I was an addict.. A hardcore one.. And there's many reasons why people become addicted. For me it was because I worked days, my husband worked nights and after my kids went to bed I had nothing to do, no social life... so my game (Im not sure it is ok to use the games name but its VERY VERY POPULAR)became the means to my socializing. Then you get so wrapped up if you are a guild master that you don't even want to take vacation because it may all "fall apart" if you don't log in every few hours. I played 15-20 hours a day weekends and from the minute I walked in the house until two hours before I had to go to work. Everything in my life fell to the wayside, husband (who by now I didn't get along with becaue the game became my main focus), kids, house, everything but work, because if I didn't work how was I going to pay for 4 accounts (each of us in the house had an account by then). It almost cost me my marriage and it took a toll on my relationship with my kids. I am still playing 4+ yrs later(the whole family still does) but I am not obsessed with it and we play it as a family. There are days I don't even get on for a week or so at a time, but I understand how people get sucked in, I was there. I had to learn to realize it is only a game and I also made it a point to not run or be of "major importance" to any guild that I am in because you can become trapped. I have limited myself to a guild that is run by my whole family with few gaming friends we met and know as a whole live similar lifestyles as we do. I have learned to just say STOP.. put the mouse down and turn the computer off. Some people are not that lucky...
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I was an addict.. A hardcore one.. And there's many reasons why people become addicted. For me it was because I worked days, my husband worked nights and after my kids went to bed I had nothing to do, no social life... so my game (Im not sure it is ok to use the games name but its VERY VERY POPULAR)became the means to my socializing. Then you get so wrapped up if you are a guild master that you don't even want to take vacation because it may all "fall apart" if you don't log in every few hours. I played 15-20 hours a day weekends and from the minute I walked in the house until two hours before I had to go to work. Everything in my life fell to the wayside, husband (who by now I didn't get along with becaue the game became my main focus), kids, house, everything but work, because if I didn't work how was I going to pay for 4 accounts (each of us in the house had an account by then). It almost cost me my marriage and it took a toll on my relationship with my kids. I am still playing 4+ yrs later(the whole family still does) but I am not obsessed with it and we play it as a family. There are days I don't even get on for a week or so at a time, but I understand how people get sucked in, I was there. I had to learn to realize it is only a game and I also made it a point to not run or be of "major importance" to any guild that I am in because you can become trapped. I have limited myself to a guild that is run by my whole family with few gaming friends we met and know as a whole live similar lifestyles as we do. I have learned to just say STOP.. put the mouse down and turn the computer off. Some people are not that lucky...