I need help! I have played Everquest and Everquest 2 on and off for the past 9 years. I have gone through some very bad times where I played 16+ hours per day.

Right now I work full-time and I support myself but whenever I am not working, I am playing this game. When I am at work, I will sometimes think about the game.

I quit for about 2 weeks and started exercising and quit smoking and I felt great… but then I went back. Now I have gained weight, stopped exercising, and smoking like a chimney. I am not happy with my life.

I will definitely admit this is an addiction and I need help quitting… I have been playing for so long, it feels like I am a slave to it. I HATE this game and what it has done to me over the years and what I have allowed myself to miss out on because of it, yet I still continue to play.

Any ideas? I feel hopeless right now…