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There are addictions to be concerned about however I don't think a game is in the same category as alcohol or drug addiction.
That being said I would have to raise my hand and confess to being on more then is probably healthy for some people. I don't miss meals or not take showers but when my work is done I can get on the game and beat out my frustrations on a orc or other mob, sure beats telling a client they're an idiot and loosing them.
Another subject was brought up a few days ago about weddings, where are some pretty places that you can hold weddings that won't lag the game for everyone else and where low levels can get without having their butt's whupped?
Flaumigavylke
Quellious
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Date: Thursday, December 04, 2003 4:24:28 PM
Subject: RE: [EverQuest] Addiction
By your reasoning then nobody is addicted to food, gambling or sex. To see some people that would disagree with you check out the Center for Addiction and Mental Health. www.camh.net
I do not know anybody addicted to EQ, but I know a food addict. Somebody being addicted to EQ does not make the game wrong, it makes the person wrong. Just because you can't stop eating does not mean food is bad. Same thing for EQ. Saying people are addicted to it is not an attack and does not need to be defended against.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lorie C [mailto:mlchiello@...]
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 4:17 PM
To: EverQuest@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [EverQuest] Magazine Looking to Interview Players
You can beg all you want /grin. I don't think that it is the game that is the problem. The problem is self-esteem for the one woman. The day you see someone go into DTs from EQ, you can talk to me about it being an addiction. These people play too much for other reasons (insecurity, mental problems, withdrawal). If they were not hiding in EQ they would be hiding elsewhere.
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