Quote Originally Posted by Deanglow
Oh, and I've got a gambling addiction.
It's only an addiction if you are losing enough to put yourself in harm's (either purefly financial or otherwise) way. Saying CTS has a gambling addiction is like saying Tiger Woods has a golf addiction.
I hoped that my comment would be interpreted as tongue & cheek.

It's only a 'problem' if you're losing, right?

One of the biggest factors that psychologists use to determine true dysfunctional behavior is how much the behavior impact's the individual's life. If you find yourself 'needing' to play, neglecting social commitments, missing work etc... then maybe you do have a problem.

And I don't mean "no I don't wanna go hang out with your superficial friends at a stupid club honey" kinda 'neglecting social commitments', I mean becoming a shut-in to the point where you're losing good friends...

I know I don't have a problem because I can shut it off when I get tired, sick of the game, have started a bit of tilt from a cooler, hit my timelimit etc... Plus I still make time for my other hobbies like guitar and jiu-jitsu.

Despite me being a little obsessed with this game at the moment, I'm no more obsessed with it than I was at a video game I really got into, or guitar when I first started playing & was playing for 4 hours a day.