But the point is that I didn't just play the game after the first few days, I lived the game. I literally spent all day doing the quests and leveling my character (level 25 mage as of now). All I could think about was Wow. When I was in the shower, i'd think about what I had to do to achieve the next level. My life became my character. But it really hit me about what I had become when I left my grandparents and found that I didn't even want to be around my family or anything, and I just wanted to get back to my computer and resume my cyber-life.
This started me thinking. I'm addicted to this game. Of course I knew that already, but sometimes a person really needs to think about it for a thought to sink in.. I'm really addicted.. so I started searching the web about something that might be bigger than myself, and come to find out, this video game addiction I had just surrendered myself to was a real issue. Doctors have actually diagnosed it as a psychological disorder and addiction just as severe as smoking. Plus, I found that World of Warcraft was ranked either #1 and #2 in all the rankings of most addicting games in the world!
All I could do was take a deep breath and say "Wow" (pun included). I also found that some kids are addicted so much they play non-stop for 15 to 16 hours at a time without eating or sleeping. Absolutely crazy in my case. So now I am trying to overcome my addiction with video games, and since it is relatively new, I am doing well and fighting it. (just so some of you know, my new year's resolution is to get rid of all my addictions and bad habits.) Listed below are some sources I found about this issue, if you care to read on further on the topic.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19354827/
Below is a very extensive article that I highly recommend.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/03/health/webmd/main1773956.shtml
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