Husband Deeply Absorbed in Games... Entire Weekend Spent Gaming
Relieving Work Stress Through Games
Kindergarten Daughter Feels Distance from Husband... Wife Shocked
A story has emerged about a wife worried about her husband, who has become addicted to gaming and grown distant even from their child.
Recently, JTBC's 'Sageon Banjang' reported on a tip from a woman in her 30s, Ms. A, who is experiencing conflict with her husband addicted to gaming. According to the report, Ms. A's husband, an office worker, starts gaming immediately after coming home from work. He eats dinner while playing games in front of the computer and plays games continuously from 7 p.m. until 1 a.m. before falling asleep. His weekends are no different from weekdays, repeating a cycle of sleeping, gaming, and eating.
The husband was not always this absorbed in gaming. About six months ago, he began to immerse himself more deeply in games to relieve work-related stress. When Ms. A, worried, suggested, "How about cutting back on gaming a little?" her husband responded sadly, "This is my only joy; do you want to take even this away from me?" Then, Ms. A experienced a moment that made her realize the seriousness of the problem.
She saw their kindergarten-aged daughter feeling distant from her gaming-addicted father and hesitating to approach him. Ms. A confided to 'Sageon Banjang,' "If something happens, he does come over even while gaming, but I am worried because he devotes all his time solely to gaming."
In response, psychological counselor Park Sang-hee said, "The husband is currently in a crisis situation experiencing extreme stress. The fact that his face brightens when gaming means his stress is being relieved," adding, "Since he is going through a very difficult time, the wife should try to understand a little, but if this situation continues even after a year, it should be seriously challenged and changed."
Netizens who read the story responded with comments such as, "No matter what hobby one has, it is important to keep it within reasonable limits," "Still, parenting should be done together," and "They need to reach a mutual agreement."
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