Values clarification — identifying what matters most to you at the deepest level — is a cornerstone of ACT therapy for video game addiction and provides direction when video game addiction removes other navigational tools.
Why Values Matter for Video Game Addiction
Video Game Addiction often disconnects us from our values through avoidance, withdrawal, and reduced capacity. Reconnecting with values provides:
- Direction when video game addiction has eliminated other motivation
- Meaning that persists even through difficult video game addiction periods
- A basis for action independent of how video game addiction makes you feel
Clarifying Your Values with Video Game Addiction
Ask yourself: 'If my video game addiction were less present, what would I be doing more of? What kind of person would I be?'
Values are not goals (achievable and done) but ongoing directions: being a present parent, creating beauty, contributing to others.
Values-Based Action in Video Game Addiction
ACT therapy teaches: act according to values even when video game addiction is present. Small values-aligned actions, despite video game addiction, are more sustainable than waiting for video game addiction to lift first.