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Please add posts with names of gaming/addiction books that have helped you.... Thank you. Liz

Below is a complete list of Gaming/addiction books that have been posted as of 01/02/2019:

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.
I know gaming addiction is not alcohol, but we the way the brain deals with gaming is very similar. Just replace alcohol with your game. It is the most successful program in the history of man with respect to addiction.

The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck.

Emet Fox has several books that were a great help to me: 
The Ten Commandments 
Sermon on the Mount

They sound like religious books, but they are more mystics take on the phylosophy of the bible.

Basic Text - Narcotics Anonymous

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, this is really good. All about living in the moment, covers everything.

The Four Agreements - New Age by Philosophy

Tao te Pooh - Taoism, related to Winnie the Pooh

The Psalms

Highly Sensitive Personality

Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul 

Dont Sweat the Small Stuff

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle!!!

Playstation Nation

The Way We Came by Harry Palmer

Living Deliberately by Harry Palmer

ReSurfacing by Harry Palmer

Several NA books other than the Basic Text that are very helpful.
Just for Today, a Daily Meditation

It Works - How and Why - a deeper study of the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions

The Step Writing Guild - a step work book, that is very through and fantastic.
There is also a Book on Sponsorship, which might be call just "Sponsorship" but im not sure.

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. 
This is a great guide for people in recovery who want to get back to doing artwork: writing, photography, paintings, etc. anything creative.

Drop The Rock: Removing Character Defects - Steps 6 & 7 by Bill Pittman, Todd Weber

The Glumlot Letters: A Devil's Discourse on Sobriety, Recovery and the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous by Stanley M.

Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy by David Sheff

The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook 5th ed.

The Buddha Geoff and Me, by Edward Canfor-Dumas

Departnered by Vincent Truman

Unplugged - My Journey into the Dark World of Video Games by Ryan G VanCleave

Reset Your Child's Brain By Victoria Dunckley, M.D

Video Games and Your Kids, How Parents Stay in Control 

How To Stop Gaming: A Way Out Of Computer Game Addiction 

Addictive Thinking: Understanding Self-Deception 

Hooked on Games: The Lure and Cost of Video Game and Internet Addiction by Dr. Andrew Doan

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Mate 

The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age 

Virtual Child – The terrifying truth about what technology is doing to children

Smart Change: Five Tools to Create Sustainable Habits in Yourself and Others 

Video Games and Your Kids by Hilarie Cash and Kim McDaniel

Virtual Child by Cris A. Rowan

Plugged In; a Clinicians' and Families' Guide to Online Video Game Addiction, by Terry R. Waite

Cyber junkie : Escape the gaming and internet trap by Kevin J. Roberts.

iDisorder : understanding our obession with technology and overcoming its hold on us by Larry D. Rosen, Ph.D.

Boundaries by: Henry Cloud 
It's a Christian-themed book., I realize that it could be great for any folks living with a gaming addict or one themselves.

The Addicted Brain: Why we abuse alcohol, drugs, and nicotine by Michael Kuhar http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005GXM5S6?tag=kiq-free-e-20

The Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Depression by Kirk D. Strosahl, PH.D., Patricia J. Robinson, PH.D.

The Mindful Way through Depression by Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon Kabat-Zinn (This is my favorite of the two.)

Panic to Power by Lucinda Bassett

Change Your Brain Change Your Life by Daniel Amens

Thinking Simply about Addiction by Richard S. Sandor, M.D.

The Enabler by Angelyn Miller. 

The Bible

'Self Discipline in 10 days' by Theodore Bryant
A very easy to read book about increasing your productivity in your personal life as well as work. When you've finished this book, you will find it easier to say 'no' to tempting things (tv, internet, or even gaming), while doing productive stuff in the meanwhile. A must read indeed!

Goals! How to get everything you want - faster than you thought possible by Brian tracy
This book isn't written in a playfull matter as the first one. It has more quotes (who doesn't love quotes?) and tends to take the whole goal setting thing very seriously, and is an even greater motivator. If you get trough it, your life will never be the same.

Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks by Ethan Gilsdorf

The Psychology of Cyberspace by John Suler, Ph.D. 

The Shallows by Nicholas Carr
Basically, Carr is interested in looking at what is happening to our brains as we use the internet. Essentially, when we are online, searching the web, etc., we are programming our brains to respond in new ways - we are actually changing the physical structure of our brains. Repetitive actions online (clicking hyperlinks, or in gaming terms using the same skills repeatedly to kill mobs) changes the way we think.

By Joyce Meyers....
BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND
START YOUR NEW LIFE TODAY
APPROVAL ADDICTION - overcoming your need to please everyone
THE SECRET TO TRUE HAPPINESS.

One Breath at a Time: Buddhism 

Twelve Steps by Kevin Griffin

Letting God - Christian Meditations for Recovery by A. Philip Parham

Paths to Recovery, Al Anons Steps, Traditions and Concepts.
Al Anon is for family members and friends of Alcoholice and Addicts. Their material is excellent and could help those who love the gaming addict in their lives.

Why Talking is Not Enough by Susan Page

When Panic Attacks by David Burns, M.D. 

The New Codependency by Melody Beattie

Virtual Addiction: Help for Netheads, Cyberfreaks, and Those Who Love Them
written by Dr. David N. Greenfield, Connecticut

Pushing the Limts by Leon Verdonschot's

Unstuck by James Gordon, M.D.

Playstation Nation by Olivia and Kurt Bruner

The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie

Questions and Answers on Addiction by Howard Wetsman
Written by a psychiatrist who specializes in addictions, it explains the disease of addiction in very simple-to-understand terms. Deals with all addictions, not just gaming, but mentions gaming and explains how it can be addicting. Also explains how 12-step programs work and why they help.

Real Men and Depression - Terrance Real - this could apply to anyone

I Don't Want To Talk About It - Terrance Real

Talking to Depression

He's Just Not that Into You - Greg Behrendt

The Digitally Compulsive Family 
July 30, 2014
Author: MA John Najar 

Video Game Addiction Worldwide: "Two hours of video games can be the same as a line of cocaine for addicts"  
Paperback – December 19, 2010
https://www.amazon.com/Video-Game-Addiction-Worldwide-Paperback/dp/B00F3ZMCG2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546462243&sr=8-1&keywords=Video+Game+Addiction+Worldwide+2010

Overcoming Addiction Guide
Kindle Edition
Release Date: November 2008
ISBN-10: B001LK841K

Sofa Boy  – December 1, 2008 by Scott Langteau 
Hardcover

Exodus to the Virtual World 
Kindle Edition
Author: Edward Castronova 
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date: February 2008
ISBN-10: B001AW2PI2

Video Games & Your Kids: How Parents Stay in Control 
Paperback
Edition: 1st 
Author: Hilarie Cash, Kim Mcdaniel 
Publisher: Idylls Press 
Release Date: June 2008
ISBN-10: 1930461054
ISBN-13: 9781930461055

Video Game Play and Addiction: A Guide for Parents 
Paperback
Author: Kourosh Dini 
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. 
Release Date: April 2008 
ISBN-10: 0595454704 
ISBN-13: 9780595454709

Boys Adrift by Dr. Leonard Sax, 2007.
The companion book by the same author: Girls on the Edge

The effect of video game violence on physiological desensitization to real-life violence [An article from: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology]Digital
Author: N.L. Carnagey, C.A. Anderson, B.J. Bushman 
Publisher: Elsevier 
Release Date: May 2007
ISBN-10: B000PKI3UY

Good Video Games and Good Learning: Collected Essays on Video Games, Learning and Literacy (New Literacies and Digital Epistemologies) Paperback
Edition: 1st
Author: James Paul Gee 
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing 
Release Date: March 2007
ISBN-10: 0820497037
ISBN-13: 9780820497037

Violent video games alter brain functioning in imaging study.(Neuropsychiatric Medicine): An article from: Clinical Psychiatry News Digital 
Author: Patrice Wendling 
Publisher: Thomson Gale 
Release Date: January 2007
ISBN-10: B000NA6IUI   

Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Public Policy 
Hardcover
Edition: 1 
Author: Craig A. Anderson, Douglas A. Gentile, Katherine E. Buckley 
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA 
Release Date: January 2007 
ISBN-10: 0195309839
ISBN-13: 9780195309836

HELP! My Child Is Hooked on Video Games (Focus on the Family: Help! )Mass Market
Paperback 
Author: Bill Maier
Publisher: Focus
Release Date: September 2006
ISBN-10: 1589971736
ISBN-13: 9781589971738

Playstation Nation: Protect Your Child from Video Game Addiction
Paperback
Author: Olivia and Kurt Bruner
Publisher: Center Street
Release Date: September 2006
ISBN-10: 1931722749
ISBN-13: 9781931722742

Chronic violent video game exposure and desensitization to violence: Behavioral and event-related brain potential data [An article from: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology] Digital
Author: B.D. Bartholow, B.J. Bushman, M.A. Sestir
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date: July 2006
ISBN-10: B000PA9U4W

Playing Video Games: Motives, Responses, and Consequences (Lea's Communication Series)
Paperback
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Release Date: March 2006
ISBN-10: 0805853227
ISBN-13: 9780805853223 

Violent video games recruit American youth.: An article from: Reclaiming Children and YouthDigital
Author: William Lugo 
Publisher: Thomson Gale 
Release Date: March 2006 
ISBN-10: B0012SY2HQ

365 Unplugged Family Fun Activities: A Year's Worth of Ideas for TV-Free, Video-Free, and Computer Game-Free Entertainment 
Paperback 
Author: Steven J. Bennett, Ruth Bennett aEUC/ Publisher: Da Capo Press
Release Date: December 2004
ISBN-10: 0738210005 
ISBN-13: 9780738210001
List Price: $23.95

Video games: technology and social issues: An article from: Journal of Evolutionary Psychology 
DigitalAuthor: Russell Eisenman 
Publisher: Institute for Evolutionary Psychology 
Release Date: August 2004
ISBN-10: B00082XV7Y

Gambling and Gaming Addictions in Adolescence (Parent, Adolescent and Child Training Skills)
Paperback
Author: Mark Griffiths
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell 
Release Date: July 2002
ISBN-10: 1854333488
ISBN-13: 9781854333483

Violent video games may spur boys' aggression. (Behavioral Disorder Cases).(Brief Article): An article from: Clinical Psychiatry News Digital
Author: Carl Sherman
Publisher: International Medical News Group 
Release Date: February 2002 

The Child and the Machine: How Computers Put Our Children's Education at Risk Paperback – May 1, 2000 by Alison Armstrong  (Author), Charles Casement  (Author)

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) Nov 7, 1997by Don Miguel Ruiz

Mind and Media: The Effects of Television, Video Games, and Computers (The Developing Child)
Paperback Author: Patricia Marks Greenfield
Publisher: Harvard University Press 
Release Date: April 1984
ISBN-10: 0674576217 
ISBN-13: 9780674576216

www.cheapestbookprice.com:
Mind at Play: The Psychology of Video Games
Hardcover
Author: Geoffrey R. Loftus, Elizabeth F. Loftus
Publisher: Basic Books 
Release Date: October 1983 
ISBN-10: 0465046096 
ISBN-13: 9780465046096

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Some other good resources on

Overcoming Addiction Guide Kindle Edition
Release Date: November 2008
ISBN-10: B001LK841K

Sofa Boy Hardcover – December 1, 2008 by Scott Langteau 

Exodus to the Virtual World 
Kindle Edition
Author: Edward Castronova 
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date: February 2008
ISBN-10: B001AW2PI2

Video Games & Your Kids: How Parents Stay in Control Paperback
Edition: 1st 
Author: Hilarie Cash, Kim Mcdaniel 
Publisher: Idylls Press 
Release Date: June 2008
ISBN-10: 1930461054
ISBN-13: 9781930461055

Video Game Play and Addiction: A Guide for Parents Paperback
Author: Kourosh Dini 
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. 
Release Date: April 2008 
ISBN-10: 0595454704 
ISBN-13: 9780595454709

Boys Adrift by Dr. Leonard Sax, 2007.
The companion book by the same author: Girls on the Edge

The effect of video game violence on physiological desensitization to real-life violence [An article from: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology]Digital
Author: N.L. Carnagey, C.A. Anderson, B.J. Bushman 
Publisher: Elsevier 
Release Date: May 2007
ISBN-10: B000PKI3UY

Good Video Games and Good Learning: Collected Essays on Video Games, Learning and Literacy (New Literacies and Digital Epistemologies) Paperback
Edition: 1st
Author: James Paul Gee 
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing 
Release Date: March 2007
ISBN-10: 0820497037
ISBN-13: 9780820497037

Violent video games alter brain functioning in imaging study.(Neuropsychiatric Medicine): An article from: Clinical Psychiatry News Digital 
Author: Patrice Wendling 
Publisher: Thomson Gale 
Release Date: January 2007
ISBN-10: B000NA6IUI   

Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Public Policy Hardcover
Edition: 1 
Author: Craig A. Anderson, Douglas A. Gentile, Katherine E. Buckley 
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA 
Release Date: January 2007 
ISBN-10: 0195309839
ISBN-13: 9780195309836

HELP! My Child Is Hooked on Video Games (Focus on the Family: Help!)Mass Market
Paperback 
Author: Bill Maier
Publisher: Focus
Release Date: September 2006
ISBN-10: 1589971736
ISBN-13: 9781589971738

Playstation Nation: Protect Your Child from Video Game Addiction
Paperback
Author: Olivia and Kurt Bruner
Publisher: Center Street
Release Date: September 2006
ISBN-10: 1931722749
ISBN-13: 9781931722742

Chronic violent video game exposure and desensitization to violence: Behavioral and event-related brain potential data [An article from: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology] Digital
Author: B.D. Bartholow, B.J. Bushman, M.A. Sestir
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date: July 2006
ISBN-10: B000PA9U4W

Playing Video Games: Motives, Responses, and Consequences (Lea's Communication Series)
Paperback
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Release Date: March 2006
ISBN-10: 0805853227
ISBN-13: 9780805853223 

Violent video games recruit American youth.: An article from: Reclaiming Children and YouthDigital
Author: William Lugo 
Publisher: Thomson Gale 
Release Date: March 2006 
ISBN-10: B0012SY2HQ

365 Unplugged Family Fun Activities: A Year's Worth of Ideas for TV-Free, Video-Free, and Computer Game-Free Entertainment
Paperback 
Author: Steven J. Bennett, Ruth Bennett aEUC/ Publisher: Da Capo Press
Release Date: December 2004
ISBN-10: 0738210005 
ISBN-13: 9780738210001
List Price: $23.95

Video games: technology and social issues: An article from: Journal of Evolutionary Psychology 
DigitalAuthor: Russell Eisenman 
Publisher: Institute for Evolutionary Psychology 
Release Date: August 2004
ISBN-10: B00082XV7Y

Gambling and Gaming Addictions in Adolescence (Parent, Adolescent and Child Training Skills)Paperback
Author: Mark Griffiths
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell 
Release Date: July 2002
ISBN-10: 1854333488
ISBN-13: 9781854333483

Violent video games may spur boys' aggression. (Behavioral Disorder Cases).(Brief Article): An article from: Clinical Psychiatry News Digital
Author: Carl Sherman
Publisher: International Medical News Group 
Release Date: February 2002 

The Child and the Machine: How Computers Put Our Children's Education at Risk Paperback – May 1, 2000 by Alison Armstrong  (Author), Charles Casement  (Author)

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book) Nov 7, 1997by Don Miguel Ruiz

Mind and Media: The Effects of Television, Video Games, and Computers (The Developing Child)
Paperback Author: Patricia Marks Greenfield
Publisher: Harvard University Press 
Release Date: April 1984
ISBN-10: 0674576217 
ISBN-13: 9780674576216

www.cheapestbookprice.com:
Mind at Play: The Psychology of Video Games
Hardcover
Author: Geoffrey R. Loftus, Elizabeth F. Loftus
Publisher: Basic Books 
Release Date: October 1983 
ISBN-10: 0465046096 
ISBN-13: 9780465046096

 

 

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Wanted to add: Real Men and

Wanted to add:

Real Men and Depression - Terrance Real - this could apply to anyone.

Talking to Depression

He's Just Not that Into You - Greg Behrendt

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Thank you for the List of

Thank you for the List of Resources. My 18 year old son is obsessed with video gaming and Internet surfing on the games. It all started with pokemon at age 7.

He lives in a gaming world where his only friend is a gamer. He also wants to be a game designer as a career. He can't seem to find any happiness outside of gaming.

Which book or resource do you recommend to begin reading 1st?

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Several books I would highly

Several books I would highly recommend:

1. The big book of alcoholics anonymous. I know gaming addiction is not alcohol, but we the way the brain deals with gaming is very similar. Just replace alcohol with your game. It is the most successful program in the history of man with respect to addiction.

2. The road less traveled by M. Scott Peck.

3. Emet Fox has several books that were a great help to me: The ten commandments, Sermon on the mount. They sound like religious books, but they are more mystics take on the phylosophy of the bible.

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I believe the reason we

I believe the reason we become addicted to anything is because we dissociate. Anything that will allow me to dissociate from myself is a treatment for my disease. The game is jsut a symptom of the real problem, the addiction. In fact, we could argue that gaming is the current solution to the problem of addiction. Once gaming is given up for a short period, some other activity that induces a dissociative state of mind must be employed to feel connected to the real world.

The twelve steps seem to be the most effective solution to this problem. They do not give the instantaneous gratification that the addiction gives, but the long term effect is to give the addict the ability to choose whether or not they will relapse. Power of choice is the real issue for an addict.

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In addition to be a

In addition to be a recovering alcoholic and addict, I have found I have this, Highly Sensitive Personality. This is part of why I like to stay home and tend to isolate which I think contributed to my gaming addiction. I hope this can help others. Plenty of help is available on the net; i.e., you don't have to buy the book as there are lots of good sites on the web with helpful articles. You can start by exploring this site.

http://www.hsperson.com/

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These are some that have

These are some that have helped me w/ addiction through the years. I want to get the Road Less Traveled and Emett Fox too, heard great things there. Thanks for the reminder straightfaced.

Big Book - AA basic text

Basic Text - Narcotics Anonymous

The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle, this is really good. All about living in the moment, covers everything.

The Four Agreements - New Agey Philosophy

Tao te Pooh - Taoism, related to Winnie the Pooh

The Psalms

Dr. Suess had some amazing wisdom, but I am too complicated and "adult" to get it now:-( , but when I was a kid, it was like the Bible.

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Chicken Soup for the

Chicken Soup for the recovering soul :)

Dont sweat the small stuff

One step at a time.
-ex WoW player Since June 12, 2010.-

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I think you should make this

I think you should make this sticky:

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle!!!

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Playstation Nation Cyber

Playstation Nation

Cyber Junkie

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Ive three books that have

Ive three books that have been are tremendous help in my recovery

-The Way We Came

-Living Deliberately

-ReSurfacing

All three are writen by Harry Palmer

and I believe they are free to download from www.theavatarcourse.com or maybe www.avatarepc.com

Also there are several NA books other than the Basic Text that are very helpful.

Just for Today, a Daily Meditation

It Works How and Why, a deeper study of the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions

The Step Writing Guild, a step work book, that is very through and fantastic.

There is also a Book on Sponsorship, which might be call just "Sponsorship" but im not sure.

I know several of there are availble online for free as PDF etc.

I hope these find a place in your hearts and further your recovery!

May you be happy and well.

Finding a Spiritual solution to my everyday problems. My gratitude speaks when I care and share the OLGA way. Deciding to Celebrate the Day, regardless of what I think about that. :)

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I like the Hazelden AA 24

I like the Hazelden AA 24 Hours a Day, online at:

http://www.hazelden.org/web/public/thought.view?catId=1901

Good daily meditation reader.

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The Anxiety & Phobia

The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook 5th ed.

I have been reading it to deal with panic attacks, but it is really great! I learn something new every time I open it. Even if you do not struggle with anxiety, the chapters on finding balance in your life, dealing with self-talk, self-esteem, dealing with emotions, learning assertiveness, etc. are all worth reading.

"A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears." ~Michel de Montaigne

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"The Artist's Way" by Julia

"The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron. This is a great guide for people in recovery who want to get back to doing artwork: writing, photography, paintings, etc. anything creative.

I love this book; bought it years ago when I was originally recovering from alcohol, and now rereading it as I recover from gaming.

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Drop The Rock: Removing

Drop The Rock: Removing Character Defects - Steps 6 & 7 by Bill Pittman, Todd Weber

The Glumlot Letters: A Devil's Discourse on Sobriety, Recovery and the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous by Stanley M.

Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy by David Sheff

Acceptance. When I am disturbed, it is because a person, place, thing, or situation is unacceptable to me. I find no serenity until I accept my life as being exactly the way it is meant to be. Nothing happens in God’s world by mistake.  Acknowledge the problem, but live the solution!

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  Books read -- Departnered

Books read --

Departnered by Vincent Truman

Unplugged My Journey into the Dark World of Video by Ryan G VanCleave

Very different - and very good...

GU

Hey, If quitting was easy, everyone would have done it.

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I just finished reading this

I just finished reading this book: Cyber Junkie: escape the gaming and internet trap by kevin Roberts. I read it in just one day, it's 174 pages. I found it to be just what I was looking for. He is a recovered cyber addict and the book is full of great insight, advice and just very helpful in every way. I am grateful for it and I highly recommend it.

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I'd like to advice you a

I'd like to advice you a great book filled with buddhism, but based on our modern world. It's a contemporary story of a man who has been dumped by his girlfriend and has lost his job. His life seems pointless, he starts to drink, he's depressed, when he unexpectedly meets the man who will change his life: "The Buddha" Geoff. He will teach him the basis and the principles of buddhism to overcome difficulties in life. It's full of funny moments and you'll easily identify yourself with the protagonist, Ed, as I did.

The book title is: The Buddha Geoff and Me, by Edward Canfor-Dumas.

"Fear is the first of many foes". "Perseverance wins".
Definitely stopped playing on May 22, 2014.
My "higher power" is the fellowship.

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The Digitally Compulsive Family

The Digitally Compulsive Family – July 30, 2014

by MA John Najar (Author)

Can be purchased on Amazon

Today, with so much interaction and communication being down electronically, it seems like we are turning into uncaring, unfeeling zombies. John Najar, the author, has done an excellent job with writing and content of this book. It is easy to read, with much information and references for those seeking ideas about what we can do to help maintain "real" family and human interaction with each other, at a human level rather then though digital, inhuman means which has become so prevalent in our world today. This is a very good reference guide for those dealing with "too much" digital interaction within their family. It could also be used as a reference by educators of this digital phenomenon on human beings. I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking more information and ideas about what can be done when there is too much digital interaction in their family or class or school, ore relationship. We learn how to be human by interacting with other human beings, not with digital gadgets.

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Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business

Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked

by Adam Alter 

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2019 - "Your Son Did Not Die In Vain"

It is with great excitement that we announce the availability of “Your Son Did NOT Die in Vain”. 

This is the story of what was behind the creation of OLGA. This is a book that everyone should read. Woolley's book about her son's journey into the dark depths of gaming disorder is a heartbreaking account and analysis of the progression from normal to full-blown addiction. This book captures the darkness of video gaming addiction and the details that are missing in our cultural conversation about this issue. The World Health Organization now recognizes video game addiction as a mental disorder. This diagnosis acknowledges that there is a public health and public safety crisis. Addictions manifest in a myriad of forms, but the most insidious are the socially acceptable ones. Although not every family will have their lives altered as tragically as the Woolley family, the effects of video gaming addiction are serious and devastate families worldwide. Thank you Liz for using your insight and God given strength to write a painful but clear warning to all parents of video gamers and users of other technology - cell phones, I-pods, I-pads, tablets, etc. 

 “Your Son Did NOT Die in Vain”  is presented in three different formats:

1) Full color 8" by10" $24.95 (purchased at Amazon ).

2) Black and White 6" by 9" $9.99 (purchased at Amazon ).

3) Full color eBook $5.99 (purchased at Amazon ).

Please reply to this post here and tell us what you think! Reviews of "Your Son Did NOT Die In Vain" are also on Amazon . All of these books are available for purchase on Amazon . Please write a review there. Thank you.

A video has since been done using the book "Your Son Did Not Die in Vain". Here is the link to it: The Tragic Story of Shawn Woolley

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2021 The Toxic Dangers of Video Games

It is with greater excitement, that we announce the availability of: "The Toxic Dangers of Video Games: Things you need to know about video games and the internet."

 In the past 20 years, entertaining video games and the once helpful, informative internet have been infiltrated. Today, video games are no longer created for "fun" entertainment. Many games are now designed to be addictive, to make as much money for gaming companies as possible.
The World Health Organization now recognizes gaming disorder as an addictive behavior. This diagnosis acknowledges that there is a public health and public safety crisis. Addictions manifest in a myriad of forms, but the most insidious are the socially acceptable ones. In the United States, gaming disorder is a socially accepted addiction.
With no standards, regulations, or limits, the World Wide Web is now akin to the Wild Wild West. Enter at your own risk. The Internet is now polluted with fake news, false identities, scammers, and spammers.
The effects of a gaming disorder and constant Internet and technology use are serious and can devastate lives, relationships, families, and communities. "The Toxic Dangers of Video Games" brings into the light the darkness of video gaming and technology use, which has been growing unnoticed. This book uncovers the massive entertainment industry’s greed-fueled assault on our pocketbooks, our children, our cultures, and our values, world wide. "The Toxic Dangers of Video Games" is a wake-up call of what our society is up against with recommendations of things we can do to counteract this technology onslaught.
After reading this book, hopefully, you will be challenged to evaluate your own technology use and that of your children and family. We do NOT have to become robots, as the technology industry would have it, so they can keep putting more money into their own pockets. We hope you are inspired to share this book to inform others of "The Toxic Dangers of Video Games".
This book is written by Liz Woolley who is accredited in the Information Technology field since 1986 - before the internet and personal computers, Liz, with John's encouragement, uses her insight and God-given strength to write a clear warning to all parents, children, community support members, video gamers, and technology users.

"The Toxic Dangers of Video Games: Things you need to know about video games and the internet." is available in full color 8x10 for $29.99 purchased at Amazon. Click here to go to the Amazon link.  

To buy in bulk at a reduced price, please contact olga@olganon.org

All proceeds go to On-Line Gamers Anonymous® World Services.

 

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