Locked himself in his room for 2 years to play games, the 22-year-old boy scared his parents

Recently, Chinese media reported, a 22-year-old boy named Tieu Lam (name has been changed) currently living in Trường Sa city, Hunan province, China locked himself in a room for 2 months. this year. Every day Tieu Lam can only play mobile gamesplaying with his phone, making his parents extremely worried

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According to Tieu Lam’s mother, Mrs. Duong, starting in July 2019 after quitting her job at her old job, Tieu Lam began to lock herself in her room, gradually no longer talking to her parents, for a period of time. This year, the number of times they talked to each other was counted on the fingers of one hand. All activities of Tieu Lam such as dressing, even personal hygiene also need help from parents.

The curtains in Tieu Lam’s room are always closed, not a single ray of sunlight. In the room, there are two smartphones available for Tieu Lam to alternately use. Day by day he hides under the blanket playing games, playing with his phone, leading to his sleep time being completely turned upside down. According to the reporter who came to Tieu Lam’s house, it has been more than a year since he went out to cut his hair, now his hair is shoulder length.​

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Talking to reporters, Tieu Lam said that the reason she fell into this state was because she was under too much pressure – pressure from work, pressure from family members like her parents, that’s why he consider mobile games, consider smartphones as a way to escape reality. An expert at the People’s Hospital of Hunan province said that it is possible that Tieu Lam had an obstacle caused by the game.

According to WHO, obstacles caused by games have the following characteristics: loss of control over the game, day-to-day immersion in the game, all daily activities must be closely tied to the game. Even if you realize the negative consequences, you still can’t leave the game.​