Folks, during this holiday season you may find yourself (if lucky enough) to have more time than usual to game. While that’s tempting and I’m not saying to not game, I will highly suggest you do not ‘Binge Game’. Much like binge drinking can make you very ill or worse, binge gaming can have an effect on your brain.

I made that mistake last night and gamed for 14 hours. While it was a LOT of fun, at the end of it I found myself abnormally dizzy, then confused, as well as having a huge headache.

I did take some headache medicine then went to bed. Thankfully, that sleep helped a lot and I only have a small headache now. It’s taught me a lesson though, not to game for so long. At the least, you should take a break for 15 minutes or so every 3-4 hours. Allow your body to reset itself so-to-speak.

I was lucky enough to just be able to get some good rest and most of the effect went away. However, there have been deaths attributed to longer binge gaming than this. So PLEASE do take care of yourselves. Be that during the holidays or any other time of the year.

MOST Sincerely to all of you good readers and anyone else that happens upon this message,
-Sal