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Video Game Addiction Treatment, Screen-Time, Internet Gaming, Social Media Use
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Residential Care, Treatment and Coaching for Video Game Addiction and Screen Dependent Teens and Adults
For people coping with Depression, Anxiety, ADHD/ADD, PTSD, ASD, and Employment, Academic, and Relational Difficulties
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What is video game addiction (VGA)?
Video gaming is a 36 billion dollar industry. Are you caught in the middle? Know the risks of excessive use and video game addiction >
Are you screen dependent?
Wake, post, sleep, repeat. Is your social media use becoming a problem? Let’s find out >
Is it gambling or gaming?
The lines between traditional gambling and online game play overlap. Know the risks associated with problematic gambling >
Manage your Screen. Change Your Future.
Innovative care begins with brilliant, dedicated, and experienced people. And we’re not talking about our staff here (although they are brilliant too.) We’re talking about the like minded people who join us for an intensive screen free experience.
Is it tough? It can be. Is it difficult? It most certainly is. But the people who abandon their devices for a period of time, build a plan for sustainable digital use, and go out and live their plans. Well, they’re just absolutely astounding.
And we get the privilege of connecting, and witnessing change every day. Ordinary people, living extraordinary lives-taking their digital dependence, and channeling it in life enriching ways. Perhaps that’s why our outcomes are so good. Because the people who join us, well, they are just that good too. They just need a little nudge, and mentors who care.
And that’s where we come in. We offer world-class video game addiction treatment, in addition to our Internet gaming disorder treatment and support for mental health conditions.
Life-Sharing Retreat for Adults
More than just a place to stay | Get help for video gaming and screen-time problems
For people 18+ looking for video game addiction treatment, and support for Internet gaming disorder and co-occurring mental health concerns like depression, anxiety, ADD/ADHD and diminished college performance, or employment difficulties
Rise-Up Ranch
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Residential Care for Teens
Boarding School | Personalized Academics
For youth 13-18 experiencing school problems, depression, anxiety, ADD/ADHD, learning differences, family conflict for people seeking video game addiction treatment, help with Internet gaming disorder, social media addiction, and help with screen-time use
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Discord and Parenting: Six Steps to Keep Your Children Safe Online
As the world becomes more digital, it's not uncommon for people, especially teenagers, to spend hours on social media platforms. One platform that has gained immense popularity over the years is Discord. Discord is a free communication app that offers voice, video,...
Gaming addiction treatment disrupts $43b video game industry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Dr. Hilarie Cash, Chief Clinical Officer (800) 682-6934 x 6 media@restartlife.com June 12, 2019 After 10 years, reSTART, a residential treatment facility for gaming addiction, is vindicated by the World Health Organization This...
Anxiety and Internet Gaming Disorder Treatment
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Cybersickness and You
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What is virtual reality exposure therapy?
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Is it safe for those with video game addiction? For those coping with specific social phobias, anxiety, and post traumatic stress, the treatment of choice often includes some form of exposure therapy, or systematic desensitization as a...
My story of gaming addiction
Finding freedom from compulsive living and video gaming addiction https://youtu.be/vzZtOtV05sI I graduated from the reSTART life program in December of 2013 and have been in recovery ever since. I'd like to tell you a bit of my story. I started gaming in my early...
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