We all do it at some point, but we all deny it. Yet we do it because it brings us pleasure and sometimes we have to hide it from other people. Obviously as this is a WoW based blog, I am referring to WoW masturbation. It can be incredibly unhealthy for you. If you start noticing the following signs, start looking for help right away.
1: Extreme Fatigue
You start feeling tired throughout the day. Why? Because you have been up all night again playing with your toons. Your eyes are nearly blood shot. When you go to bed, your hands are shaking incessantly from the surge of Red Bull and coffee. But you still do it anyway because it’s only one more attempt. Then two. And it slowly snowballs after that. Before you know it, it’s 3 AM and you have to get up at 5.
2: Self-Admiration
So you got yourself some nice shiny purples and you are spending most of your time checking yourself out and showing yourself off to everyone you know. Damn, man! Go and do something with all that gear and make yourself useful, eh?
3: Obsession
You have to fire it up every day because you can’t seem to get satisfied.
You have to finish every quest.
You have to get the best possible gear.
You need to farm as much gold as possible in case the economy crashes.
Hell, you ARE the economy!
4: Can no longer perform
You just can’t keep it up anymore when you’re depended on. Your marks are slowly dropping away. You’re blowing off important emails from Bob in accounting while you’re busy reading up on your favourite blog. Your productivity in life is slowly withering away top the point where you can’t seem to look yourself in the mirror anymore.
5: Losing touch with people
Your friends don’t even bother inviting you to Friday night poker because they know Friday’s a raid night for you (sniff). But that’s okay, because you need the money that you would have lost to pay off your WoW bills. Your boyfriend or girlfriend has to buy the game just to speak with you and hold a conversation. Normally I would suggest watching TV, but with the writer’s strike happening…
6: Physical pain
This one applies to me. My back hurts. It’s probably due to sitting down in one position for too long. It pays to get up once in a while and walk around the house. In fact, I’ve made a conscious effort to get out of my room and my house at times to grab some coffee. Most of my blog posts are being written via pen and paper initially before being typed on my computer. During long raids, I like to fix myself something to drink. If your joints start feeling sore and your limbs are feeling cramped, change your posture or consider playing standing up for a few minutes. Learn some Yoga.
Here’s an idea I’ve been thinking about: Everytime you wipe, do 10 push ups.
Hopefully these telltale signs will be noticed by you in time for you to act upon them. If you think you have a problem, seek help immediately. There’s actually an Online Gamers Anonymous. Consider seeking counseling or other extreme forms of treatment. If you think you have the will, then you might be able to quit WoW cold turkey by uninstalling the game in order to get your life back on track. Video game addiction is being considered for the DSM. Let’s not forget that people have died from WoW.
Remember, WoW is only healthy in moderation!
The title scared me but I braved it…I’m partially guilty. But I’ll blame my hip pain on bad genetics!!!
The Push-up idea is so great 😀
I don’t raid but I pvp, if I do this every time I’m rezed, wow, I will have Governator arms in no time ‘o’ !
If you’re having headaches while playing, try drinking some water instead of popping some tylenol. Chances are the headache is from dehydration, just like how you have a headache from a hangover from a night of binge drinking.
I love the pushups idea.
I’ve also considered hand-weights to mess with while waiting for the gryphon. I just… hate the idea of looking like one of those nerds that uses hand-weights.
If you want a weight free exercise then consider using your own body weight. Simple exercises like push up, or dips(with your chair) is a simple solution working out your arms. Also as push ups become more easy, you can vary the distances of your arms or prop your legs up on the chair for more of your body weight.
Keep in mind that you need to work out your biceps and triceps equally to have better improvements over all. So alternate your push ups and dips during those long flights to tanaris or something.
Simple weights free leg work outs are lunges, great thing about lunges is that it works out just about all of your leg muscles.
And don’t forget about those epix six-packs thats hidden under that layer of fat! Body planks are a easy way of working out your core muscle groups like your abs oblique and back muscles. Body planks are simply getting on your elbows and holding your body up like in a push up position.
Be careful as to not let your body sag as it might injure you.
To work on the side abs simply rotate your body over while still on either one of your elbows.
To work on your back roll over another time so your belly is upward and both elbows are behind you to prop yourself up. This will strengthen that pesky lower back that always aches when you sit and raid for too long.
Always to remember to stretch out before and after any work out to prevent injuries and know your limits! If you do these simple exercises during downtime i guarantee you’ll see improvements in your body after many weeks of raiding.
Not a bad idea there, Teazone. I might have to highlight your comment at some point =).
I hope all is well with you lately!
MY fingers are all pruney…
Masturbating is my birth right and I have it ,
I masturbate daily and like it .
Hello. And Bye. 🙂
I often masturbate eventhough I’am dangerously experiencing Sex with my partner. She also inspire me to masturbate on bed so that she can sleep well. If not I would tresspass into her for hours. She is very co-operative on bed and frequently chech my capacity by forcing me to masturbate. We both enjoy and have a nice time on bed.
Sounds funny. It was my first time to visit this kind of site. Well, I been enjoying reading all the comment lol