Video Gaming Addict Quiz with Self-Help Options

Can you really spot an gaming addict a mile away? Do they have any trademark behaviors? Is it like shoplifting addiction which wears many faces? Or alcoholism which is secretive? Do they slur their words, hide in closets or sleep on the streets? No the indications for a gaming addiction are more specific and easy to identify. Take this easy quiz to find out if you or someone you love has a video gaming problem.

1. When confronted with the fact that you may be an addict, do you say, 'Not me! I can quit anytime I want to!' (You are in denial and I don't mean the river.)

2. Do you need to apply sunscreen when you go out in public? Do you cringe at the sun if you go outside?

3. When your children see you, do they yell 'Stranger Danger!' and call 911? Does the cat hiss or the dog bark at you?

4. Do you have flabby abs, thighs and biceps, but incredibly powerful thumbs? Do you consider your tendinitis in both wrists, TMJ from clenched jaw and IBS from waiting too long to use the bathroom as 'occupational safety hazards'?

5. Did your wife forget to include you on last year's tax return? Or did she claim paraplegic dependant status for you? Does your boss call to request an appointment for your next visit to work?

6. Does the sales representative at your local gaming shop rub his hands, smile and rush over to greet you when you enter the shop? Do you have a frequent flyer card at Radio Shack?

7. Is your computer chair permanently hollowed to your butt size and shape? Do your inner forearms have raw spots from the constant rubbing of the computer table? Do you have trouble maintaining a standing posture?

8. Are you in the championships for Grand Theft Auto, Tony Hawke and Tiger Woods but have never really touched an actual car, skateboard or golf club?

9. Do your dreams appear on screens? Are they rated M-mature, T-teen or E-everybody?

10. Do you worry while riding the bus and gaming on your notebook, not that the guy watching you will mug you but that he will see your macros and cheats and steal them? Do you check fortune cookies and your daily horoscope for game cheats?

If you answered 'yes' to: