World of Warcraft was the best and worst time of my life and with WoW Classic being released I felt inspired to share my story of addiction to help anyone else who is struggling.
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Have you played WoW? Did you find it addicting? Share below 👇🏼
I have been playing since 2004. I can't stop.
"The price of your new life, is your old life"
The ultimate quote that got me through quitting WoW and League.
You know someone is making content for money when their house is as empty as their life. Mamma didn't raise a quitter.
Shut up asshole im not quitting video games
Joker
Played A lot recently and with many breaks in a 10 year period. Last was vanilla , felt dated. just for curiosity some old raids but they where scripted for 5 men. Felt bored and finally managed to quit deleting ALL characters this was drastic… who knows may be one day will start again
what kind of therapy or other support would you suggest today?
cmon man just cuz you had a issue with something dont tell people how and they should quit too this whole video is bad ive played since 2007 and do just fine
Same shit with RuneScape man…almost 30 days in.
This was eye opening and really help in my decision to stop playing WoW. Every fiber of my being wants to go back and just keep going but the things im sacrificing to play was becoming to much and this was a true help to know im not alone with this
Great video
It demands too much time after the second appearance of archimonde.
I'm starting to look at my life like in wow. It helps me to better grasp things. For example, right now my body is 1400 rating. I want to get my body to 2400 rating.
same here.. feels like im 10 years behind everyone since i've been playing wow since i was 12 and since classic release… then i played classic rerelease and som and now classic on a private server xD somehow just too many bad things irl that i cant fix
Good on you for mentioning the allure of nostalgia. It is a drug like any other.
Many thanks for your videos and comments… it's helping me a lot 🙂
I wish I can meet you someday bro
Very well spoken, Sir.
P.S.
You didn't have that big a room irl …
Friend got me to come back, roll my WoW account. Literally he told me that the solution to my irl problems at work, being stalked, harassed, and npd abuse at work was to play WoW. This was the end of WoD, it was like come back to WoW, devs put in flying, and you can get an LED moose. Legion, BFA, and Shadowlands added way more FOMO. Shadowlands has seasonal mount FOMO, KSM etc. While it was an escape it's not cured my problems lol.
Wish I had your problem, I think most MMO’s suck now. I’ll trade you IBD for your passion for WoW 🤣
Why dont you just control how long you play?
I logged on to my husband's level 70 warlock and found that in 2 years he's logged over 3k hours. Makes me so sad. Our kids are 7, 5, and 3 and he will not get this time back with them, and he doesn't seem to care.
You seem like a wonderful person.
I calculated the time spent on one of my characters and it was more than the time it would take me to get my Master degree. Go figure!
Dam I play daily lol this just makes me Wana play more
Chasing the past, good times, good feelings, BUT IT IS DESIGNED TO BE THAT WAY. YOUR LIFE IS WORTH MORE!
Don’t understand why people love wow so much. I only play it cause my friends have this awesome character list all at max level and I want the same thing but otherwise wow feels like a normal game sometimes I don’t even want to play because leveling feels scary especially when I get lost. Will never understand the appeal to people this game doesn’t suck but it’s not ‘wow’ either
im glad i caught myself early with lost ark it was my first MMO ever I found myself playing it from 8-10 hours per day it felt amazing while playing but I found myself considering to spend 500+ on a video game haven't even talked to my family members properly in days stopped coming out of my room to get fresh air I was starting to even get mad at my parents for wanting me to do basic things like take out the trash , wash dishes etc gaming addiction is no joke and nothing to be played around with with that being said I will most likely never play an MMO again in my life MMOs in general are huge wastes of time when I can be more productive elsewhere
Thank you for sharing
trying to moderate an addiction is never gonna end up well. You dont "moderate" your use of heroin when you want to quit, gaming is no different.
I don't currently play WoW, but I'm a drug addiction in recovery and WoW was my first addiction ever. I was 11 when I got hooked. Although I'm not currently addicted to video games, I hit the minute and 15 seconds mark and instantly realized that you were for real because it's exactly how I'd describe my relationship with drugs.
I struggle to play wow coz it fucking sucks
Finally somebody understands what I’ve been going thru for the last 7 years!!! I almost lost my marriage and family over Wow. I quit cold turkey and although I haven’t played in forever I still crave playing. Yes I know I said CRAVE. My wife even asked me recently if I missed it. Luckily I have great nephews and grandkids to take up all of my spare time but I had to tell the truth to her and I said yes I do but I don’t have time for it. Life is out here and I gotta live it!! God bless and thanks for listening!!
An addiction is like a rope that constantly surrounds you. The more you get involved, the more the rope tightens and the more it keep surrounding you. Before you know it, you can''t move and you can't breathe. It will suck the life out of you. And…… it will always affect others.
I still struggle with wow. Although I quit playing last year, I still find myself thinking about it and thinking about wanting to play. I have to fill that gap of playing with something else. That's the only way to get past it.
Good for you mate. I wasted a year of my life playing it and I wised up and hit the delete button after I took a look at myself in the mirror as I put on 25 pounds that year and was ignoring true life pleasure. As far as i am concerned the game is pure EVIL.
WoW was an air to me, I need the air. Now WoW is only a snack to me, can do or do without. Thinking about the rep and gear grinding make me sick now.
Excellently spoken. I was also a wow addict from vanilla through wolk.
Dam I haven’t played in years and this video just made me resubscribe! Thank you!
Holy shit thank you. I can’t believe I found someone like me. I can’t limit my play at all. It’s either I play 24/7, neglect literally everyone and everything or I don’t play at all. I’ve tried to limit it but I just can’t. Thought I was alone
cleared my mind a little bit, i know exactly the same things, but it feels better to hear somebody say them out loud 🙂 thanks man, i rly try to quit csgo and other games as well, looking for a job
Thank you for sharing your story, Cam. Very insightful, inspiring, and helpful, will absolutely think of this on any days where I play WoW due to boredom and lack of motivation rather for the joy of play/recreation. Respect you and this channel tremendously