I found it hard to wind down
I was aware of dryness of my mouth
I couldn’t seem to experience any positive feeling at all
I experienced breathing difficulty (e.g. excessively rapid breathing,breathlessness in the absence of physical exertion)
I found it difficult to work up the initiative to do things
I tended to over-react to situations
I experienced trembling (e.g. in the hands)
I felt that I was using a lot of nervous energy
I was worried about situations in which I might panic and make a fool of myself
I felt that I had nothing to look forward to
I found myself getting agitated
I found it difficult to relax
I felt down-hearted and blue
I was intolerant of anything that kept me from getting on with what I was doing
I felt I was close to panic
I was unable to become enthusiastic about anything
I felt I wasn’t worth much as a person
I felt that I was rather touchy
I was aware of the action of my heart in the absence of physical exertion (e.g. sense of heart rate increase, heart missing a beat)
I felt scared without any good reason
I felt that life was meaningless
You spend a lot of time thinking about social media or planning how to use it.
You feel an urge to use social media more and more.
You use social media in order to forget about personal problems.
You have tried to cut down on the use of social media without success.
You become restless or troubled if you are prohibited from using social media.
You use social media so much that it has had a negative impact on your job/studies.
My smartphone is the most important thing in my life.
Conflicts have arisen between me and my family (or friends) because of my smartphone use.
Preoccupying myself with my smartphone is a way of changing my mood (I get a buzz, or I can escape or get away, if I need to).
Over time, I fiddled around more and more with my smartphone.
If I cannot use or access my smartphone when Ifeel like, I feel sad, moody, or irritable.
If I try to cut the time I use my smartphone, I manage to do so for a while, but then I end up using it as much or more than before.
Do you feel preoccupied with your gaming behavior? (Some examples: Do youthink about previous gaming activity or anticipate the next gaming session? Doyou think gaming has become the dominant activity in your daily life?)
Do you feel more irritability, anxiety or even sadness when you try to either reduce or stop your gaming activity?
Do you feel the need to spend increasing amount of time engaged gaming in order to achieve satisfaction or pleasure?
Do you systematically fail when trying to control or cease your gaming activity?
Have you lost interests in previous hobbies and other entertainment activities as a result of your engagement with the game?
Have you continued your gaming activity despite knowing it was causing problems between you and other people?
Have you deceived any of your family members, therapists or others because the amount of your gaming activity?
Do you play in order to temporarily escape or relieve a negative mood (e.g., helplessness, guilt, anxiety)?