So I was playing Street Fighter IV and I noticed that I made an accomplishment:
I achieved 56 consecutive wins from various online matches, breaking my previous record of 43. Looking at this screen made me feel pretty happy and accomplished. It put a great big smile on my face, but that all soon changed what I noticed something else:
The smile suddenly vanished and I had an epiphany. I realized that I’ve played this game for five-hundred fifty-eight hours and five minutes since February 17, 2009. That’s the equivalent of 23.2 straight days. If I were to play this game back then without stopping for a bite to eat or even a piss break, I wouldn’t have been finished until March 12, 2009. This… is a problem. It’s a clear sign that I need to change. I won’t stop completely, but I just need to juggle my time a bit more wisely. As sick as my Viper is (haha that sounded dirty), there just comes a point in time that I need to know my limit.
So that leaves me with a question for you all. Did you ever have a major addiction to anything, whether it be good or bad? Did you have an addiction to games, food, shopping, texting, or anything else? Did it take you as long as it took me to notice it? A few days, weeks, months or even years? Let me know, cause I’d really like to know…