tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903308078735537009.post2107375469760889182..comments2023-10-30T01:25:50.361-07:00Comments on Warlock Therapy: The "Goodbye" Post, Part 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903308078735537009.post-51468987527029678292007-04-30T19:05:00.000-07:002007-04-30T19:05:00.000-07:00Oh, and I forgot to mention, it's both temporal re...Oh, and I forgot to mention, it's both temporal reinforcement AND variable reinforcement, the latter being the key ingredient in gambling and similar addictions but both types definitely playing their role. I'll make a post on that sometime soon. Thanks for the reminder.Jagoexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552898785676023601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903308078735537009.post-47233098908869772492007-04-30T14:11:00.000-07:002007-04-30T14:11:00.000-07:00omg Zy, I'm so quoting that! Yeah, we totally get ...omg Zy, I'm so quoting that! Yeah, we totally get it.Jagoexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552898785676023601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903308078735537009.post-89044295733835553252007-04-30T13:54:00.000-07:002007-04-30T13:54:00.000-07:00Haha, no offence jade - I am sure your heart is in...Haha, no offence jade - I am sure your heart is in the right place...<BR/><BR/>But jago listens to people for a living. He is an overly capable critical thinker capable of reading past peoples garble (in theory anyway ;) ) to dig up answers, or the right questions. He is well aware of his own actions and often we discussed the consequences of them.<BR/> <BR/>He has known since I can remember that he is addicted to wow and has accepted it. Placing a good and agreeable argument that so long as his close ones in real life were relatively unaffected by his gaming habits that WoW was an acceptable social environment. I agree with him here.<BR/><BR/>He once explained to me that according to a statistic that around 90% of people that play WoW are addicted to it. The words he used were temporal reenforcement - the same ones associated with gambling addicts. Basically the feeling of the longer you play, the more you get. <BR/><BR/>Tossing around doubt is a sign of recognizing consequences, and means that he is quite sane and aware of what he is doing. <BR/><BR/>Jago - look what our discussions did to me -_- ....<BR/><BR/>I am in your therapy rewiring your thought process >_<Zyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16657640124672548763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903308078735537009.post-44416021803848372692007-04-30T12:53:00.000-07:002007-04-30T12:53:00.000-07:00just listen to me and you have nothing to worry ab...just listen to me and you have nothing to worry about... you should have listened to me in the first place and you wouldn't be tossing around so much doubt, to begin with. noob.Jesikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200834416278045826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903308078735537009.post-80237867663974117372007-04-30T10:26:00.000-07:002007-04-30T10:26:00.000-07:00Thanks very much for your comment, and trust me, y...Thanks very much for your comment, and trust me, your worries are constantly echoed in the back of my mind.<BR/><BR/>I have many friends who had to stop cold-turkey in order to actually "move on." Those who did not and played it here and there rarely broke away enough to actually change their WoW habits at all. They were the more addicted types, however, and I don't think I am one of them. Of course, I could be in total denial about that, as many, many of us who play WoW are.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, thanks again for your response and perspective. It's much appreciated and believe me when I say I hear it well.Jagoexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552898785676023601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903308078735537009.post-45240529708253370982007-04-30T06:47:00.000-07:002007-04-30T06:47:00.000-07:00You dont know me and I came accross your blog by a...You dont know me and I came accross your blog by accident but I really wanted to say dont do it.<BR/><BR/>I played WoW since release, I wont give you the boring details but my situation is very similar to yours. I quit for about 2 months and thought that I could just go back and play casually and well before I knew it I was back to not getting enough sleep, being tired at work, letting real life responsibilities slide, etc. It is a choice to play or not to play however the addiction clouds your judgement about that choice.<BR/><BR/>Dont do it man, if you really care about your real life just walk away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903308078735537009.post-71489395798140090752007-04-28T21:36:00.000-07:002007-04-28T21:36:00.000-07:00lol, as soon as I saw a 3rd comment, I thought to ...lol, as soon as I saw a 3rd comment, I thought to myself "It's Zy, and his post starts with 'weak...'"<BR/><BR/>Fear me. ;)Jagoexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552898785676023601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903308078735537009.post-16884949233083187772007-04-28T21:31:00.000-07:002007-04-28T21:31:00.000-07:00Weak minded fool.Weak minded fool.Zyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16657640124672548763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903308078735537009.post-72960195771881855572007-04-28T08:26:00.000-07:002007-04-28T08:26:00.000-07:00lol. I hate you.lol. I hate you.Jagoexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552898785676023601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4903308078735537009.post-1411981149985754802007-04-28T06:40:00.000-07:002007-04-28T06:40:00.000-07:00HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.I WAS RIGHT.That's all that matters...HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.<BR/><BR/>I WAS RIGHT.<BR/><BR/>That's all that matters.Jesikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200834416278045826noreply@blogger.com