Enough is enough

[Tobras]

My name is Tom, and I'm an Everquest addict. I have been clean for three hours.

I finally did the right thing for my life and my family, and deleted all of my characters and uninstalled P99. Enough is enough! I've been living with this addiction for a long time, and I have neglected too much and missed out on too much.

It will be a hard road ahead, but I've made up my mind to go down it. There's nothing wrong with entertainment, but my compulsive and addictive use of Everquest as a means to avoid or ignore difficulties in my life needs to stop now. Blessings to all of you in your journeys.

RIP:
Thumble - 43 Druid
Varren - 33 Enchanter
Ausker - 33 Paladin
Zarin - 22 Monk
Rihlor - 16 Necromancer
Nuriel - 16 Shaman
Daagon - 25 Monk
Varren - 18 Enchanter
Huldre - 14 Shadow Knight
Calatin - 12 Druid

[Ephi]

Safe travels!

[Brut]

Can I have your- oh.
GLuck.

[Tecmos Deception]

You're not fooling anyone; see you in Velious!

[Acrux Bcrux]

GL dude, family > EQ

If an eq "addiction" will fuck up your life, i suggest you stay away from addicting drugs like heroin, or even weed. Jus sayin.

[Hazek]

I've done the same thing. Many times. Except i've learned to keep my gear.

[poofph]

GL dude, family > EQ

If an eq "addiction" will fuck up your life, i suggest you stay away from addicting drugs like heroin, or even weed. Jus sayin.

weed is not addicting.

[Acrux Bcrux]

Woosh... :hand swiping over my head:

[Stinkum]

Good for you.

Anytime somebody is mature enough to realize something's negatively affecting their life and takes steps to fix the situation deserves commending.

RL > EQ

[zanderklocke]

All these EverQuest addicts below are awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAQSkw_rj8w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rpxQwZUIQ0

[kotton05]

Need a 10 step program for eq addiction

[Gaffin Deeppockets]

best http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kK9vnfiPPM

[Langrisser]

Hi, Tom!

[Acrux Bcrux]

Who remembers the kid who killed himself for losing his cloak of flames back in the day? I remember seeing it in the newspaper.

[Barkingturtle]

I would kill all of you for a Cloak of Flames.

[Hobie819]

weed is not addicting.

Everything and everything can be addicting - it's just a matter of how it affects you.

[Acrux Bcrux]

Heres another good one, even though its not EQ. Cant post the article here because it is way way way NSFW with the pictures but mofukin video game addictions make people do crazy ish. Better off quitting if its a problem for sure. I know people with some bad drug addictions and I dont think they would even go this far with their problems.

"This is one of the most messed up gore stories ever. 12 year old Gabriel Kuhn was friends with 16 year old Daniel Petry. Both were fans of MMORPG computer game called Tibia. Gabriel Kuhn wanted to progress in his game but he was short on game money so he asked his buddy Daniel Petry if he could borrow 20,000 Tibia money from his account. Daniel transferred requested funds to Gabriel’s account but wanted it back later on. This is where it gets pretty messed up.

Gabriel Kuhn failed to transfer the Tibia funds back to Daniel Petry’s account and that got Daniel upset so much, he stormed Gabriel’s house and killed his friend by strangling him to death. He wanted to hide the body in the attic, but being 1,8 meters above ground, this wasn’t an easy task. Determined to conceal the murder, Daniel took a knife and a hacksaw and sawed Gabriel’s legs off to make him weigh less. But then… Gabe’s mom returned back home to find her 12 year old son dead and with legs cut off."

[Barkingturtle]

20,000 Tibia bucks for a pair of geek-legs sounds about right to me.

[Nuggie]

Ivy league schools have done studies on this.

Also think I will see you in Velious. Or perhaps on EQNext?

[fastboy21]

I once went without sex for 17 years...

[Pringles]

I once went without sex for 17 years...

Then she turned 18? Gross!

[Auvdar]

Everything and everything can be addicting - it's just a matter of how it affects you.

Kinda. Weed rarely becomes truly addicting, but it can. Just like any other drug/habit.

However you wont OD and kill yourself on weed ;)

[Growlers]

All these EverQuest addicts below are awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAQSkw_rj8w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rpxQwZUIQ0

Scrolled through them. No gameplay = boring.

[Clark]

weed is not addicting.

it's just amazing

[fastboy21]

i am addicted to the peanut butter cup pot candies...holy crap i can go through a whole bag of those without thinking twice.

[Wotsirb401]

GL dude, family > EQ

If an eq "addiction" will fuck up your life, i suggest you stay away from addicting drugs like heroin, or even weed. Jus sayin.

weed is not addicting , people with addictive personalities will turn anything into a drug

[Blasted]

Just because something doesn't make you physically sick when you don't have it (i.e opiates or nicotine) doesn't mean you can't be addicted to it.

There are different intensities of addiction... I smoke nearly every day, and there's no reason for me to deny the fact that it IS an addiction. While not obstructive to my life, it is definitely a mild physical and mental addiction.

If not, you aren't smoking often enough (good for you), or your weed isn't good enough. :)

[Leddy]

Peace
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9l9zyOAO11ql0c13o1_500.gif

[Acrux Bcrux]

Peace
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9l9zyOAO11ql0c13o1_500.gif

awesome, and whatup fellow LI ninja.
Reppin the 516 all day hurr, where joo at? lets get together and take advantage of local long island whores sometime.

[smoflow]

Looks more like an alt-addict to me!

[Closing]

Do not go gentle into that good night...

[webrunner5]

Sounds like the OP had a "Yes Dear" moment. :D If Momma ain't happy nobody is happy. I guess you just have to do what you have to do. :rolleyes:

[Tobras]

Thanks for the encouraging words.

Not really a "yes dear" moment. Actually sort of kept the habit a secret.

Feeling really good about my decision, though. There are so many projects I can get done now, and our business just hasnt been half as good as it could have been with my full attention. Not to mention my marraige!

Yeah, I have an addictive personality. Its a weakness of mine, but it can also be my strength.

[Purdee]

http://i.imgur.com/DFS3nTu.jpg

[Anesthia]

Congratulations on overcoming your addiction to 14-year old pixels. See you in Velious.

[webrunner5]

Thanks for the encouraging words.

Not really a "yes dear" moment. Actually sort of kept the habit a secret.

Feeling really good about my decision, though. There are so many projects I can get done now, and our business just hasnt been half as good as it could have been with my full attention. Not to mention my marraige!

Yeah, I have an addictive personality. Its a weakness of mine, but it can also be my strength.

No need to apologize. You have made a wise decision and stick to it. I am a old retired turd that looks back on my life and regrets a lot of things I did that took away time from my family including EQ in the early days of it. You can NEVER EVER get those times back when your kids are young, you and your wife or girlfriend etc. are young and have more fun before the Honeymoon is over with lol. Just take a break and do what is best.

I think though you should not have deleted your toons. That might be a mistake you regret down the road. There are lots of people on here that only play a few hours a week and I think their family's are ok with that. Everyone has a Hobby of some kind.

Good luck to you and hope it all works out.

[Krankor]

Congratulations on overcoming your addiction to 14-year old pixels. See you in Velious.

I think he is just waiting for the pixels to come of age.

[planeofdreams]

But man, you could have gotten to level 60.

[Mattius]

safe questing to you IRL