I'm a recovering drug addict and alcoholic with roughly 18 years clean and sober. I was addicted to MMOs on and off for quite some time. It took my wife leaving me for 6 mos before I was able to curb my MMO addiction. But once she moved back in I was back to playing WoW occasionally to quickly playing every day.

I've learned that the reason I drank and drugged;to escape, was the same reason I played MMOs - to escape.

I've been able to address my demons and search my soul for the reasons as to why I sought to run as much as I did. And I still play MMOs, I just control it as much as possible.

I beg the young people out there, the be careful. Eat right, exercise and take breaks. If MMOs were around when I was younger, mixed with my drugs and alcohol, I'd be dead.