Monday, 21 December 2009

• World of Warcraft is a Cancer

  
  Mood; Frustrated
  Status; Tired
  Music; DE∀TH SONG (FROM THE STYX) - SaTaN
  
  
  Do you play World of Warcraft? How often? A couple of hours a day or 24/7, like my brother? World of Warcraft, or WoW, has never aroused my interest nor do I think it ever will, especially now that I've seen what it has done to my brother.
  
  He has played the game for some years now and it has grown into an obsession to him. He is a good kid and he doesn't do any mischief plus he has good friends (most of them met through WoW). From the very first weeks my brother had been playing the game I said it wasn't going to end well. I was certain that the game will cause addiction. And I was absolutely right.
  
  I don't know much shit about the game, but I do know there are some of those so called "quests" (correct me if I'm wrong), which you can attend only during the notified time and date. And when/if one is as addicted as my brother, they can't miss any quest, cause it's become so important.
  
  I would look through my fingers about this (cause it really isn't any of my business), but it has gone WAY TOO FAR. Because of my brother's addiction he:
  

  ¤ drinks gallons of soda
  

  ¤ doesn't sleep well enough
  

  ¤ has become very rude and insolent towards me, our parents and even to our stepmom and stepdad and who knows who (to put it politely)
  

  ¤ rarely ever leaves his room (save when he goes to the toilet, to shower, to kitchen or the quickie mart only a stone throw away)
  

  and the worst of all
  

  ¤ skips school (I heard he had skipped over 18 hours in a week)
  

  
  And even when he comes over for the weekend (to mom and stepdad's place, since he has moved to dad and stepmom's place for studies) he always brings his computer with him so he can continue playing.
  
  I've been trying to say to mom and dad that this isn't right. He shouldn't spend the most of his time in front of the computer doing nothing else than playing WoW. I've said he's addicted. But have they listened to me? Of course not. Yes, they have cut his playing a little bit and said that he shouldn't play so much. Being a 16-year-old bloke, of course my brother doesn't listen. Not before now, during this weekend, our parents seem to have realized there's something wrong.
  
  There was a verbal family fight last Saturday over dad and stepmom's place, which began from my brother's rudeness to stepmom. Also, dad has realized he has looked through his fingers way too easily and that's not right. But my mom is also to blame, for she is the one who pays my brother's playing (it's €40 a month what I hear, which I think is absurd). I felt really bad for stepmom because of what my brother has said to her. I felt even worse after the fight, cause there's really nothing I could do - this really isn't my business at all. BUT this is MY BROTHER I'm talking about! For the very first time, I'm seriously worried about him.
  
  I mentioned about the fight to mom and she said I'm right (which is a surprise as it seems I can't be taken seriously in this family). Mom also asked if I had suggestions what should be done about my brother's case. In my opinion, the game should be impound completely, or better yet: DISPOSE OF THE WHOLE FUCKING GAME, even if he started hating each and everyone of us. Mom's response was that the case shall be looked into a bit later, but my brother will definetely not play anything the next time he visits (which is the upcoming Christmas eve).
  
  Now I ask you: do you have any opinion on this matter?
  What should be done, when one is addicted to video/computer games?
  How can you make the addicted see that what he/she is doing is wrong?
  
  I seriously need help, this disease called World of Warcraft that has infected my brother is tearing our family apart.
  
  

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