at first i was absorbed into competitive tf2 to the point where it was affecting my social and daily life, like i would be in school and just think "man i wanna go home and hit that GRIND BABY"
then the more i played the more frustrated i got with the game, and all i did was play tf2, and i was essentially freaking the fuck out after every single death i had in the game (~ late 2014)
took a break for a few months, came back, and it made me realize this shit is for the side. like, life comes first, doin cool shit irl is a lot more fun then doin cool shit in video game. i also realized how many people are still absorbed in this game as i used to be, and how it affected them in their daily life (good or bad)
long story short it sucks to make your first priority in life video games, especially because you dont even realize your doing it. it was mostly a negative experience for me honestly, which i guess is uncommon.
but i like pc video games because my irl friends all play them now tho so is coo