[Poll] Video Game Addiction

[Ðeceased]

EVERYTHING can be considered an addiction.

Smoking
Eating
Sex
Video Games
Car Modifications
Television
Star Gazing
Celebrity Gossip
Sleeping
Work

Addiction -
the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.

So everything can be an addiction... just depends on the person, the habit, and the habit of choice.

I'm a sex addict. It's my cross to bear. It's a real disease with doctors and medicine and everything! I am NEVER satisfied! It's a curse.

[Dinkydau]

I'm with crowd on this one. You're poll needs to be reworded with more possibilities. Addiction means that you get to the point where you can't focus on other essentials in life and whatever you're addicted to overcomes those things you need to do.

I, like many others, play the game because it's got the best dollar per entertainment value and I've also started five boxing. My wife watches TV (I hate TV anymore). I enjoy motorcycling and four wheeling, but the cost for that is getting out of hand when you talk about costs for maintenance and just getting to where you want to go... runs easily around 100 - 200 bucks a weekend.

You didn't have anything in there about socializing. Many people play the game just to socialize or spend time with friends or family. Just remember that just because you don't do something for a reason, that many others may. I never really understood the time people spent with their kids until I had my own.

Everyone does something just to pass time. Gaming in general has been a great thing for me. I played strategy games for the longest time and learned a lot about prioritizing and planning. In WoW, I actually enjoy the money making challenge of the game as well. For the life of me, I can't understand how people are always broke in WoW. I have six level 70s, three or four with epic mounts (my engineering warlock has two) and I currently have around 12000 gold and I don't ever do the dailies. Get a skill, collect some stuff and sell it. How can you not make money. I guess most people just squander it to get some piece with an additional +1 STAM or something. Who knows?

Johnny

[Memn]

Addiction -
the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.

I suggest you reword your poll as follows: '

Do you think gaming is psychologically habit-forming?

A. Yes

B. No

C. Uncertain

You can put me down for A.

[strandvaskeren]

EVERYTHING can be considered an addiction.

Smoking
Eating
Sex
Video Games
Car Modifications
Television
Star Gazing
Celebrity Gossip
Sleeping
Work

Addiction -
the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.

So everything can be an addiction... just depends on the person, the habit, and the habit of choice.

I'm totally addicted to breathing, can't live without it..

[Tasty]

EVERYTHING can be considered an addiction.

Smoking
Eating
Sex
Video Games
Car Modifications
Television
Star Gazing
Celebrity Gossip
Sleeping
Work

Addiction -
the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.

So everything can be an addiction... just depends on the person, the habit, and the habit of choice.

I'm totally addicted to breathing, can't live without it..

ahahaha, I'm sorry but thats just too damn funny

[Skuggomann]

"Addicted" is such as harsh word. I prefer "a way of life". LOL

QFT!