Are you an addict?

Tail? What you mean?

He means girls.

shyness is something that can be overcome. I used to be the same way untill I relized that dr.suzes was right, those who matter don't care, and those who care don't matter.

shyness takes a bit to overcome.

However, once you do, it is a lot easier to deal with the "cool" people on a daily basis. Some of them may not understand what my interests are, but they still respect me, and that's just fine.

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Dark_Kilauea
DVS Administration
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If people are addicted to gaming doesn't that scream out the fact that they hate the real world? Being addicted to gaming is not the problem, the problem is more likely one of being agoraphobic (afraid of the outside) or just scared to socialize. Often people get panic attacks in these situations- I know so many people like this.

Gaming is just something to do in a contradictive way. You socialize without socializing if you get what I mean. People who are addicted to videa games are generally people who play online games. They aren't happy with the real world around them, and thier role within it. They create masks, and new identities- new lives without having the stress of moving. I suppose thats why people like fancy dress sometimes, if you keep your mask on you can do what you like without people knowing who you are.

However, people who play games on thier own, offline, and constantly are definitely addicts. A great example are the good old chinese gold farmers in WOW!

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-[Better to be Honest than Kind]-

Computer game addiction can be pretty real. I never got into MMORPGs but I know people who basically quit school because of Ultima Online. It takes up so much time.

I'm playing quite a lot ('duh) and I'm more addicted than others but I get bored pretty quickly and usually I don't play for 3+ hours straight. I remeber playing Civilisation for a while, where I actually would play for many hours. But after a week or 2 even that became boring. What interests me about video games is what you can do with it. Interactive elements, graphics, story-telling from a rather unique perspective ect. I'm not really competitive with my scores which I think helps me to not get too involved with the time-absorbing aspects of gaming. Once I feel I "got" what the game can offer I pretty much drop it. And there aren't many games that draw my attention in the first place. I think my interest in playing computer games dropped in general over the last few years. I'm more of a "mapping addict" now. I think we all have to be. Think of the hours we all spend learning and using Hammer.

Myrk-, while certainly some people out there use videogames as a means to escape reality (because they hate it, or its too much for them to deal with) I would say it's a mistake to classify every videogame addict as a misanthrope.

Personally, I will say yes, at one time or another in my life, I have been seriously addicted to videogames. Did I hate the world? Not at all. Good family, good friends, a good life in general, no depression... just an overwhelming need to master this game I was playing. It's what I did for fun in my free time, and it just swallowed up all other liesure activities, and encrouched on my work time as well.

Anyway -- I just think it's wrong to say that "Being addicted to gaming is not the problem, the problem is more likely one of being agoraphobic (afraid of the outside) or just scared to socialize." While you haven't met me, you'll just have to take my word that I (who I am, what I'm like, etc) disproves this idea. I'm sure there are others on this site who also disprove this idea of being addicted to gaming is a sign of being agoraphobic / anti-social.

Thats really a tough question. What do they qualify as one addicted to computer? Many who are addicted don't think they are.

I think one who plays more then 2 hours a day is addicted.

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Elon Yariv