Quote From: topsailDear Dr. Phil,
Thank you for the way you help people through your show. I am especially grateful that you are doing a show about online gaming addictions. I have a 38 yr. old son who has been addicted for over four years now. His life is completely shattered because of his addiction. His marriage of nine years disolved, he hasn't worked for four years, and he has no life behond his computer game, World of Warcraft. He is in complete denial that he has any problems other than depression, which I believe was brought on by his excessive gaming habit. My son has a masters degree and was a successful manager of a huge corporation before he got hooked to online gaming. He is not the person he used to be! I am so grateful for the help, advise and support I have received form the group, Olganon. People, including the medical community, don't understand how destructive this addiction is to the people caught up in it and how it affects their family. I trust your program will give the much needed knowlege and attention about this devastating affliction.
God bless you Dr. Phil!
THANK YOU for doing this show Dr Phil. I can't wait to view it this evening.
I too was diagnosed with Computer addiciton back in 1996 BEFORE it was recognized as a REAL emotional problem.
Before the computer I was a happily married woman with 2 grown sons and grandchildren. I refused to see or accept that I HAD a problem at the time.
I suffered a nervous breakdown, was diagnosed OCD, BiPolar, lost from 118 lbs down to 89, was on line 18 hrs a day getting 3-4 hrs of sleep, stopped eating , watching TV, reading, see off line friends and ignored my husband.
My marriage nearly ended one year later, we were seperated and I was staying with an online friend 1,500 miles from home. After 3 mos of intense help from my friend and a mental clinic there I started getting my head together and returned home. I was on several helpful medications and slowly became able to walk away from this machine.
Luckily I was never in to gaming for real money but did play free poker a lot. Now I am able to limit myself to 2 hrs a day in poker and a max of 6 hrs a day on line .
COMPUTER ADDICITION is REAL. It can destroy and KILL.
Again THANK YOU for addressing this critical issue.
