vs. Smackdown. That’s actually not that bad, what makes it bad is after I ate dinner I got back on the Xbox 360 and played for another 2-3 hours. Talk about a “Videot“(video game idiot)!!! The zombie state felt after playing wrestling for over 4 hours was, I felt disconnected from the rest of the household. I wanted to share some “cuddle time” with Emily but I couldn’t. My body wanted some female affection but my brain wanted to be a vegetable. I was so out of it that I couldn’t even muster up enough brain activity to write a blog! Now I know how it feels to be one of those teenie pop stars that has has everything done for them from songs getting written for them to having their clothes picked out so they don’t need to think!
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Gregg O'Connell 