Addiction

We sometimes joke about it, "Hi, my name is ..., and I'm a ... " but the truth is there are many kinds of addiction. Obviously the most damaging are to drugs and alcohol, but clearly nicotine is almost as bad, at least for your health. Most of us have an addiction, though some of us may not realize it. Shopping, reading, watching TV, the internet, any of these activities, when taken to excess could be identified as an addiction.

There are groups for various types of addiction, designed to help and support the addicts -- Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous. There are probably even more -- a simple web search would probably turn up many more. All are modeled on the original, AA, but each probably takes its own spin. However, I believe they all work on one basic premise, the addict must admit that they have a problem, and want to change.

I have an addiction. I am addicted to silly computer games. It is bad, a time sink of the worst order. I can play for hours. I play daily. My addiction interferes with my other hobbies, though not with eating or sleeping. I am a functioning addict, but an addict nevertheless. There, I have admitted it.

There is only one small problem... I don't intend to stop, and you can't make me, I need to go dig some squares on Treasure Madness....