Addicted to EQ

[Gustoo]

Select a project for real life. Learn the guitar or the piano. Grind out some real life skills and set some real life goals and achieve them. Start small, like if you want to lose weight, make a goal to not eat after 8pm and until lunch the next day. Goal achieved quite easy, feel better.

Other goals.

[starkind]

u could be just unable to socialize "normally" in which case its better to be addicted to eq or wow than be a mass shooter or a pornstar taking it in the ass regularly for heroine or opiods from rich privilaged bois

normally is emphasized because there's nothing normal or OK about todays world or the ppl runnin it

or maybe ur just to ugly lol

[chuckleluckle]

Originally Posted by starkind [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

taking it in the ass regularly for heroine or opiods from rich privilaged bois

this tbh

[Lightbringer55]

I think all of us playing as some point or another has had to ask the question, "What's the point of all of this?"

At the end of the day, you're accumulating pixels on a 22 year old emulated game. If the server stopped running tomorrow, what would that leave you with?

Good reasons to play:
- Nostalgia of playing a game that many of us enjoyed in our youth!
- Playing a game with challenge where getting to the highest level with some decent gear means something (unlike today's games!)
- Make online friends, socialize, enjoy your time with other players to overcome challenges together!

Bad reasons to play:
- Escaping reality and finding more time enjoying being in EQ than your own personal life! Worse is if it starts to take over your life (you start to skip RL events and interactions in favor of playing the game), you get angry when you can't play, or you're always thinking of the game. These are signs of true addiction!
- Endlessly accumulating platinum/gear to be "the best" for something that doesn't matter or feeling that you would "lose your investment" by not playing enough. In essence, if you're playing to feel a sense of "accomplishment" - that's not good!

All of us need to accept what play style we're comfortable with. Between family and work there's no way for me to join a 24/7 bat phone raiding guild. But I still have fun in casual guilds that schedule events ahead for the evening and do what I can to be part of the team. Others want the competitive aspects and have the freedom to play more. Do what fits for you.

All joking aside, EQ can be very addictive if not handled properly. As many have suggested, aim to strike a balance in life with it on the side while still retaining your hobbies and personal relationships! And as silly as it sounds, "weening" with a game like WoW or FFXIV or others that don't require endless time sinks and allow for a more casual play style can help. Otherwise you may honestly need to treat it like a drug/gambling addiction and seek help if you're completely immersed and unable to break free.

[loramin]

Originally Posted by skyfoxnz85 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Is there anyone who had similar problems before and figure out how to get out of this addiction? I still want to continue play this game but I don’t want to be controlled by it. Apologies for being a drama queen but I figured I should share this with the community I spend the most time with 1st…

"How do I do heroin, but not get addicted it?" [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Seriously though, my advice would be to take a break: just walk away and don't come back for a few months (your character will still be there). I promise that when you come back the addictive hold will be dramatically weakened.

(Of course, after awhile it will come back, and you may need another break ... but if you look at many of us who've been here awhile, that's just what we do. Binge and purge, bulk and cut, manic leveling followed by depressed no-game-playing ... just balance things out if they're going too far in one direction, by going very strongly in the other direction.)

[starkind]

idk i have to disagree, escaping reality is a great reason to play this game when u don't have many safe or effective alternatives (especially if they are all illegal or hurt other ppl)

i feel like it's just important to be honest with oursselves about why we do anything and what we really want then we at least have a great foundation and opportunaty to work towards the goal we truly want

I really really really am happy to escape reality. Sort of. Because lets face it, my life is still burning away (and the life of my loved ones and compatriots, comrads). Just less painfully than it could be if I took action based purely on emotion and rage.

[Seducio]

Every adult gets to define where the line is for themselves, starkind.

It is clear that OP worries he is past this line.

He is trying to emerge from an escape.

I don't think he is looking to justify it further.

[starkind]

Originally Posted by Seducio [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Every adult gets to define where the line is for themselves, starkind.

It is clear that OP worries he is past this line.

He is trying to emerge from an escape.

I don't think he is looking to justify it further.

ya i agree

[Toxigen]

microdosing

[jcbbjjttt]

I'm with the others here that say to turn it off for a month or two. I was the same way. I was neglecting my real life to play this game because I was addicted and obsessed. I managed to get myself to uninstall it at some point.

The hold it had on me was gone pretty quick. It comes back from time to time but it is easier to quit the second time.

Good luck!