How to Cope with Skyrim Addiction

Its not an addiction! I can quit whenever I want to. Seriously!
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Not a problem at all.......
Whats that smell?

This is unrelated but, what happened to the awesome black background?

Anthony, you can do this one of two ways:

The Hard Way:
You must admit you have a problem. Your Skyrim use has clearly grown out of control. Using Shouts at your daughter is completely unacceptable. Thankfully, children are invulnerable. The lack of sleep is foolish for both your help and your quest to level. A few hours of sleep in a bed you own will give you the Well-Rested perk, which will help you gain experience that much faster! Put some levels into stamina, and maybe invest in the Restoration tree - with the right perk, spells can heal your stamina as well.

You need to start weaning yourself off. I suggest giving yourself quest limits every day and slowly decreasing over time. It's perfectly acceptable to indulge in some light Oblivion use to help deal with the cravings. Under NO circumstances should you do the same with Morrowind, as it is a vastly superior game to Oblivion and will merely INCREASE your cravings. Don't give up! If Paarthurnax can fight his nature, so can you!

The Easy Way:
As our alcoholic friends would say, addiction is just a disease like any other. Thus a simple Potion of Cure Disease could solve all of your problems! I would suggest the Riverwind Trader or Arcadia's Cauldron in Whiterun. You could make it yourself using Vampire Dust and Mudcrab Chitin.

Or you could try religion. I've heard those who pray to any of the Eight Divines for favor can receive such blessings. Talos will grant that as well, but keep that on the DL, I'm pretty sure the Thalmor are monitoring this site...

I just embrace my addiction, no need to deny one self from the incredibleness. It's like saying "Orgasms are too awesome, I better quit that!".

I nominate t1pz0r to The People Speak for that one.

And me too.

My housemate played it for a day then deleted it. He's too busy with work to have a game this dangerous lying around... as a result, I'm now playing his copy.... If I could squeeze in another hour before my eyes fell out I'd be on there right now but I've got to go to bed and get my well rested bonus for tomorrow...

I have conquered the addiction: I asked my wife to hide the disc and 24 hours later I feel brilliant. Suddenly I can imagine exercising again. I even enjoyed the film I watched last night, rather than just sit there wishing I was trying to turn a profit collecting souls and enchanting weapons. I can see my future, and it's no longer an uncertain amorphous mass of never ending skyrim, it's the amorphous uncertainty of my real life. I don't even feel ill any more.

It almost ruined my completion of a few work related tasks: pretending that doing said work wAs like building up xp in the real world and a chance to unlock perks only took me so far. Perhaps I need to learn to lie to myself better (writing a thousand words might make me better, but I have already unlocked 'touch typing' and the 'vaguely acceptable grammar after checking with ms word' perks.)

Then again the lies worked in skyrims favour: 'I'll just play a little bit while I eat breakfast... Oh hang on the entire day's gone by!' 'just a quick game to give me a break from work...'

It had to end. I could never have weaned off. I recommend cold turkey all the way.

My career hasn't been in so much jeopardy since Rome total war (in a fit of rage I snapped the disc in half. Crazy, but I do still have a job.)

no skyrim just do what you want play if you want come to the real world if you want

Anthony! I am a fellow addict and it's amazing, (better than crack) just embrace the addiction it's the best game the world has ever seen (along with RDR) so just love it back, now go brother, the rim is calling you!