I know someone that went through the same addiction

[theking]

He also dropped out of college due to his video game addiction..:

A Chinese man who vanished for 16 years after failing out of college and feeling too ashamed to face his parents has been reunited with them


A Chinese man who vanished for 16 years after failing to graduate from college has finally been reunited with his family.

The 39-year-old man, who is known only by his surname, Wang, was reunited with his family in China's Xi'an city on November 16. Xiashi News, a local media outlet in China's northern Shaanxi Province, filmed the reunion.

In a video posted on Weibo, China's version of Twitter, a crying Wang is seen falling to his knees and apologizing to his mother, who saw him on Tuesday for the first time since 2005.

According to a statement from the Xi'an Customs Authority, Wang was a top student in high school back in 2001. But in 2005, he ended up cutting off all contact with his family, who lived 10 hours away in Shandong province. This was because he felt deeply embarrassed and unable to face his parents after he got addicted to video games and failed out of college.

Chang'an University, where Wang studied, is designated as a 211 Project college, the Chinese government's term for a category of over 100 high-ranking universities across the country.

Wang spent 16 years away from home, working in Xi'an in a series of odd jobs which did not require him to officially register with the local government, per the Xi'an Customs Authority. But he was finally connected with his family after he showed up at a local Xi'an government office to renew his ID. Government officials later found out that Wang was listed as a missing person and contacted his family in Shandong.

Speaking to Chinese online media outlet Bailu TV, Wang said he worked menial jobs that paid for food and lodging during his 16 years away from home but did not return because of the shame.

[Visualmon]

Nothing wrong with playing video games. Video games are way better than gambling at the casino.