[Eetabeetay]

Source: Jalousie Sanity Guild drama, wiped raids, latency and generally dealing with other people can be as stressful as your school or work life. If you can feel that your heartbeat’s rising, that you’re glowering at the screen, snapping at your friends and family or seriously considering drop-kicking your yappy dog out the window, you need to turn off the computer and decompress for a while. Recognise when stress is affecting you and take a break. Or better yet, pre-empt it and set the in-game timer so you play in smaller, but more productive sessions. Don’t over-stimulate your mind. Are you playing WoW, watching that film, listening to music or having a conversation with your girlfriend? You can't possibly be concentrating on all four. Entertainment whilst repetitively farming mats or flying to the other side of Azeroth is fine, but if you have too much constantly vying for your attention you’ll be compromising your effectiveness in-game. Work/life balance is key. I’m not aiming to tell you where the cut-off point for ‘too much gaming’ is because it varies. But if you’re finding other areas of your life are lacking because of the time you’re spending in-game, you need to address that. Ultimately, learn to listen to your body. Aches and pains, pins and needles, nausea, headaches and irritability are all signs that it’s had enough of what its doing and needs a break. Don’t be blasé about the above, and if you have no underlying medical conditions and yet consider yourself used to pain after a long evening in front of the computer, then you need to adjust your habits. If any unusual or intense pain persists for longer than 48 hours, please make an appointment to see your doctor.

AKA, make sure freya has sanity wells down.

[Barricade]

My average score to the addiction test is: 38#

"You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage."

About to quit wow so that makes me super cool non computer geek! :P

Jon

[court12b]

As an ex WoW addict I'm pleased to see such a responsible and mature attitude towards one of my favorite hobbies.

.... I hate to create an account just to shill, but I gotta put my 2c in.

As far as Exercise goes, I discovered Crossfit 3 years ago. I think if I were to be physically injected into WoW then I feel that Crossfit's "Workouts of the Day" (daily quest IRL IMO) would be what I would use to get my "stats" up ahead of time.

Anyway, FANTASTIC forum and videos here, thanks to those responsible. The videos are really making me want to buy WOTLK and give the new raiding scene a whirl.

P.S. OH and a note about ergonomics. I have an Ikea Poang http://takethe6train.files.wordpress...8/09/chair.jpg chair with a mousepad c-clamped to the armrest( keyboard in lap) that I believe is the highest achievement in Gaming comfort, Five stars and a couple more for good measure and can be had for just around 100 bucks.

[Suessa]

Quite simply, bravo. This sticky is a prime example of how balance can be achieved in all aspects of life. Absolutely excellent.

[kraizor]

Great advice all around. I am actually going to take some of it. Thanks!