THE START OF CONQUER CLUB ADDICTS ANONYMOUS

by **Jolly Roger** on Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:15 pm

Enter Smith wrote:Me I have one more month of freedom. Sometime soon I will have to tackle this addiction school is coming fast and I need my hours to play, read, and post on cc. Anyone have any suggestions for ways to wean myself off of cc?

I'm not sure you'll find much advice on weaning yourself off of CC in this thread. Check the Recovered CC Addicts thread once it becomes available. In the meantime, here are some alternate suggestions to help you cope:

Three words: silent reading time. Incorporate this into each of your classes and while your students are otherwise occupied, you can "work" on the computer, "doing important research" or "recording test scores." Speaking of tests, pop quizzes might also free up some of your time to "work" on the computer. Self-moderated group work and calling early lunches will also be helpful. Don't be afraid to allow your entire class to go to the washroom at the same time and encourage truancy. If all else fails, be honest with your students, tell them what you're really up to and offer them all marks and allow them to socialize freely in return for not ratting you out.

by **Phx99** on Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:21 pm

there IS a recovered CC addicts thread??? you mean there is hope after all??? :lol:

Phx99

by **Enter Smith** on Tue Aug 08, 2006 5:47 pm

All good suggestions. Therin lies the problems, they do not actually tackle the addiction, just find ways to adapt it to my life. In the month since I first faced my addiction I have done little to help myself. My children now call the site "your conquer club." Perhaps they think I own it or won it in a game of risk. My wife has returned from temeriel, but I think is prehaps considering a trip to middle earth to see what the fuss is about. My devotion at the temple of lack knows no bounds, and my one true regret is missing the callout for the 42 person game. I am sure I would have won.

As I climb my way back to captian and perhaps major, I will consider how to deal with my problem. Until then though I will go to bed at 2AM and get up nice and early. I need my truns when they first arrive, that is the only way to win. I guess the one benefit of my addiction is I will not need an alarm clock in the call.

Yours in Addiction

Enter Smith

by **Fireside Poet** on Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:04 pm

That brought a tear to my eye. I could clearly see me in your story and was moved immensely.

How I do enjoy killing you. :twisted:

by **aceofcups** on Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:27 pm

Nah..This ain't addiction! This is fun..fun..fun...You want addiction try some of my illicit,homemade Scotch whisky..now that IS addiction!.REAL sinful :evil:

....Cheers!..Oh flower of Scotland (sing along!):lol: :lol:

by **Pilate** on Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:29 am

I've weaned myself down to 30+ games from 50+

by **Jolly Roger** on Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:06 pm

aceofcups wrote:You want addiction try some of my illicit,homemade Scotch whisky..now that IS addiction!

You won't have to twist my arm

by **Enter Smith** on Wed Aug 09, 2006 5:50 pm

Ace is hosting a party. We all can take a break from our addiction and spend some time over a risk board with a few bittles of scotch. Cheers to Ace.

by **qeee1** on Wed Aug 09, 2006 6:44 pm

But who will take my turns when I'm at the party?

It's a TRAP!

by **Telvannia** on Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:52 pm

im now fully addicted

i have no games running right now because if off for two weeks soon

but still i check back every other second to make sure no-one has PMed me or the is nothing i can do in the forums :lol:

im sure im going to start to suffer from withdrawal symptoms soon i fear

by **Jolly Roger** on Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:12 pm

BUMP

Face it - you need help

More confessionals please

by **HighBorn** on Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:11 am

Hello i am Highborn.. "awaits hello Highborn than continues" I have been addicted since late january and have not been able to stop... please help me :cry:

by **AK_iceman** on Fri Aug 25, 2006 2:37 am

I admitted my addiction several months ago, and since then have been trying to find a way to cut back on games. It has been gradual, but now I cant seem to continue. When i first bought premium I joined 50+ games, and it was awesome. Gradually I worked myself down to about 20 and managed to keep it at that for a month. I am currently at 5 active games with none waiting and I feel like I am going insane. Any advice?

by **Machiavelli** on Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:30 am

JOIN MORE GAMES! :twisted:

by **katebabe** on Fri Sep 01, 2006 4:39 pm

i only joined a week ago and i'm addicted

oh wait, another two minutes has passed, time to check if anyone has made a move....

by **boogiesadda** on Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:01 am

I too am an addict!!!! The first step is admitting it

I get on in the am then when i get home from work then every time i go upstairs for something and then before i go to bed

by **nascarfan38124** on Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:43 pm

i will admit it i am addicted im addicted so much that when i wake up with only a half hour to get ready for school i log on. i also log on as soon as i get home. i cant wait until the school gives us our passwords so i can log on at school(there goes my lunch). i am addicted enough to the point that i have read this whole thread befor i posted. i am addicted to the point that i dont play my xbox 360 any more

i need help :cry:

by **Lycan** on Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:39 pm

addicted? nah, this site is cool.. i like it kinda relaxes me at the end of a day. I am addicted to cigarettes and alcohol and acording to my ex-girlfreind a bunch of other self-destructive behaviour, but what the f*ck does she know anyway souless bitch yarrrrg!
but i'm cool for CC, yeah no problem thanks for asking

by **Stargazer** on Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:54 am

HighBorn Posted: 2006 Aug 22 07:11 Post subject:

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Hello i am Highborn.. "awaits hello Highborn than continues" I have been addicted since late january and have not been able to stop... please help me

Yeah my name is Stargazer and i'm an CC addict :lol:

lmao

boogiesadda Posted: 2006 Sep 09 16:01 I too am an addict!!!! The first step is admitting it I get on in the am then when i get home from work then every time i go upstairs for something and then before i go to bed

Well you loose some you win some, and aigan and than you wim! and win and win, and win, wooow that is so adictive i cant stop anny more pfew.
Well, i'll ballance it out some how.
cu

by **cyberdaniel** on Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:02 pm

Hi, I'm cyberdaniel, I'm addicted, I've given up 4 other online games just to be able to stay here more, however I've found the limitations of being a nonpremium. Currently I'm waiting like a crazy person for someone to make a move in one of my games. I'm also planing for the day I get premium, a day where I'll have 100 active games (sweet).

We should make a clan and play all games like real time games since we're almost always online. That will make our addiction easier.

by **Mirak** on Fri Oct 13, 2006 4:18 am

omg... I am hooked...nice to know I am not alone...still there are worse things to be addicted to
Only reason I dont go premium is to limit myself to 4 concurrent games

by **Jolly Roger** on Mon Mar 19, 2007 6:15 pm

by **AAFitz** on Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:07 pm

i accepted my addiction, planned to cut back, cut back to 16 games...but the damn things were no cards...they were going to take a month anyways soooooooo why not just join a few games while they fizzle.....then trying to setup 2 games....great partners joined, so i kept them...and kept trying to set up the two for the intended partner....still more joined and i kept them....in all, my sixteen turned into 50 again, and im right back where i started

in the immortal words of Al Pacino:

Just when I thought I was out....They drag me back in....

in my words

damn you all...