the perils of videogame addiction
From 'Game Addiction: Myth or Reality' (twitchguru.com)
Rob Wright: Did you son have any other addictions, compulsions or substance abuse problems?
Liz Woolley: No, not until he played the game. His behavior changed once he got into EverQuest. It changed his personality. He became socially withdrawn and didn't want to talk to his friends or family. It's like he didn't want to deal with the real world. Towards the end, he became so reclusive he couldn't talk to real people. He wanted to be on the computer all the time. A few months before he died, my other son got married. And Shawn left during the middle of the ceremony to play EverQuest. He didn't go to the reception. And that wasn't like him. He never would have done that before he started playing that game. I tried to get my son back and I just couldn't get him back. And I've talked with so many people now and have heard the same experiences about their child or boyfriend or spouse and how they changed after playing these [MMOs]. I just don't want this to happen to other people. So I made the decision to start this group so that other people would know they weren't alone with this problem, because there really wasn't anywhere to go for game addiction years ago.
ahem... as I always said...