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October 20, 2008, 12:40 pm PDT
Virtual Chaos
Quote From: caradiaJust like anything, gaming can be addictive. So can shopping, sex, drugs, alcohol, etc... If a person has an addictive personality, he/she can be addicted to anything. I game between 8-14 hours a day, sometimes less. What I had to learn was balance. Now, when I had nothing in my life it was sleep, wake up, game, go to work, come home, game, sleep, and repeat. I could not imagine losing a job for it; however, I can see where it gets in the way of relationships. What is ironic is that I met my current live-in boyfriend in an online game over a year ago. Now, he is here and has no interest in gaming because he has me (which confuses me), while gaming is still my favorite hobby just like it was when I met him. I guess he had other reasons for gaming. So, I still game. I did have problems spending time with him, but now I make sure that other areas of my life are met before I cross to the void of gaming. Gaming is my way of relieving stress. Work, him, and life in general incur stress. So, you know, you do what you gotta do. I feel some people think it is an addiction if people actually pay to play online and/or spend over an hour a day on the game. Wrong. Just because it is not understood does not make it addiction. Think of it this way, if you watch sitcoms on TV for over an hour, then would you say you are addicted to sitcoms on TV? I am a mom of 3. My husband and I both played WoW (World of Warcraft) alot for a while but not enough to neglect other real life duties. We have since gotten bored with the game and canceled our accounts. I can see how people can get "addicted" to the game. It is made to be an involved game some people take it to far as with anything like has been said just like shopping, sex, drugs, ect.. There are things impelemented in the game that can limit how much time is spent on the game and as far as that goes whomever is paying for the game (the wife who is supporting her husband without a job) go into account management on the game and cancel the subscription. Cancel the credit card that is being used to pay the monthly fee for the game. There are things in the game such as parental controls that will cut the game off after a certian amount of time played. It isn't as hopeless as people make it sound.
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