Claimed:An Open Letter From Babiy to His Sim League [Final 6/6]

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Oslo Storm's top centre has been having a great season on the ice.  But off the ice he likes to wind down by engaging in simulation hockey leagues.  In one such league he left an open letter to his fellow members.

 

With the recent departure of Mynk (aka Clardy) I thought it would be fine time to have a little bit of a talk about addiction.  According to PsychologyToday.com "Addiction is a condition that results when a person ingests a substance (e.g., alcohol,cocaine, nicotine) or engages in an activity (e.g., gambling, sex, shopping) that can be pleasurable but the continued use/act of which becomes compulsive and interferes with ordinary life responsibilities, such as work, relationships, or health."  Obviously this is a broad description, but addiction is not a cut and dry issue.  Many people experience some sort of addiction in their life, be it a chemical addiction (e.g., tobacco, pain killers, alcohol) or a psychological addiction (e.g., gaming, shopping, marijuana).    

 

I personally deal with a few addictions (tobacco, gaming, and stress eating primarily) that I do not receive help for but I assure you have negatively affected my life over the years.  I have likely flushed over a hundred dollars worth of cigarettes down the toilet, and am still packing a lip while writing this.  With that said I doubt any of you would argue that I have an addiction to tobacco.  But if I were to tell you that I ritually play video games until 4-5 AM on a daily basis I am willing to bet most would comment saying that I have an issue with self control.  

 

What does that have to do with Clardy's decision to leave and request to have his IP banned?  In my experience with psychological addictions, I often find that the best way to get over them is to just quit cold turkey.  If I got to a point where the amount of sleep I lost staying up til 5 AM was effecting my life in such a sever manner that I felt the need to end it I would attempt to sell my XBox and PS4 so the temptation was no longer there.  If Clardy recognizes that his use on this site is interfering with his life in such a way that he feels the need to cut ties to all his sim league associations than all the power to him for asking to have that temptation removed and for the administrators of the site to assist him in his attempt to better his life.    

 

What we do not need is people reinforcing the stereotype that addiction equals poor will.  One's thoughts and feelings are their own and anyone who attempts to invalidate someone else's feelings is doing a lot more harm to this world than someone who is trying to make their life better.  

 

-BabiyW16

 

Disclaimer:  I am not a psychologist, nor do I pretend to be.  All opinions stated in this piece are not scientifically backed; just observations mixed with a little bit of experience and a handful of college level psychology classes.

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Addictions suck hard, good luck to Babiy

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Content 3/3 - Good little write up on addiction here, but I would never sell my video game consoles even if I was addicted lol. Good stuff.

 

Grammar 2/2 - I didnt' notice anything.

 

Appearance .5/1 - Only a quote box... could use a picture/colours/bold text.

 

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