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I'm from a "tiger parent" family, and my parents hate video games and anything to do with it because "it provides no value" and is "a waste of time"
I'm 19 and my first freshman college semester was hell. It was the first semester back from online school in a new city and my social skills went down the drain (as if was were any there in the first place) and I didn't really make any IRL friends like I really planned on making. I tried making friends, and I had a couple of people in my classes that I would talk to, but only about class-related things. Which took a toll on my mental health and my grades (which also made my parents very angry). However, I had a group of people I met through a childhood friend on discord, and they are some of the most amazing people I've met. As I know my parents would not approve due to the aforementioned distaste for anything related to video games, I kept them a secret. Unfortunately, my parents found out that I have friends online through a Secret Santa that we had done. I was painting my present and my parents pressured me into telling them who it was for. They got angry, called me unnatural, and didn't let me send my present (my Secret Santa recipient understood and I got it to them albeit late dw), and actively don't let me talk to them. They took away my headphones and made me move my pc into the living room and I'm currently sleeping on the couch because we have some guests over. I don't feel like I have any control over my life and because gaming is an escape, my mental health and my addiction are getting worse.
I feel hurt and I feel like I'm in a catch 22 of loneliness and addiction. What can I do to make them understand?
TL;DR My family found out about my online friends, got rid of any form of privacy I had and don't let me talk to them,
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