Comments on: Are A Lot of People Really Addicted To World of Warcraft? http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/ WoW Help Site | World of Warcraft Help Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:50:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: WoW Widow http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-4/#comment-33745 WoW Widow Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:50:17 +0000 http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/#comment-33745 As the wife of a WoW addict I have to mention one little thing. The person who claimed that the reason the "WoW Widow" (I like that term) is having a problem with the addicted spouse is due to jealousy. I've got one thing to say to that... Spoken like a true addict. Like I told my husband "Try to see it from my shoes". As he spends every waking moment (he probably dreams about it too) playing WoW and the addiction is getting to the point where he's missing work and we're late on rent. Yes, I'm just jealous. It's not the fact that he and I are married and that he should treat me as if he at least likes to spend SOME time with me. No, I'm just jealous. We do the television watching thing too, but it's only when he needs a break from playing. I was alright and used to joke about his addiction when he still had a little bit of control. He's quickly letting WoW take complete control. I'm sure he'll be trying to log into public libraries and other places that have computers once we're living on the streets. Jealousy has absolutely nothing to do with it. It's disrupting not only his relationship with me but his life too. As the wife of a WoW addict I have to mention one little thing. The person who claimed that the reason the “WoW Widow” (I like that term) is having a problem with the addicted spouse is due to jealousy.

I’ve got one thing to say to that…

Spoken like a true addict.

Like I told my husband “Try to see it from my shoes”. As he spends every waking moment (he probably dreams about it too) playing WoW and the addiction is getting to the point where he’s missing work and we’re late on rent.

Yes, I’m just jealous.

It’s not the fact that he and I are married and that he should treat me as if he at least likes to spend SOME time with me. No, I’m just jealous. We do the television watching thing too, but it’s only when he needs a break from playing.

I was alright and used to joke about his addiction when he still had a little bit of control. He’s quickly letting WoW take complete control.

I’m sure he’ll be trying to log into public libraries and other places that have computers once we’re living on the streets.

Jealousy has absolutely nothing to do with it.
It’s disrupting not only his relationship with me but his life too.

]]> By: Tim http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-4/#comment-33663 Tim Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:36:51 +0000 http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/#comment-33663 LOL i feel almost all u..i dont have a wife or kids or nothing like that but for the past i unno since BC came out iv been playing all the time. Iv tryed to quit a few times more then i can count on one hand.. iv deleted my chars, just recently i deleted wow from my computer and snaped my wow disks but guess what while im writing this im trying to re-download wow from the web site..haha thats sad rit =( but what ever for real as long as you dont for get about whats real in life its ok.. think of it this way would u rather have ur kids out on the street doing drugs hangin wit the wrong kids or would u rather them in the safty of your house playing wow?? For me i did drugs while playing wow Haha i know its not really a good point to argue. For alot of ppl makeing friends is hard but on wow u kinda just click. well i dunno what the point of this is i dont even know y i wrote this lol bored and cant play wow i guess but gl wit that reall bad shit dont let it over run u..just have some free will man????? LOL i feel almost all u..i dont have a wife or kids or nothing like that but for the past i unno since BC came out iv been playing all the time. Iv tryed to quit a few times more then i can count on one hand.. iv deleted my chars, just recently i deleted wow from my computer and snaped my wow disks but guess what while im writing this im trying to re-download wow from the web site..haha thats sad rit =( but what ever for real as long as you dont for get about whats real in life its ok.. think of it this way would u rather have ur kids out on the street doing drugs hangin wit the wrong kids or would u rather them in the safty of your house playing wow?? For me i did drugs while playing wow Haha i know its not really a good point to argue. For alot of ppl makeing friends is hard but on wow u kinda just click. well i dunno what the point of this is i dont even know y i wrote this lol bored and cant play wow i guess but gl wit that reall bad shit dont let it over run u..just have some free will man?????

]]> By: Nick http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-4/#comment-33607 Nick Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:48:44 +0000 http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/#comment-33607 Meh, if you like the game then play it, if you cant fit it into your daily life then gtfo. Sometimes there are things more important, fortunately I dont have those things, so I say PLAY ON!! I mean it takes very minimal effort to give my girlfriend and family the attention they deserve whilst still being dedicated to my character. Prioritising is key, this game brings out who you are as a person IMO, if your other/spouse is neglecting you to play this then obviously he/she thinks its more important than showing you a little attention(this is basically just early signs of your relationship showing its not going to work which can be seen from anything not just them being involved with video games). In my opinion mental addictions only impose on the weak, unless there is actually a physical substance thats making me crave then I can overcome anything. I play this game because I enjoy it, I put the time into it that I want and fortunately I have that time to give, most dont. And for all those who frown on this game because its "fake" or "imaginary", why the hell does that matter? Its about how you enjoy spending your time and if your enjoying it more power to you. Everyone who thinks we are wasting our time is wrong, its called self fullfillment and whos to say getting that from a game is wrong? Great quote from John Lennon: Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. I mean whos to say being online and doing a 40 man raid with people you have spent monumental amounts of time with is any different then stepping outside and throwing horseshoes with a few buddies? Yea the physical aspect isnt there but theres alot of people who dont like being physical or sports etc. Oh wonder who that would be..nerds? nerds like? video games? ah wonder where this is going.. Dont let anyone troll on this game because people are losing their marriages etc, blame yourselves. Blizzard only put this game on the shelves, your the one who bought it. Meh, if you like the game then play it, if you cant fit it into your daily life then gtfo. Sometimes there are things more important, fortunately I dont have those things, so I say PLAY ON!!

I mean it takes very minimal effort to give my girlfriend and family the attention they deserve whilst still being dedicated to my character. Prioritising is key, this game brings out who you are as a person IMO, if your other/spouse is neglecting you to play this then obviously he/she thinks its more important than showing you a little attention(this is basically just early signs of your relationship showing its not going to work which can be seen from anything not just them being involved with video games). In my opinion mental addictions only impose on the weak, unless there is actually a physical substance thats making me crave then I can overcome anything. I play this game because I enjoy it, I put the time into it that I want and fortunately I have that time to give, most dont.

And for all those who frown on this game because its “fake” or “imaginary”, why the hell does that matter? Its about how you enjoy spending your time and if your enjoying it more power to you. Everyone who thinks we are wasting our time is wrong, its called self fullfillment and whos to say getting that from a game is wrong?

Great quote from John Lennon: Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.

I mean whos to say being online and doing a 40 man raid with people you have spent monumental amounts of time with is any different then stepping outside and throwing horseshoes with a few buddies? Yea the physical aspect isnt there but theres alot of people who dont like being physical or sports etc. Oh wonder who that would be..nerds? nerds like? video games? ah wonder where this is going..

Dont let anyone troll on this game because people are losing their marriages etc, blame yourselves. Blizzard only put this game on the shelves, your the one who bought it.

]]> By: John S http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-4/#comment-33075 John S Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:14:02 +0000 http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/#comment-33075 I first started playing WoW after I had quit guild wars, my addiction to guild wars was too much and I gave my account away. Anyways my friend played it and I thought man this is nice to play in an enviroment where you can walk past people or help them out (guild wars is instanced so only way to meet people was in town) so I started playing a Tauren Druid, if only I would have quit mmo's altogether after guild wars. I was up to half a pack a day with smoking while playing this game, I lost 2 jobs over this game and almost a third. I have tried quitting 3 times each time was a failure, deleted my accounts gave them to unknown made up hotmail accounts so i could never find them again, only to buy the game and start over again. I think I leveled a druid to 60 (pre-bc) 2 times and then to 70 2 times, each time vowing to quit but coming back. My hygiene and my life were dying before my eyes, I would not shower for days on end washing my clothes took too much time so febreeze masked the stench of my clothes. I was at a good paying job but found myself going to moneylenders because i wasted my money on take-out i tallied up one month (i didn't dare want to look at how much i've wasted since this addiction) but 700 was spent on take out in a month. I don't know how much I wasted on smoking cause I would substitute smoking for eating to curb my appetite cause cooking took time away from WoW. I remember staying awake for 26 hours one time playing the game, I barely talked to anyone of my friends except one..... cause he played WoW as well. Get together's with my family became a chore because I was longing for WoW, my friends wouldn't hear from me for week's to month's on end (i would call them when I felt I've played too much). So with failed attempts at quiting and realizing that this addiction is as bad or worse then drugs (with drugs your altering your mind for that great feel and you start craving that mind alteration, with WoW addictions or any video game addictions your in a sober state of mind you don't see the addiction setting in like drugs) I needed help. On January 1st 2007 I asked God to free me from both WoW and smoking, I pleaded with him because I knew I was too weak to fight it. That was the last time I've played WoW and smoked. So my advice if you tried quiting and failed hundreds of times: pray cause you can't do this on your own strength. I depended on the strength of the Lord Jesus to free me from my addiction. I still get tempted and the Lord has to remind me why I quit (which is why i found this site) but I have a beautiful wife a great job a new house. I felt like Job (but he had it worse) in being restored after losing so much. I first started playing WoW after I had quit guild wars, my addiction to guild wars was too much and I gave my account away. Anyways my friend played it and I thought man this is nice to play in an enviroment where you can walk past people or help them out (guild wars is instanced so only way to meet people was in town) so I started playing a Tauren Druid, if only I would have quit mmo’s altogether after guild wars. I was up to half a pack a day with smoking while playing this game, I lost 2 jobs over this game and almost a third. I have tried quitting 3 times each time was a failure, deleted my accounts gave them to unknown made up hotmail accounts so i could never find them again, only to buy the game and start over again. I think I leveled a druid to 60 (pre-bc) 2 times and then to 70 2 times, each time vowing to quit but coming back. My hygiene and my life were dying before my eyes, I would not shower for days on end washing my clothes took too much time so febreeze masked the stench of my clothes. I was at a good paying job but found myself going to moneylenders because i wasted my money on take-out i tallied up one month (i didn’t dare want to look at how much i’ve wasted since this addiction) but 700 was spent on take out in a month. I don’t know how much I wasted on smoking cause I would substitute smoking for eating to curb my appetite cause cooking took time away from WoW. I remember staying awake for 26 hours one time playing the game, I barely talked to anyone of my friends except one….. cause he played WoW as well. Get together’s with my family became a chore because I was longing for WoW, my friends wouldn’t hear from me for week’s to month’s on end (i would call them when I felt I’ve played too much). So with failed attempts at quiting and realizing that this addiction is as bad or worse then drugs (with drugs your altering your mind for that great feel and you start craving that mind alteration, with WoW addictions or any video game addictions your in a sober state of mind you don’t see the addiction setting in like drugs) I needed help. On January 1st 2007 I asked God to free me from both WoW and smoking, I pleaded with him because I knew I was too weak to fight it. That was the last time I’ve played WoW and smoked. So my advice if you tried quiting and failed hundreds of times: pray cause you can’t do this on your own strength. I depended on the strength of the Lord Jesus to free me from my addiction. I still get tempted and the Lord has to remind me why I quit (which is why i found this site) but I have a beautiful wife a great job a new house. I felt like Job (but he had it worse) in being restored after losing so much.

]]> By: lilly http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-4/#comment-32735 lilly Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:54:06 +0000 http://www.askapadwe.com/81/are-a-lot-of-people-really-addicted-to-world-of-warcraft/#comment-32735 reading these stores has confirmed my problem....i am addicted. i've only been playing for 5 days, but in those five days my lvl 15 blood elf warlock has consumed my life. i play for 8+ hours a day and i'm already beginning to suffer in my job, relationships....i don't eat any more. my skin is translucent from not going outside & just sitting in front of the comp. all day. but not playing is painful. all i can think about is pwning noobs with my immolate spell & sick voidwalker minion. i need to stop this. i need help. i keep fast forwarding in my mind 5 months from now and yes i will be a lvl 70 then....but that's it??? :( reading these stores has confirmed my problem….i am addicted. i’ve only been playing for 5 days, but in those five days my lvl 15 blood elf warlock has consumed my life. i play for 8+ hours a day and i’m already beginning to suffer in my job, relationships….i don’t eat any more. my skin is translucent from not going outside & just sitting in front of the comp. all day. but not playing is painful. all i can think about is pwning noobs with my immolate spell & sick voidwalker minion.

i need to stop this.
i need help.
i keep fast forwarding in my mind 5 months from now and yes i will be a lvl 70 then….but that’s it???

:(

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