Lol. Another good point.
I love that the internet addiction thing is online!
luv,
-Su
> 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.
>
> On a lighter note, if your addicted to the internet you can get
> help....ONLINE! http://www.netaddiction.com/
>
> -----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.
>
> Awulfie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Torran
> To: EverQuest@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 5:05 PM
> Subject: RE: [EverQuest] Magazine Looking to Interview Players
>
>
> I beg to differ. I know people who let their house go, play from the
> time they get home from work til the time they go to bed, and their small
> children live there knowing they come second to a video game. Another
person
> I know is a huge lady. She tells me that she loves EQ and spends all her
> free time there because where else can she be beautiful and skinny. She
has
> children too. I keep hearing about how they get up to go to bed and find
> their kids asleep on the floor near their computer desk and they didn't
even
> realize the children were there.
>
> It is sad. And I think this happens far more than people will admit.
>
> I think it is a true addiction for some.
>
>
>
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