Soul Kerfuffle has an extremely interesting guest post by a major player in World of Warcraft – an officer in an old and establish guild, who left the game completely.
This is his tale of why he stopped cold turkey. From the article: From my vantage point as a guild decision maker, I’ve seen it destroy more families and friendships and take a huge toll on individuals than any drug on the market today, and that means a lot coming from an ex-club DJ.
I used to be a HUGE Everquest fan and player, dedicating probably 30 hours a week to the game, and I know a bit of which he speaks. Fortunately I was able to recognize that my time on the computer playing a game was not being spent in a wise or healthy way and have since done things like go outside, see the sun and start a family. 
How serious is internet gaming addiction? Does it only strike folks with a so-called addictive personality? Can it ruin your life?
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November 15th, 2006 at 2:33 am
Online games are definitely addictive. It blew up my lusts towards those wonderful equipments and weapons, and triggered me to madness of gaming-spree. While after hours of playing, what I gain is just physical tiredness.
Let’s say NO to online games. Don’t worth anything for my time.