+ - Therapists Log on to WoW to Counsel Addicts-> 4
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eldavojohn writes "So you can't find the time to leave the World of Warcraft to seek help for your World of Warcraft addiction? Sounds reasonable. Well, addiction therapists are coming to meet you so you don't have to quit playing as they counsel you and your addiction. From the leader of this initiative, Dr. Graham, 'We will be launching this project by the end of the year. I think it's already clear that psychiatrists will have to stay within the parameters of the game. They certainly wouldn't be wandering around the game in white coats and would have to use the same characters available to other players. Of course one problem we're going to have to overcome is that while a psychiatrist may excel in what they do in the real world, they're probably not going to be very good at playing World of Warcraft.' Send in the level 5 counselor and let the games begin!"
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Great... (Score:1)
They're coming to save the addicted (Score:1)
but who will save them once they themselves become ensnared in the web of addiction that is WoW.
How are they going to find them? (Score:1)
If this is something that people sign up for, or seek treatment themselves - maybe in the game isn't the best spot? Problem gamblers don't sit at the poker table next to their therapists, and I'm pretty sure a recovering alcoholic doesn't meet their therapist at the local pub.
And if this plan is to seek out the problem players, how exactly are the
A Brilliant Plan (Score:1)