As a man that has been addicted to League since I was 18, and being almost 20 now, it is a hard thing to stop. It is really the only drug that I have ever been addicted to and have had serious issues trying to stop.

I cannot find the article now, but I read a couple years ago that people who have been playing lol from a young age find vast trouble quitting, and is on par with a nicotine or cocaine addiction. I am being very serious, there are forums out there with people admitting and talking about ELO addiction and PTSD (post traumatic skillshot disorder) and and how terrible it is. I myself have tried quitting numerous times and after about 2-3 days I get very irritable and have an insatiable need for dragon steals, it can be the only thing I think about. When I eventually relapse I can play 10 matches in half a day, albeit my normal consumption is usually a 20 matches roughly ever day and a half. The reason for this is that LCS big plays increases the level of naturally occurring opiates in your brain by about four to seven percent. This may seem minuscule, but if your brain is used to that level of operation over the course of many years, then it is highly noticeable.

League to me is something that I do not need, is unnecessary, and is a dumb part of my lifestyle. As a man that plays as much as I do it vastly increases the risk for carpal tunnel, it also contributes to weight gain to a large degree, and is simply not healthy. My cousin Rico told me that he stopped playing ranked cold turkey in his thirties and that just from that ALONE, and no other changes in his diet, he lost fifteen pounds in a month.

Now I may love LoL, in terms of it keeping my opiate levels at an accustomed level, and also just it's dank memes and friendly community, but I know it is not good for me.

I hope that someday soon I can overcome it and quit forever. I am going to be trying again this week.

LoL

Give me attention

lol what is this

play dota instead

this isn't serious

BUT VIDEO GAMES ARE FUCKING SERIOUS BUSINESS