- Joined
- Jan 19, 2018
I like that he's lying with the exact same soft admission about his mobile game addiction as he does about his alcoholism by openly admitting it used to be a huge problem for him but he certainly learned his lesson and doesn't engage in that behavior EVER anymore, well okay he still does but not in a problematic way so leave him alone okaaaay?
"I hardly ever drink every single night anymore." -alcohol
"I haven't played ANY mobile game in a major way since my girlfriend moved in." -P2W mobile gambling
"I used to drink a TON every single day, you guys saw. It was a huge problem. Yes, I do still occasionally have a few drinks, but I don't drink like that anymore. I know what to look out for now." -alcohol
"I used to play a TON of mobile games, it was actually a huge problem and I spent WAAAY too much on them. Yes, I do still play some mobile games, but nothing at all like that. I know what to look out for now." -P2W mobile gambling
This is actually classic addict behavior where they claim to have broken their addiction, and in fact are experts on addiction now so it's impossible they would behave like that again thank you very much. They always have an excuse why the relapse wasn't their fault. They always claim that they are in control now so their current use is just fine you simpering pussy. YOU may be that weak but they are much stronger now. Because Phil can stop paying for more sweaty muscle-men roulette-wheel tug-jobs when he decides he doesn't want to spend anymore money he is fully in control, and his expertise on the game means he can't lose control.
Addiction causes changes in the brain that effect behavior. https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/drug-addiction/cycle-of-addiction/
Phil has followed a classic addiction cycle when it comes to mobile games.
- Initial Use - In the early 2010's Phil would talk about how he started to play "these fun mobile games" on his I-pad.
- Continued Use/Abuse - He then talked about how he had started to play them for hours every single day, and he justified spending $20 to a few hundred on them at a time because they were fun and free.
- Tolerance - Over the years Phil had begun playing several different P2W mobile games concurrently and this led into ->
- Addiction - A look at his WWE Supercard days shows him spending thousands and thousands on this game, the embarrassment of having his addiction exposed, lying about quitting the game, and later openly admitting he was "insanely addicted to it."
- Withdrawal - Listen to the video below for Phil's feelings after stopping WWE Supercard. He describes missing these "fun mobile games" he used to play and wanting one that would sate him. He hoped Hearthstone could be his new addiction game.
- Relapse - That's where we are now with Phil sinking $40K+ into WWE Champions in the last 2 years.
From 2014 to 2019 Phil racked up $130K in credit card debt and like $20K in tax debt. That's an average of $30K per year his debt was increasing by
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"I was sitting around with Leanna, MY GIRLFRIEND, one night watching a movie and I was like 'I'm kind of bored, I remember I used to play these games' and I wondered if there's anything out there, and then I remembered 'WAIT A MINUTE! Wasn't there a game that came out from Blizzard that's like INCREDIBLY eff'ing pahpular? Oh yeah, it's called Hearthstone!' So I downloaded it immediately to try it out, and played it for a few hours that night."
He's sitting on his couch with his 20 year old girlfriend and he would rather be tapping his phone than tapping dat ass
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