How to get rid of FarmVille addiction





Have you lost someone to one of the several farm games on Facebook? Many of my Facebook friends are compulsive FarmVille players. The game is designed to keep users engage to the highest level possible. It demands lot of time and care from the users. Some would stay glued to their computers, working on their virtual farms—sowing, harvesting, erecting fences, going to the marketplace, etc.


One of my friends spends hours on this game. Not that I don't play the game, I do it for the joy of having my own farm. Having your own piece of land where you can grow crops and raise cattle is one of the dreams of a large fraction of people, and FarmVille allows people to realise that dream. The developers of the game haven't made online version of farming any easier than real farming. Sowing any crop takes time as it would in real world. Then the crop takes its own time to grow and be ready for harvesting. Once ready, the crop has to be harvested before it wilts.The sophistication of the game makes loyal users who will log into their Facebook account not to see what friends are doing, but only to see if it's time to harvest crop or milk the cows.

I read in an article that some people even set alarms so that they can wake up in the night when their crop is ready for harvest. Amazing compulsion.

So far I have been able to stay away from FarmVille Complusive Disorder. How? Here are a few tips:

Set realistic targets: Like real life, you need to set a goal for the virtual life as well. Don't go for some outrageous target. Think realistically. In my FarVille farm, I am saving for a barn house. Once I buy the barn house that costs 40,000 FarmVille coins, I will reduce the size of my farm and work sparingly, just to maintain my farm.

Choose the right crop: Like any wise farmer, you need to see which crop is best for you. Instead of quick-growing crops such as raspberries and strawberries, go for crops that take some time to grow and be ready for harvest. I find rice to be the best crop for my farm. First it will need 12 hours to be ready for harvest and then I get another 12 hours for harvesting the crop. That means I have to work on my farm only once a day. When I am not sure if I would have time for harvesting, I go for crops that take even longer for being ready. Apart from saving time, a longer harvest period means I spend less money on ploughing the field, which compensates for the lesser amount of coins earned.

Have enough open space on your farm: Any patch of land has a limit of the number of creatures that it can support. If the number exceeds that, the ecological balance gets disturbed. This the reasons why lemmings commit suicide; they try to restore the balance by reducing the pressure on the limited resources available. Apply this logic to your farm and have only the number of animals and trees that look aesthetically pleasing on your farm and don't suck your energy juice. Keep your farm organized and leave lot of empty space for the cattle and yourself.

Don't spend dollars for FarmVille money: You might be tempted to spend some dollars and buy FarmVille currencies. Steer clear of it. Play the game without any hurry and collect all those coins and currencies to fund your purchases. And no rags to riches dreams. Like real life, work your way to prosperity and wealth.

No alarms for playing FarmVille: Please. What joy is a game if you have to set alarms for it. Just play the game in your spare time.

If these tips does not help you get rid of FarmVille Compulsive Disorder, visit a psychiartist for help.

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Author: Pritam P Hans

Date: Monday, September 21, 2009

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42 Responses to "How to get rid of FarmVille addiction"

SR  (September 22, 2009 2:23 PM)
i threw out Barn Buddy because of this 'compulsiveness'. glad i did so. :)
Anonymous  (September 25, 2009 10:56 PM)
it was quite addictive but ive thought now what a waste of time it has been
. thankyou
Anonymous  (October 1, 2009 11:46 AM)
my friend is like on farmville 24/7, he like blows me off all the time to play it. and all he talked about is his farm like we'd be having a conversation and he would suddenly say "ohh wait a min i need to harvest my strawberries' he has a serious addiction hahahaha
Anonymous  (October 20, 2009 7:35 AM)
I think farmville is ruining my marriage! I'm totally addicted. I got up early today to harvest crops...time to back off!
ritrzreview  (November 8, 2009 6:38 AM)
Simple, just plan your crops and harvest around your life, thats what I do. If I work and have plans for the next few days, I choose a crop takes 2-4 days. But i'll admit I get up early to harvest. Yup its addicting for sure.
http://farmvillefever.blogspot.com/
Anonymous  (November 12, 2009 8:02 PM)
you are fucking retarded, get a job.
Anonymous  (November 13, 2009 8:43 AM)
Some people are unemployed because of the economy. LOL
Anonymous  (November 17, 2009 4:18 AM)
farmville is really addictive and completely pointless. In the long run wasting thousands of people's time. Imagine if everyone who played farmville went out and did something useful instead. We could probably solve world poverty !!! Interact with people not a sad computer game !!!
Anonymous  (November 17, 2009 10:00 PM)
This is good. I see an upcoming thesis on FarmVille strategies. However, I would suggest you do a little more proofreading in actual life...or try attending bonehead English.
Anonymous  (November 23, 2009 5:23 PM)
Let anyone do what he wants, i should say. But don't let it ruin your 'normal' life, or your friendships. But, hey, what's normal these days?
Anonymous  (November 29, 2009 10:38 PM)
Where is my wife?!?!?!?!
Oh, on FarmVille, again!!!!!!
Anonymous  (December 4, 2009 7:25 PM)
And I thought warcraft addiction was serious...
Farmer  (December 15, 2009 10:23 PM)
If you’re sick and tired of running around totally broke while other players get barns and greenhouses and the most expensive villa, this information is for you.

You’ve probably always wondered why you can’t seem to make as much money or level up as fast as the other players in the game.

Learn more : http://www.farmville-secrets.tk

I used to wonder the same thing. I thought,

“Where are these people making money so fast?”
“Are they buying it on FarmVille?”
“What are they growing and selling?”

So I set out to spy on all the successful players I could find to see just what they did to earn all of their money and to level up so fast.

Learn more : http://www.farmville-secrets.tk
Thierry  (December 17, 2009 4:30 AM)
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;-)
Anonymous  (January 5, 2010 7:34 AM)
you're part of the problem, "Farmer"
Anonymous  (January 21, 2010 6:18 PM)
@at all dumbasses who think they are caompulsively addicted to this game go fuck yourseldf
Anonymous  (January 22, 2010 10:01 AM)
YOU ALL SHOULD GET A FUCKING JOB...!! IF PEOPLE WANT TO PLAY LET THEM PLAY AND MINE YOUR OWN FUCKING BUSINESS..!! STOP CRYING OF OTHER PEOPLE AND GO FUCK YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous  (January 24, 2010 11:21 PM)
OH, MY GOSH .... I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS A SITE LIKE THIS WITH EVERYONE DISCUSSING THEIR OCD ADDICTION TO "FARMVILLE" ...! I ONLY STARTED PLAYING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, AND GUESS WHAT, IT IS ADDICTING. I KEPT THINKING WHY AM I SO COMPULSED TO DO THIS? AND, THEN I VISITED OTHER FRIENDS FARMS AND THOUGHT, THESE PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO BEEN PLAYING THIS A LONG TIME TO COLLECT ALL THAT THEY HAVE AND TO HAVE REACHED THE LEVEL THEY HAVE. THEN THE OTHER NIGHT ON DR. PHIL A LADY WHO WAS ADDICTED TO FARMVILLE WAS ON THERE WITH HER DAUGHTER TRYING TO GET HELP TO GET RID OF HER ADDICTION TO FARMVILLE THAT SHE CLAIMED WAS TAKING OVER HER LIFE. THE AUDIENCE AND DR. PHIL PROBABLY THOUGHT THIS WOMAN WAS NUTS, BUT THEN THE AUDIENCE WAS PROBABLY FULL OF PEOPLE ADDICTED TO FARMVILLE TOO! I SOLD MY FARM ABOUT 4 DAYS AGO AND YET, I STARTED MISSING THE ROUTINE OF DOING IT AND SO I WENT BACK ON AND JOINED SOME OFF THE OTHER LITTLE COMPULSIVE GAMES UNTIL A FRIEND REDIRECTED ME TO THIS SITE. SERIOUSLY PEOPLE, THIS IS RIDICULOUS! USE YOUR TIME AND TALENTS ON HELPING PEOPLE. STOP WASTING YOUR PRECIOUS TIME ON SOMETHING SO ABSOLUTELY USELESS. SELL YOUR FARM AND GET ON WITH YOUR REAL LIFE! :)
Anonymous  (January 24, 2010 11:25 PM)
AND TO THE PERSON THAT POSTED ABOVE ME, YOU NEED TO FIND A BETTER WAY TO CONTROL YOUR ANGER ... PERHAPS TAKE A VOCABULARY CLASS AT ONE OF THE JUNIOR COLLEGES SO YOU CAN IMPROVE YOUR LANGUAGE BEFORE POSTING ANOTHER PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT. EXCUSE ME BUT YOU SOUND TOTALLY IGNORANT. PERHAPS IF YOU DIDN'T USE SO MANY EXPLETIVES, PEOPLE MIGHT TAKE YOU A LITTLE MORE SERIOUSLY.
Anonymous  (January 25, 2010 4:35 AM)
:) i was getting addicted and then i spent all my money, deleted everything on my farm, put a post up saying "i quit this game", and then deleted my neighbors. that pretty much did it for me:)
Anonymous  (January 28, 2010 1:48 AM)
please cool it with the caps.
And lemmings, in fact, do not commit suicide.
Anonymous  (January 31, 2010 5:27 AM)
i did farmville, farmtown, island paradise and then cafe world.. im a SAHM so i have all these free time and for a while it helped me deal with stress, and kept me preoccupied. just recently though, I've had some problems with spamware 2 times on separate occasions everytime i go on FB to play these games...so I had to totally delete all these applications while I fixed my pc. i missed the routine, but had to find other outlets.
Anonymous  (January 31, 2010 11:45 AM)
Farmville sucks man.. Back off people.
Anonymous  (January 31, 2010 11:03 PM)
Yes I agree Farmville is addicting, but my husband says he would rather have me home "tending my farm" than out at the mall spending money. I don't use real cash on FV, I don't have alot of plots just enough to keep it going. I like this game and in this economy I would rather be home than out and about going broke. I keep my house clean, husband fed, clothes washed then I tend to my farm. You can balance virtual with realty you just need to figure out what works for you.
Heart  (February 1, 2010 8:04 AM)
Well about this addiction I can't believe some people would actually .....hold on I have to harvest...... what was i saying again? LOL
Anonymous  (February 1, 2010 7:38 PM)
Yes, Farmville is addictng, but I balance life with it. House is clean, family fed, etc. And if there were any jobs out there I'd be working. Finding a job is very hard with this sconomy, not even Burger King is hiring, and if they were, I'd be working there, so Farmville it is,but in moderation.
Anonymous  (February 5, 2010 12:55 AM)
i liked farmville when it was just a "farm" but they added so many silly decorations that have nothing to do with farming (obviously a ploy to get people to spend real cash) that it turned me off. if u want to stop but can't, my advice is to set yourself a goal and stick to it ... my goal was to buy a villa and reach the level where you can buy anything and give or receive all gifts (i think it was 37).
Anonymous  (February 5, 2010 4:06 AM)
I was addicted but every time they sold those everlasting crops I bought them because you could level up quickly. I got to level 37 in 3 months - not fast, but still I spent plenty of hours on Farmville which would have been spent doing other things. Anyway I got these never-wither crops - sweet corn - which they sell several times a year. And now the farm just sits there and I haven't played it for ages, but it's all productive because nothing withers and the trees are all pretty and fruity. I'd love to see my farm, it has 220 thingies of fuel. How do I sell it?
Anonymous  (February 5, 2010 4:07 AM)
I mean I'd love to SELL my farm
Anonymous  (February 9, 2010 9:10 PM)
A Farmville Parody. This game would really be addicting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pdAnvRnOqo
Anonymous  (February 10, 2010 1:48 PM)
Firstly it's addictive, not addicting. I think that everyone is underestimating the seriousness of this problem. I'm talking from personal experience. Someone who is addicted to this CAN become so engrossed in it that they cannot function properly in normal walking life, they spend all of their time playing and neglect their other duties. Not a problem if you have no responsibilities, no job, not married, no kids, no mortgage etc, basically no life anyway. On the other hand if you do have responsibilities, others may find that they have to pick up your duties by subsidisation and feel vexed. For example your boss, your work collegues, your partners, your kids. This, I think can lead to serious social problems, people losing their jobs, their houses, marriage and friendship break ups, neglected children. You may think that this is not likely, but with almost 30 million people playing this game on a regular basis, what percentage has a problem, what could be defined as a problem. Let's say each person wasted just half an hour at work checking farmville through-out the day, this would equate to over 1 billion working hours being lost in a year, and that's only half an hour. I know that there are people who spend the majority of their time being drawn in to this game, spending money on items that don't exist. In short, this is no something to be taken lightly, if you know someone with this problem, advise them to see someone.
Anonymous  (February 14, 2010 9:38 PM)
i'm just so addicted to farmville the only thing in my mind r my crops..all i can think of is buying,selling decorating and comparing with friends. I am even thinking about it on prev night before exams. I thought its about relaxing but its keeping me on my toes. thanx for tips i'll try it.. and keep myself away from farmville for sometime.
Anonymous  (February 19, 2010 6:17 PM)
I was little addicted and after expanding the farm to 24x24-I said to myself:enough is enough and blocked the application.There is a farm - there is a problem,no farm - no problem
Anonymous  (February 20, 2010 12:26 PM)
GO FUCK YOURSELVES...........THIS IS A SILLY GAME
GET A JOB
THE ECONOMY SUCKS BECAUSE OF RETARDS LIKE YOU
Anonymous  (February 21, 2010 9:35 AM)
i love farmville. i don't see a problem. i spend a couple of hours a day on it, but before i knew about farmville, i spent the same amount of time on the computer, just on other sites. it's like anything else, once the novelty wears off, i'll slack off. it's fun, i like making my farm look nice, but i'm not putting anything on it that would not be on a real farm. i know a lady who has the eiffel tower on her farm! come on, how many farms do you know that have the eiffel tower?! i tend my farm while listening to music from my playlists on you tube. i have a full time job and a family and they are just fine, thank you. i don't neglect anybody or anything. this is MY free time and is my own business. i'm home, not off at wally world spending money.
Anonymous  (February 25, 2010 8:52 PM)
If you are serious about really getting rid of the addiction, here are some more tips. http://www.ehow.com/how_5912768_kick-farmville-addiction.html
Helen  (March 10, 2010 8:40 PM)
Dont play it- never will.. Mindless waste of time (My Opinion) Shocked at how many people do play it every day for hours! even while at work.. I would rather spend time with my family doing things- going places and experiencing (Real Life) What has happened to our society- where virtual reality is better than real life and real people--?? In the end times.. the LOVE OF MANY will WAX COLD!! Revelation is occuring now before our eyes.. People.. seriously 'get a grip on reality' and drop the game! Get plugged into LIFE and PEOPLE- Help people out - pick up people give em a ride, talk to people in the stores- ask where you can help others.. Spend time being a BLESSING-- What are you here for?? to entertain yourself 24/7 ??? really?? Sad.. if your answer if yes..
Anonymous  (March 12, 2010 11:00 PM)
My wife...when she's not farming, she's refreshing her wall to see if anyone has posted a new Farmville gift. She has to get it before anyone else does. I share my thoughts with her about it and she gets pissed.
Anonymous  (March 20, 2010 6:26 AM)
Perhaps you should all learn some English instead of tending to make believe crops and animals. Farmville is not addicting. There's no such fucking word as addicting! You know what? I'm not even going to tell you what the correct word to use is. Look it up - and when you've worked it out you can consider yourselves to have reached 'level 1'. There. Something useful to aim towards and fill your lives with.
brad  (April 7, 2010 8:28 AM)
fuck yall its a damn game you can quit when the fuck you want
Anonymous  (April 27, 2010 1:04 AM)
I did it, lever 37 & I just deleted the farm. I will miss the castle & mansion but I will like reality much more. now, what other game is there that I can become addicted to? lol
Anonymous  (June 4, 2010 10:36 PM)
I used to work for a woman whose business went under because she was playing farmville for hours every day instead of paying her bills. She was evicted from her original business location after not paying her rent for months, and she still owes me and several of her other ex-employees thousands of dollars in unpaid wages. She had tried moving to a different location, but was soon evicted from there also for the same reason. Could she have been spending hundreds, if not thousands of dollars a month on farmville, or do you think that she was using it as a crutch between times spent at an actual casino where she spent all of the money?

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