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When all night gaming results in dropping out of college
"Jake grew taller, cut his hair, became involved in sports and had a wider circle of friends. He didn’t play videogames as often, and although he had always had difficulty taking tests and had struggled with anxiety, he excelled at school without much effort.
But when he went to the University of Guelph, about 42 miles from his home in a rural area northwest of Toronto, his anxiety returned."
"Without his parents there to make sure he got to school on time, did his homework and went to bed at a reasonable hour, Jake began playing videogames all night and sleeping in, causing him to miss class..."
"When Elaine visited him during his second semester, she noticed that his hair was greasy and he smelled..."
"After just a week, he began gaming again. When his mom checked in on him at the dorm and found out, she again asked him what he needed and he said he felt the only way he could succeed was if she walked him to his classes and picked him up after. “Here he was 19, asking his mother to take him to school,” she said.
After four weeks of doing that, she helped him work out a system that made him more accountable, like sending her selfies when he got to class each day..."
"Jake grew taller, cut his hair, became involved in sports and had a wider circle of friends. He didn’t play videogames as often, and although he had always had difficulty taking tests and had struggled with anxiety, he excelled at school without much effort.
But when he went to the University of Guelph, about 42 miles from his home in a rural area northwest of Toronto, his anxiety returned."
"Without his parents there to make sure he got to school on time, did his homework and went to bed at a reasonable hour, Jake began playing videogames all night and sleeping in, causing him to miss class..."
"When Elaine visited him during his second semester, she noticed that his hair was greasy and he smelled..."
"After just a week, he began gaming again. When his mom checked in on him at the dorm and found out, she again asked him what he needed and he said he felt the only way he could succeed was if she walked him to his classes and picked him up after. “Here he was 19, asking his mother to take him to school,” she said.
After four weeks of doing that, she helped him work out a system that made him more accountable, like sending her selfies when he got to class each day..."
