In an interview in the Boston Globe, Dr. Gerald Block talked about internet addiction. He is a psychiatrist that specializes in the treatment of gamers that can't pull themselves away from the computer, and he says that these people are more ashamed of their World of Warcraft addiction than they would be of a porn addiction.
“The computer gamers tend to be harder to treat. People feel a lot of shame around computer games. Whereas, it's socially acceptable to have a porn problem.”
“As a society we understand that porn is something people do, and you can see a psychiatrist and get treated for it. But gaming is hard to describe to anyone else.
“So these people can't explain their situation to friends. In fact, it's hard to give you an example of what my clients talk about, because gaming is enormously complicated.”
Block had recently published an editorial in the American Journal of Psychiatry, which argues the use of "Internet Addiction" as a diagnostic term.
I don't see it. It may have something to do with my gaming background, but I feel like the porn addiction would be more embarrassing, especially when it comes to freaky fetishes like fur. Or worse, a combination of WoW and fur. What do you think?
I wonder what this guy would say about the Blood Elf fapper. That may be a whole new category of addiction.
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10:07 AM on 06.10.2008
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I could've told the Boston Globe that, at no charge.
At least they are trying over there at the Globe
WoW-->FaP-->WoW-->FaP-->WoW-->FaP-->WoW-->FaP
While I had and have no issues with my previous WOW addiction it was not something I would lead a conversation with, especially with people I didn't know.
Playing good, FUN games and interacting with real girls sounds better to me.
( Or God... Shortcoming's , no? )
If someone is spending obscene amounts of time on something, and believes it is a problem, then it is. I feel sorry when we trivialize a psychological problem because it doesn't fit our social standards for what is and is not a problem; hell, you could have a shuffleboard addiction, and it'd still be an addiction.
/rant
If someone is spending obscene amounts of time on something, and believes it is a problem, then it is. I feel sorry when we trivialize a psychological problem because it doesn't fit our social standards for what is and is not a problem; hell, you could have a shuffleboard addiction, and it'd still be an addiction.
/rant
Although I'd rather admit a WoW addiction to my mom than a porn addiction
I had friends drop out of college because of WOW, but not from Scat.
They do that to themselves.
I actually don't think that the society understands people that do porn.
Perhaps, though, they understand people who watch porn.
sweet, delicious, buttery porn.
porn on the cob. creamed porn. pornbread.
I understand how they do that to themselves. However, I don't know anyone who decided to stop going to class because it was disrupting their porn-viewing.
"I spent six hours looking at tits."
I know which one I'd rather admit.
also i'm addicted to wow
Ask yourself - have you ever given a blowjob for enough money for your subscription? Can you afford to eat, pay the rent, and have enough to pay the electricity bill?
I got news for you - you are just bored.
Walk up to your closest emaciated homeless crackhead and try to convince them you have a serious problem.
It's ok to want to play games over going out, or seeing your friends/family - chances are, they are all just boring twits anyway. Gaming is fun, and cheap, of course you will want to do it as long as you can.
If you think you are doing too much of it, then grow a pair and delete the account. It's easy, stop blaming everyone else for your problems.
</rant> :)