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Websites:

OLG-ANON: https://www.olganon.org/

Online Gamers Anonymous has forums for both those addicted to gaming as well as their loved ones. Signing up to participate in one set of forums bars you from seeing and participating in the other set. They have a wealth of articles for loved ones, as well as many stories and suggestions.

They also have public sections of both their forums, so it is possible to read some threads from the perspective of gaming addicts, or people in recovery from gaming addiction as well as reading stories from spouses and parents dealing with gaming addiction.

This organization was founded by someone who is a 12-stepper and someone who is not. So though some material follows the traditional Alcoholics Anonymous 12 steps, it is not required that members follow or ascribe to those beliefs.

First aid kit for parents of gamers:

https://olganon.org/forum/i-need-help-parents-gamers/help-parents-video-game-addicts-first-aid-kit-and-resource-plan

First aid kit for spouses/significant others of gamers:

https://olganon.org/forum/i-need-help-spousessignificant-others/your-first-aid-kit-tools-spouses-and-significant-others

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Gaming Addicts Anonymous: https://www.gamingaddictsanonymous.org/family-and-friends/

Weekly zoom meetings and WhatsApp chats for those struggling with gaming addiction as well as their friends and family. Unlike OLG-ANON, GAA appears to strictly follow the 12 steps program.

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SMART: https://www.smartrecovery.org/family/

SMART is Self-Management And Recovery Training for the person struggling with loved ones utlizing CRAFT ( Community Reinforcement & Family Training). Both online and in-person meetings tailored to give loved ones tools for supporting someone struggling with addiction without enabling the addiction. Other tools will help you to better cope yourself and regain your own life. They also have their own set of printable resources, some of which I have listed below: https://www.smartrecovery.org/kindlehb/

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Game Quitters: https://gamequitters.com/

This website offers articles, videos, a forum and programs for gamers and their families/loved ones. The RECLAIM program appears to cost money, and I'm uncertain of the value. There is a companion podcast Gaming the System that covers a range of topics around gaming addiction. The website has many simple, but helpful articles for thinking about complexities surrounding gaming addiction, such as whether it is a symptom of a bigger problem (which it can be) or a problem all its own (which it also can be).

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Books:

Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change: Beyond Addiction goes beyond the theatrics of interventions and tough love to show family and friends how they can use kindness, positive reinforcement, and motivational and behavioral strategies to help someone change. Drawing on forty collective years of research and decades of clinical experience, the authors present the best practical advice science has to offer.

Delivered with warmth, optimism, and humor, Beyond Addiction defines a new, empowered role for friends and family and a paradigm shift for the field. This new approach is not only less daunting for both the substance abuser and his family, but is more effective as well. Learn how to use the transformative power of relationships for positive change, guided by exercises and examples. Practice what really works in therapy and in everyday life, and discover many different treatment options along with tips for navigating the system. And have hope: this guide is a life raft for parents, family, and friends—offering “reminders that although no one can make another person change, there is much that can be done to make change seem appealing and possible” (Publishers Weekly). https://a.co/d/5ZONbas

Get Your Loved One Sober: Alternatives to Nagging, Pleading, and Threatening: Historically there have been few options available for individuals seeking help for treatment-resistant loved ones suffering from substance abuse. Co-author Dr. Robert Meyers spent ten years developing a treatment program that helps concerned significant others improve the quality of their lives and learn how to make treatment an attractive option for their partners who are substance abusers.

Get Your Loved One Sober describes this multi-faceted program that uses supportive, non-confrontational methods to engage substance abusers into treatment. Called Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), the program uses scientifically validated behavioral principles to reduce the loved one's substance use and to encourage him or her to seek treatment. Equally important, CRAFT also helps loved ones reduce personal stress and introduce meaningful, new sources of satisfaction into their life. https://a.co/d/hKn14No

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PDFs:

ABC Tool: A tool for breaking down Activating Events, Beliefs/Perceptions, and Consequences.

https://www.smartrecovery.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/S4E1-ABC-Tool-0825.pdf