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I am a 26 year old female. My wow addiction started a year ago. Prior to that I only played a few times a week, but when I lost my job (not wow related) I absorbed myself in the game. I started a new character, a paladin, and spend 15-20 hours a day playing it. Before all of this I was a runner/cyclist and now I can barely make it 2 miles when I do decide to go out and run. I was obsessed with every aspect of the game, who was doing what, where to get gear, new items, PvP, arenas. When I hit 70 I spend soo much time doing everything I possibly could and had almost a full set of pvp gear in a week.
I started raiding and it got worse. I needed more in game money to repair, to get reagents, flasks, mana pots, to enchant or gem my new gear. I obsessed with getting every jewelcrafting pattern in the game. I farmed gold constantly and when the servers were down, I spend hours on the relm forums. I know every thing about my class from hours of endless research. I would get angry when people didn't show up to raid, how dare they waste my time! I was loosing touch with reality. Last night was a breaking point. I went with my guild to Zul'Aman and on the last boss I was being chewed out by my GM. Then today I did a group with people who were complete idiots and blamed wipes on me! I kept thinking that I was superior! " I have full tier 5/6 and you scrubs have blues and kara epics" I thought. I got soo angry every wipe that I rubbed a blister on my hands from rubbing them together. After looking at my hand I thought about how much my life had been absorbed into the game. This person I've become, egotistical, rude, angry wasn't me at all. About an hour ago I plug pulled and cancelled my account. I cannot let myself become a disgusting monster. When I first cancelled the account I thought "I'll just play EQ", but I don't want to go back into this obsession. My happiness shouldn't be contingent on a boss drop or an arena rating. I'll be alone in this since my boyfriend spends all his time on the game. Since his obsession started, 2 years or so ago, he has gained 100lbs. He scares me when he gets angry at the game, he shakes viloently when he looses an arena matach. So I'll be living with someone who is still very much into the game. I'd apperciate anyone I can talk to during this time for me. I'm also here for anyone who thinks I might be of use to them. Posted on 05/10/08, 06:05 pm |
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Dont ask what she plays on shes trying to get out of that shit... please and thank you 
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I rather not say what realm I'm on.
And I have a 70 holy BE paladin, 70 tauren hunter, and a 51 shadow priest. The paladin has now been retired and I raid kara on the weekends why my irl friends on my hunter. I think my problem was that I got soo absorbed into the game that I was taking it way too seriously. I raided 5 nights a week and it really felt like I was working some horrible job. My GM yelled all the time, people were angry and moody, and I had to spend all day farming so I could repair, flask, pot, food buff, use mana oil. I think we're both doing better. My new job is wonderful and my boyfriend has started looking for a better job as well. I'm back to running, I'm doing 1.5 mi twice a day and I reacently started riding again. Thanks everyone for the advice and giving me a chance to vent and have somone listen to me.
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lol I agree the last thing she needs is more personal contacts in the game as it is. She's trying to get out, best off not bother asking her what realm she plays and just continue playing on yours.
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Hello Omg, your experience sounds a lot like mine - except it was second life for me. But sound similar. I took on a character role that is now dominating my real life. Lost a job, threatened my family etc.
The only thing I can add is that i am a recovering alcoholic who got sober through the help of Alcoholics Anonymous. I have been trying to apply some of the principles and ideas I have learned in overcoming this one addiction to cope with the other. Such as One Day at a Time - quitting for only one day. Also praying for help in releiving me of this addiction. Im not a religious person but I am desperate. It is ruining my life, my family - everything. I will do all and anything I can to be releived of this obsession. Thank you
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Hello Peter.
What I've found useful is to have somone set up parental controls for you to keep you out of the account. You might be able to get a game card, but you can't get into the account if it's blacked out.
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