WOW players, otherwise known as the sleep deprived

[NuurAbSaal]

So is this just me or do you guys have the same problem?

I had quite the serious WoW problem:)

I have had weeks with around 20 hours sleep total during summer break, because I always found stuff to do in WoW. Rep, gold, stuff, xp, everything was more important than switching off that darn computer. I guess I'm pretty susceptible (sp?) to getting hooked on games or recreational activities, I had my Final Fantasy timer at 99 hours in five days, read the LotR trilogy in one sitting over who-knows how much time (it's all a blur!) and played WoW from sunday noon to early wednesday morning with just the really necessary breaks like eating and the opposite.

It didn't really work for me though, actually I'm amazed at how long I managed to keep going. Part of it is in my genes I guess, my mother worked a management job with regular 110 hours of work per week for years and still works 60-80 hours even though she's well over 60 nowadays.

At almost 27 I can get by for quite a few days with less than five hours of sleep and I don't need to "catch up", one night with eight straight hours of uninterrupted sleep gets me back on track.

The devilish thing about WoW was that I felt bad about stopping and thought about logging back in as soon as I got up again. Not good, /point addiction. That phase didn't last too long though, luckily I had people that set me straight again. I should probably mention that I was never in a hardcore raiding guild, so I set the goals that kept me playing myself.

I'll expect to be done with WoW when my (already cancelled) subscription runs out, shortly thereafter Halo 3 is going to test my addiction resistance.

Ah well, a little peek inside my past life:P

I'd like to add that if people keep telling you you (might) have a problem with playing too much, try to be honest to yourself.

take care
Tarabulus