Breaking my addiction

[Cheesy]

Play Left 4 Dead, you won't get addicted, you play with friends, and it's fun.

Either that our smash your computer with your face.

The choice is yours...

 

[Azlier]

The best solution:

Tools required:

• Hammer
• Red Sharpie

First, draw a large red 'X' on your monitor with the Sharpie.

Second, touch the head of the hammer to the center of the 'X'.

Third, slowly bring the head of the hammer away from the 'X', while still keeping it steady.

Fourth, bring the hammer back to the center of the 'X' with as much force and speed as you can muster.

 

[UndeadDragon]

I played for 1 month and I was really addicted, then after that month I quit. I got bored with it really quickly

 

[Sim]

Do as I did.

Stop.

 

[Ninja_sheep]

[noparse]:O

first of all, I'm not addicted to playing computer games. Or at least not too much

However I'm a little nerdy :> I did no sports until around half a year ago.

But now I have an epic plan to get rid of my nerdyness:
First I do workouts so I get ready to do sports. Just do everything I need to get sportive: a little bodybuilding, dexterity exercises (juggling for now ) and I give more passion into school sport :O Also do some sport ofc

Then I do an exchange year to USA (I'm a euro). Like this I get away from my nerdy friends and find more sportive friends (wich is possible, cause I'm sportive too by then). It's kinda hard to do sports if everybody knows: This guy doesn't like sports.

And finally when I return home to europe I enjoy sports so much that I'll just do sports and be not the least bit of a nerd



This is my epic plan. If this really works out my next goal is world domination =D
Man, I told nobody about this plan till now :> it's kinda awkward if everybody believes you hate sports and you ask somebody to do a trip on a bike.

I dunno if it works, but it's sure worth a try
[/noparse]

 

[Dr.Jack]

[noparse]:O

first of all, I'm not addicted to playing computer games. Or at least not too much

However I'm a little nerdy :> I did no sports until around half a year ago.

But now I have an epic plan to get rid of my nerdyness:
First I do workouts so I get ready to do sports. Just do everything I need to get sportive: a little bodybuilding, dexterity exercises (juggling for now ) and I give more passion into school sport :O Also do some sport ofc

Then I do an exchange year to USA (I'm a euro). Like this I get away from my nerdy friends and find more sportive friends (wich is possible, cause I'm sportive too by then). It's kinda hard to do sports if everybody knows: This guy doesn't like sports.

And finally when I return home to europe I enjoy sports so much that I'll just do sports and be not the least bit of a nerd



This is my epic plan. If this really works out my next goal is world domination =D
Man, I told nobody about this plan till now :> it's kinda awkward if everybody believes you hate sports and you ask somebody to do a trip on a bike.

I dunno if it works, but it's sure worth a try
[/noparse]

... So you are going to leave your home, and adapt to a whole new school and country to not be called 'nerd'. Or at least hope not to be called a nerd by changing yourself and you attitude.

A friendly suggestion? Just be yourself, in the long run that's the only thing that will keep you sane. Yes, I'm talking for personal experience...

As for the original question. I was addicted to WoW when it came out. I'm talking 3+ hours on that crap every day. That was 4 years ago. I'm completely 'healed'. I no longer have any desire to play WoW and to be honest any other computer gameץ How did I do that? I simply got tired of it... If you feel you need help just delete your account at a moment of rationalism and find something to keep you busy instead of WoW.

Good luck!

 

[Ninja_sheep]

... So you are going to leave your home, and adapt to a whole new school and country to not be called 'nerd'. Or at least hope not to be called a nerd by changing yourself and you attitude.

A friendly suggestion? Just be yourself, in the long run that's the only thing that will keep you sane. Yes, I'm talking for personal experience...

You say that in a harsh way :O
If I was happy with the current situation I'd not do this.
And it's not like I get myself a new character... it's more like... a new hobby... maybe acceptance?

Also I believe it's the other way round: My character is changing, that's why I do this. I'm not doing this to change my character.
I'm having my puberty so I guess this is normal.

edit: besides I'm doing the exchange year not only for that reason. There is also the default stuff like curiosity, the expirience, getting away from parents and everyday life.

 

[ArmedCitizen]

Everything is useless in the end. As long as you aren't having financial issues you might as well enjoy yourself. I'm on and off WoW, when I get cravings, I start playing again. There is nothing cynical, there is no corruption. It's just a game. A fun game. When in moderation. The 8 hour night sessions cause the biggest decrease in the fundementals.

 

[Jimpy]

Everything is useless in the end. As long as you aren't having financial issues you might as well enjoy yourself. I'm on and off WoW, when I get cravings, I start playing again. There is nothing cynical, there is no corruption. It's just a game. A fun game. When in moderation. The 8 hour night sessions cause the biggest decrease in the fundementals.

Fair point, but its detrimental when WoW is the priority over school/university/job/girlfriend, and its making the judgment of what is important, that I think should govern whether Wow = good, or bad.

 

[TheDamien]

Just be yourself, in the long run that's the only thing that will keep you sane.

What do people actually mean when they say this? It is critical to all human social interaction that the private and public self be distinct.

 

[Prometheus]

This

Spoiler

 

[esb]

Wtf does that have to do with anything of anything?

 

[Husky]

Played Wrath for about a month, got 4/5 T7.5 then quit. For a week of that month I was bored then I just stopped playing cause there was nothing to do.

The easiest way to quit is to just get bored. It takes awhile to get there especially if you are a new player, but it is the easiest way.

 

[DDRtists]

I played WoW since the 2nd day it came out, and I just recently "quit" it. I still play every once and awhile as I still have a lot of months of time left, but other than that, no I don't ever really feel the need to have to play it.

 

[Oninuva]

No. You get bored and you quit. The only craving I get is when my cousin tells me how cool WoW is. We used to play forever together. But if you make it impossible to come back, like deleting your character, you'll stop for sure.

I re-rolled a death knight.. :thup:

 

[Prometheus]

I've never done anything to hurt my WoW account...except for almost canceling once and the peon had emotional issues after.