The sims has been around for 20 years now and it has always been in my life. My first experience of the game was in the early 2000’s, when I would be instructed by my older cousins that I was only allowed to sit on the to watch them play. That wasn’t enough for me and so I convinced my Mum that the only thing in the world my brother wanted was the first sims game for his birthday. He had a disappointing birthday that year but I was the happiest girl in the world and that’s where the addiction began.
I have gone through sims 1,2,3 AND 4 (2 and 3 by far are the best) but I have come to the realisation that escaping reality through a life simulation game is perhaps not the most productive or healthy way of living. This was particularly apparent as I was trying to avoid my technology coursework by trying to graduate my sim, as I watched her study for her final exams I thought ‘hang on….why is this non-existent simulation getting better grades than me and why am I helping her achieve that and not helping myself??’ The irony of it all made me go cold turkey on the sims for a while. So that’s my story so far. My name is Emily, and I am a sims addict. I have been off the game for a few weeks now and the road to recovery is looking bright.. until sims 5 comes out – Emily James
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