Gary Haran.com

The first one is from an upcoming show called Dr Keith Ablow and is stated as being similar to Dr Phil except this guy is a real psychiatrist. www.drkeithtv.com.

I am a producer with a new talk show debuting this fall in New York City. I’m doing research on gaming addiction. If you are experiencing this or know someone who is, or if you want to help your spouse / partner with their addiction I would love to talk to you.

This could be your chance to share your story with the rest of America and receive advice from our host (a licensed psychiatrist).

Feel free to call me at our toll free number: 1.888.372.2569 (ext. 4294), or you can email me at newnytalkshow@yahoo.com.

Thank you!!!

The second is MTV True Life

Lindsay Udo
Associate Producer
True Life
212.654.7229

True Life: Video Game Addict
Call For Participants

Are you or someone you know suffering from a serious video game
addiction?

We all play video games, but some people don’t know where the controller
ends and where real life begins.

MTV’s “True Life” series will explore the world of video game addiction.
Are you on the verge of flunking out of school or losing your job
because you can’t break away from the screen? Does your
girlfriend/boyfriend neglect you in favor of their favorite game and
it’s causing serious problems in your relationship? Do you know someone
whose life is spiraling out of control because of their video game
addiction?

Whether you are unapologetic about your addiction, looking for ways to
finally break the habit, aren’t even sure how to tackle the problem, or
looking to get your loved one help and haven’t taken the steps… we’d
love to hear from you.

E-mail us at VideoGameAddict@mtvnmix.com with your story. Please be
sure to include your name, age, location, phone number and photo if
possible.

I have no idea what these shows are like as I don’t watch too much TV. But I do believe that if you fit the description you might make a few dollars by looking like a fool on national television or perhaps get a free trip out of it or something. If that’s your idea of fun…

Both producers were too cheap to purchase an ad on wowdetox.com and honestly they don’t seem to be in the game to help people out but more to find people who are photogenic and/or can give a good show. So the more f’ed up you are the more chances you are of getting on the show.

Either way I’m glad that shows dealing with gaming addiction are being made. The question is will they deal with it properly or really make it more of a problem by treating it like a drug addiction and not dig deeper into it and help everyone understand it better?

PS: I really have faith in American television.

I was programming a Todo list to keep better track of things.

It is still under heavy development but I wanted to show my wife how far along I was on the project so I change the title of my sample list to “Things I want to do with my wife“.

At this point the title is editable but not the list itself and in it I had “first child“, “second child“, etc…

She freaked out!

Tell the world what you hate about the game on wowdetox.com

Spill it out! It’s anonymous and totally free! Over 5300 people have told the world why they hated their addiction already!

Call your “RL” friends and tell them you quit

Your friends realize there is a problem. They want to help. Ask them to take you out more often for a month. Within 30 days you should be free from the shackles!

Break your CDs

This works even better if you film it and post it on youtube.com. Try to find a really original way of doing it! Flame throwers and explosions come to mind!

Uninstall WoW

This is a given! Tempation can sneak up on you!

Remove all references to WoW on your computer

Do you have any bookmarks, backgrounds, color schemes, screensavers, etc… keeping you in the virtual world when you are not playing anymore? Zap it all!!

Sell your toon on Ebay

Most end game ready characters get between 200$ and 600$ with their character. Think of what kind of party you could throw with that type of money!

Deactive your subscription online

Head over to the World of Warcraft web site and deactivate your subscription there. Doing it on the phone will be met with resistance.

Replace your free time with healthier activities

Subscribe to something healthier. Set aside a day a week to get out of the house and to the movies. Try to spend time away from your computer.

Well here we go! I now have my very own blog!