Am I the only one who gets a really terrible, soul-crushing sense of nihilism and self-disgust after a gaming session? You know, the 'I have just spent three hours of my life pretending to be an elf, what the hell am I doing with my life' revelation? Oddly enough, this doesn't happen after I finish a book, or even sleep through half the best part of a day.
I'm seriously considering giving up the hobby, because it really seems to be messing with my head and turning me irrational. And it's not as if I play excessively [2-3 hours a day is about average, but it's probably less than that].
For instance, are there any seasoned WoW players here who have sunk hundreds of hours into a character? I have a friend who is a recovered WoW-junkie, and he said he never really felt anything along these lines.
Your thoughts? Also, excuse my terrible writing.
Edit: I don't play, have never played and will never play an MMO. I've played around 80 hours of Mass Effect [1&2], but that's probably my most intensive.
It's a kind of washed-out feeling, as another poster has said. And I do get out of the house quite often, to hang around town or go hiking.
I'm seriously considering giving up the hobby, because it really seems to be messing with my head and turning me irrational. And it's not as if I play excessively [2-3 hours a day is about average, but it's probably less than that].
For instance, are there any seasoned WoW players here who have sunk hundreds of hours into a character? I have a friend who is a recovered WoW-junkie, and he said he never really felt anything along these lines.
Your thoughts? Also, excuse my terrible writing.
Edit: I don't play, have never played and will never play an MMO. I've played around 80 hours of Mass Effect [1&2], but that's probably my most intensive.
It's a kind of washed-out feeling, as another poster has said. And I do get out of the house quite often, to hang around town or go hiking.
