Gaming Addiction

[BrusselSprout]

Wow, so you aren't addicted to video games!! Good for you! What's your point?

You asked why I play this game if I live in a sunny state. I answered. Ta-da, magic and rainbows.

[Speeral]

Ok argue that ffxiv can't be addictive because it sucks, or argue that gaming addiction is a myth conjured up by girls who can't get their boyfriends to turn off WoW so they can get attention too, argue that i only made this thread because i'm on a high horse, whatever. My point has been made.

Jack another thing just because a girlfriend cannot pull her bf from tv screen, computer monitor, or their ds doesn't mean the player is addicted. There are underlying factors to every circumstance, and calling something an addiction because of observed actions and pre conceived notions is not correct either.

Unless you are a professional psychologist and deal specifically in addictions you should not be telling people what they could be doing with their spare time.

I spend about 5-6 hour 3-5 days a week paying xiv. I would not consider this a problem. I am gainfully employed, have a family, a house, and have social and familial obligations. Now with my spare time i choose to take up gaming specifically xiv because I enjoy it. My fiance she watches tv and is pregnant and not very mobile, so we are limited in what we can do. So when she watches tv I am bored, because I do not like tv. As well After 10+ hours at work the last thing I want to do is read or anything that remotely resembles my job.

How does your post and opinions relate to me? it doesn't and most the people bar very few as well. Like I said unless you're a professional in the field it would be better if you do not come to a forum like this to bring up these topics. You are better served in a blog or other social media like facebook.

[JackDaniels]

Also for the addiction part, sure video games can be addictive but I would rather the people I know be addicted to video games instead of being addicted to Meth or Coke or other stupid crap that is a lot more harmful.

Are you seriously saying that its ok to be addicted to games as apposed to meth?

[KaedrianLiang]

Misha gaming addiction is very real, its tantamount to gambling addictions.
EDIT: To say that MMORPGs aren't designed to be addictive would be pretty ignorant.

I have a drinking problem JackDaniels, could you link me to the right direction?

[viion]

I probably have an addiction, but it doesnt affect my life, and i play so many different games.

If I go out get sunburnt i'll probably get cancer, or i'll get bitten by some bug, or a wasp will start with me, or i could get run over, NASTY WORLD OUT THERE! No one bothers to cast raise so i aint risking it.

[Eekiki]

No need to get defensive, Jack. Most people don't like it when someone tells them they should live their life based on the opinion of another rather than how they choose to live it.

[yukikaze_yanagi]

Wow, so you aren't addicted to video games!! Good for you! What's your point?

What's yours, posting in a mmorpg forum the dangers of mmorpgs ? People who play it love it, and telling they're potential social outcast don't help much.
Personally, the majority of people playing mmorpgs know when stop, going out with friends ecc. The exceptions are mostly people with pre-existent mental disorders, and an appeal from an unkown on internet will be just ignored

edit: and foremost, nobody take credit from an unkown on internet telling how they should live, for how much right he can have

[JackDaniels]

You guys are demonizing me and ad-homonym attacking me over a thread that promotes well being for people who have a serious illness. I'm not telling anyone how to live their lives, I'm providing tools to help one determine if they have an illness in the first place and tools to help deal with it.

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[BrusselSprout]

You guys are demonizing me and ad-homonym attacking me over a thread that promotes well being for people who have a serious illness. I'm not telling anyone how to live their lives, I'm providing tools to help one determine if they have an illness in the first place and tools to help deal with it.

I'm sorry if you people can't wrap your minds around it.

Do you want an apology?? If you do, go drink some bleach and then I'll apolgize.

Well when you put it that way, you MUST be on to something. Let me sign up for your newsletter.

*rolls eyes*

[yukikaze_yanagi]

You guys are demonizing me and ad-homonym attacking me over a thread that promotes well being for people who have a serious illness. I'm not telling anyone how to live their lives, I'm providing tools to help one determine if they have an illness in the first place and tools to help deal with it.

I'm sorry if you people can't wrap your minds around it.

Do you want an apology?? If you do, go drink some bleach and then I'll apolgize.

You look a lot like jack thompson now