I was forced to quit Ragnarok Online since I didn't have my own PC and Internet connection when I started college. Playing at an Internet café eats a lot of money too.

I see a lot of people saying play sports...to me that's just trading one game for another. Try reading, learning an instrument, and like someone else said above - nature hikes. Partying can lead to even worse addictions if you are not careful, I know this first hand. I'd rather be a MMO junkie than an alchy or druggie any day.

playing sports is good, this'll make their bodies fit and  lean from the long hours of sitting

and yeah reading books is also good, this feed our minds with useful information

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I see a lot of people saying play sports...to me that's just trading one game for another. Try reading, learning an instrument, and like someone else said above - nature hikes. Partying can lead to even worse addictions if you are not careful, I know this first hand. I'd rather be a MMO junkie than an alchy or druggie any day.

thats exactly the excuse i give myself in order to justify my long hours playing. nature tripping is not my thing though. im thinking bout doing yoga or doing some boxing. probably ill find my center, maybe then i can see my life's path leading :D

I'm thinking of doing photography just so I can have a more productive and emotionally fulfilling hobby.

You should also know that smoke and drug addiction are hardly ay different from MMO addiction. it has been proposed for inclusion in the next version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) according to Wikipedia.

i guess visiting forums is becoming my hobby now. need to get to the beach....

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Originally Posted by reikalee

I'm thinking of doing photography just so I can have a more productive and emotionally fulfilling hobby.

You should also know that smoke and drug addiction are hardly ay different from MMO addiction. it has been proposed for inclusion in the next version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) according to Wikipedia.

a gaming friend of mine is also into photography, she's also taking pics of our photoshoots at UP during our free time

ahh its nice to have one of those people in your posse. you get to have some kind of documentary of sorts of what you do

ya it's fun to do things aside from gaming, keeps the bond stronger

i do have a couple of in game friends who became close friends in real life. now im godfather to their kids :D

The answer is to have an active real-life, that way gaming never becomes your number one priority.

i kinda learned how to balance things. just give enough time for everything and fix your priorities

well having an addiction can wear off when the time comes, but the problem is that you don't know when it will happen

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well having an addiction can wear off when the time comes, but the problem is that you don't know when it will happen

ahh. you have a point there. you really dont notice that youre addicted until something bad happens :D

or your addicted already but denies it.

maybe.. some people can't face that fact that they're addicted to something until they realized it's already worse

i forgot the stages of addiction but first comes denial then acceptance. i dunno what follows next :D

obsession? maybe the part that you can't control yourself

Go to Amsterdam. They have a rehab center for gaming addicts there.

why go to amsterdam when you can do it by yourself, all you need is support from your family and friends