My sister got addicted to online gaming for a while. It was Everquest though. It got really bad for a while. She lost a ton of weight. Blood shot eyes from constantly staring at her screen. She lived and breathed Everquest. Her husband finally manned up and gave her the ultimatum; Get your shit together or he's done. She nearly chose the game but something clicked that made her realize how ridiculous she was being. Now, she refuses to play any video games because she knows she could possibly redevelop an unhealthy habit with it.
Lost friend to Warcraft for years when I was younger. He never would come out of the house anymore to hang out or do anything. After a while even his mom even called me and another friend out of the blue to try and get him out of the house. We went over and tried talking with him. Tried to get him to come shoot pool with us. It's like we weren't even there. He was just zombied out staring at the screen. He was pale as hell and stunk. His mom eventually forced him to join the military and as far as I know he's actually doing well now and starting a family.
Anyway, it's wild to me how addicted people can get to video games. I mean, I play every now and then, especially with my kids, but I can't play for more than an hour before I'm ready to turn it off and do something else.
Never-ending games like that are the same as any other drug. They stimulate portions of the brain and those who are weak to it get hooked.
Want to take a guess (((who))) would like you to play more games?
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