What is healthy?

[Solver]

If you frequently arrive late at your job because of it and get fired, if your grades plunge because of it, if you don't take care of yourself or the people around because of it

That's WAY too much. One's red flag should go up before reaching such a situation.

[Nostromo]

I didn't mean it that way. They were examples

[BlackCat]

Spelling faults like that in the poll title isn't healthy

If you are at the level that Nostromo describes, you could just as well drink a bottle of vodka daily - btw. hope you're not a mixed abuser.

[Blaupanzer]

Originally posted by nostromo


When is gaming too much? When it disrupts your life. For example,


- if you use it as an escape mechanism instead of getting a life...

Edited for clarity

Aren't all games essentially an escape mechanism? "Disrupts your life" (in any way) is a sure sign of addiction. Addictions, aka life disruptors, are always unhealthy. I voted: for the "so you have time for everything else" option.

[Dis]

you don't want to know how much time I spend now. When I was working it was probably less than 20 hours a week. Now...

[Dis]

Originally posted by Jon Miller
I was doing it before him

JM

I beat both of you, I've been known to have 4 posts in a row. Usually when quoting different people.

[Dis]

- or if you use it as an escape mechanism instead of getting a life...

I admit I do this. But I tried the life thing, it didn't work. . I'd rather play computer games.

[RGBVideo]

Aren't all games essentially an escape mechanism?

Yes.

Originally posted by Dis


I admit I do this. But I tried the life thing, it didn't work. . I'd rather play computer games.

You're not being very nice to your mother. Based on what you've told about her to us, she's desperate for seeing some little Dis-babies, and you aren't providing