We talk a great deal about not taking or doing drugs, we have suicide prevention discussions, but, how many of you have had a discussion with your children about the Choking Game? The technical term is “Asphyxiophility” which is comparable to hard drug addiction. The worst is that there is no drug to remove it; your own brain produces the endorphins, making you feel high. Adolescents are at an increasingly high rate of danger of not just passing out when “playing this game”, but actually suffocating themselves or choking themselves to death.

Many people say that this game is played for the high, but, it’s also played for the shock factor and for children who have never “played” it, it can be even more risky. These children are not sure how far they can take it before it takes over them. Also, when in large groups, children as we all know, do stupid things. Being in a group of your peers and playing this game, is very scary. You never know when one child might be brutal or a big enough bully to actually push this too far, and cause irreprehensible damage, and even death.

Once addicted to this form of “play” or this “game”, you risk many health problems, not just death. You are also in danger of passing this on to others. Some counselors and psychologists have outlined ways to help adults (children too, but they should seek counseling one on one) overcome these over-powering thoughts and desires. Reading more on ways to help yourself and/or your children may just save a life.

What behavior traits need to be developed in order to accept personal responsibility?

In order to accept personal responsibility you need to develop the ability to:

1. Seek out and to accept help for yourself.
2. Be open to new ideas or concepts about life and the human condition.
3. Refute irrational beliefs and overcome fears.
4. Affirm yourself positively.
5. Recognize that you are the sole determinant of the choices you make.
6. Recognize that you choose your responses to the people, actions, and events in your life.
7. Let go of anger, fear, blame, mistrust, and insecurity.
8. Take risks and to become vulnerable to change and growth in your life.
9. Take off the masks of behavior characteristics behind which you hide low self-esteem.
10. Reorganize your priorities and goals.
11. Realize that you are the party in charge of the direction your life takes.

Although these steps seem rough or too much, there are ways to soften how they are stated, and ways to share these with a child, while letting them know that you are always there, and will stand behind them and help them. For more information regarding these subjects, please visit: GASP – http://gamesadolescentsshouldntplay.com/en/home.asp, and the GASP forum – http://www.deadlygameschildrenplay.com/forum/index.php, and Coping.org – http://www.coping.org/growth/accept.htm.

You might also want to check out TheCHW.com and also go and listen to past radio broadcasts at: CHWradio.com for further information on protecting our children, our internet safety, and Identity Theft

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