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  Deis | June 24, 2007
  I have the first four symptoms, but not the latter two, thank god.
  
  Surely skipping meals because you're distracted is normal, or at least common?
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  Guticb | June 24, 2007
  I've only got one of the symptoms (Loving RTS games, ESPECIALLY Medieval 2:Total War).
  
  I've got TONS of other hobbies other than gaming, especially playing Clarinet now.
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  Pr3tzals | June 24, 2007
  ive got the first 2 symptoms and then the 4th
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  xsynergyx | June 24, 2007
  I have the first two symptoms as well.
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  Final Blade | June 24, 2007
  Im sorry but this article is a joke. I mean sure just cause some ppl have some of those issues doesnt mean were addicted. I love gaming cause its awesome. And im going to Try to get into that field. But its my favorite hobby. And How do they know if you have 3 of them your addicted. There is a fine line between addicted and loving Videogames.
  Sure skipping meals from playing a game will happen. I mean time flys when your playing games or reading books.
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  Synthesis | June 24, 2007
  I don't believe they should classify this as some sort of disorder, plenty of people do those things and aren't really addicted to games. I know I do.
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  FRoGBuster | June 24, 2007
  you don't need all these ambivalent questions checklisted to know whether you have an addiction problem. You only have a problem with an addiction if it's ruining or imposing into your life in a way that you don't want to.
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  Quellilo | June 24, 2007
  I got first 2 sympthomes also
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  Kokoro | June 24, 2007
  Yeah, I'd say that I'm a bit addicted to video games.
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  BANDITO ATTACK | June 24, 2007
  Not a single one of those is true for me.
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  Weldar | June 24, 2007
  The only one I have is the second one but for me thats not just confined to videogames, however if I have a good game to play I will have things similar to some of those sometimes
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  Infinite | June 24, 2007
  I've only got symptom 2. The rest don't apply to me. I don't really think I'm addicted to videogames though.
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  Gary15 | June 24, 2007
  I've never been addicted to normal games at all but I have a tendancy to get way too into MMORPGS, most games I just play when I have nothing else to be doing but with MMORPGS I did started calling off other things so I could play more, they do have this hgue addictive quality.
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  Ultima_Weapon | June 24, 2007
  I got 4 out of 5.....the one I didn't get was a bucket to excrete in.
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  boro4eva | June 24, 2007
  1:no
  2:yes
  3:no
  4:i like all kinds of games
  5:hell no
  6:yes
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  Seeker X | June 24, 2007
  "Do you struggle to turn off, regardless of how long you've been playing?"
  
  Totally.
  
  "Do you regularly lose your cool and rage at games or other players?"
  
  Somtimes I even scare myself.
  
  "Have you ever missed a meal because of videogames?"
  
  No, my stomach always wins over the excitement of gaming.
  
  "Do you prefer RPGs, MMOs or RTS games?"
  
  ...Not really.
  
  "Do you keep a slops bucket within reaching distance?"
  
  Wtf?
  
  "Do you struggle to find anything else interesting?"
  
  Not really, I like reading as well...so...yeah.
  
  Well there we have it, if the second symptom is serious, then Sports fans should get some serious help, they get too over excited on games they're not even playing.
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  Ninmecu | June 24, 2007
  ^^ made me lol about sports fans.
  
  In all seriousness, the fact that I find nothign else intresting means im addicted to video gaming? Cool? :\ How can this be a "Dissorder" Theres a fine line between addiction, and just being an avid fan of playing video games, its entertainment, who wants to divert themselves from it?
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  Redemption | June 24, 2007

  quote Seeker X
  

  Well there we have it, if the second symptom is serious, then Sports fans should get some serious help, they get too over excited on games they're not even playing.

  I lol'd about the sports fans too. Truly, sports addiction might be more dangerous than gaming addiction :{
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  ar_cat | June 24, 2007
  especially the ones watching WWF; they would imagine they are one of them.
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  Storm | June 24, 2007
  I have had a few of these symptoms...like when games like MGS3 and FFVII and FVIII were released...played them for hours without stopping. But now, no game does that for me. The only real symptom up there that I can relate to is the MMO/RTS one. I've played Age of Empires 2, the Warcraft series (not WoW), Rise of Nations, and other RTS' for countless amount of hours.
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  I Am Steely Phil | June 24, 2007
  I used to be back when I was out of school and all I did was play Halo 2 for like 10 hours a day. I'd play till 5 AM, wake up around 2 or 3, and play again. Now that I've actually got priorities in my life, I haven't play a video game consistently in over three months.
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  gotenks992 | June 24, 2007
  I only answered yes to two of them. I don't play video games as much as I did last year. I can easily turn the game off if I need to.
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  twilightprince | June 24, 2007
  I'm more addicted to sports then video games.
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  Rinkydink | June 25, 2007
  Thankfully I now don't have any of these symptoms, but a few years ago I was in a worse state. I play a healthy mix of sports and video games, and hope to continue to do so.
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  000DESTRUCT0 | June 25, 2007
  If you read articles about games and game consoles on GameGrep, you probably are an addict.
  
  I admit a StarCraft, Final Fantasy VII, and Oblivion addiction.
  
  

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  But the law of inevitability suggests that at least one person (most likely male) has opted to use a bucket rather than tear themselves away from a game.

  I don't do it, but I agree with that. Why would a male be more likely do use a bucket than leave his computer/console than a woman? Is it because we're slobs or more likely to be one? What?
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    Deis | June 25, 2007
    000DESTRUCT0 dear, I think it's more to do with differing biological set ups.
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  Murray3 | June 25, 2007
  only got the third
  my dad is a doctor and he hated video games until I finally got him to play Wii Sports and now he's been all turned around on the subject
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  dcbake | June 25, 2007
  I don't have any symptoms, kind of odd I don't seeing, as I play games most of my time. If I have something better to do then I do it.
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  FRoGBuster | June 25, 2007
  I used to be able to binge on games and lose my sense of time and space and stay up all night. But somehow I can't do that anymore, even when I want to. Is it age? Just can't get that absorbed into them anymore, though I miss it lots when I'm at school, away from games. Maybe it's just a next-gen i need.
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  Goyun SSJ15 | June 25, 2007
  Meh, I am at times, but I wouldn't say I'm actually addicted at all. I mean I hardly ever buy games. I just like talking about them I guess.
  
  I buy the odd game that I think will be good.