Kim Sears Photos, Andy Murray and Gaming Addiction

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Pam Gaulin
The search is on for Kim Sears photos, leaving people and the media to wonder, what did this woman do and why is she in the news?

Kim Sears Photos and Andy Murray's "Call of Duty"

Kim Sears, 22, has done nothing tawdry or illicit, and there are no questionable photos of her on the net, at least not yet. A gallery of Kim Sears photos includes shots of her smiling, with her girl-next-door looks. More Kim Sears photos show Kim supporting her then-boyfriend Andy Murray, also 22, in the stands at various tennis matches.

So why is the hot search on for Kim Sears photos? She recently broke up with Andy Murray, a Scottish tennis star. Break ups happen all the time, why is this one so special? Kim Sears broke up with Andy Murray because, she told the Telegraph UK, that the tennis player is an addict. What is the object of Andy Murray's obsession? Play Station 3, according to the Telegraph UK. Kim Sears told the publication that her boyfriend plays the game for seven hours a day.

Internet media are asking the question, "would you play video games for seven hours a day if you're girlfriend looked like Kim Sears?' In candid photos of Kim Sears, she looks happy, model-like and has all the features of a natural beauty. But if Andy Murray really does have a gaming addiction, which his coach denies, it would not matter how beautiful his girlfriend is.

Is Gaming Addiction Real?

According to the Center for On-Line Addiction addiction typically affects men under 30, and warning signs include playing the games for an increased amount of time and irritability when the addict tries to reduce the amount of time spent playing the game. The Center for On-Line Addiction also state that 80 percent of people are safe from developing a gaming addiction.

Further signs of a gaming addiction include using gaming as an escape from actual problems, lying to conceal gaming and the thinking about gaming even when engaged in another activity, according to the Center for On-Line Addiction.

If you are involved with someone who has a gaming addiction, you could try to find them help with a local addiction counselor.

Kim Sears: Love off the Court

Whether tennis player Andy Murray has an actual gaming addiction or not remains to be seen. For gamers, playing a video game through to specific levels or beating certain bosses is all just normal game play, regardless of how long it takes. In the mean time, the beautiful Kim Sears, who is a hot Internet search today, is now single. If you're a single without a gaming system, Kim Sears is game.

Sources

Center for On-Line Addiction, http://www.netaddiction.com
Kim Sears Photos - http://www.zimbio.com/Kim+Sears/articles/r3txKdpF3ML/Kim+Sears+Andy+Murray+Break+up+Due+Playstation
Andy Murray and Kim Sears split over 'seven-hour-a-day PlayStation 3 addiction,'http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/6699385/Andy-Murray-and-Kim-Sears-split-over-seven-hour-a-day-PlayStation-3-addiction.html
LaLate, http://news.lalate.com/2009/12/05/kim-sears-photos
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/03/health/webmd/main1773956.shtml

Published by Pam Gaulin - Featured Contributor in Arts & Entertainment and Lifestyle

Pam Gaulin is a freelance writer, journalist (B.A., Journalism), new (and next!) media writer and artist. Associated Content named her 2007 Content Producer of the Year. "First for Women" magazine featured...   View profile

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  • Vonda Sines 12/6/2009

    Great piece.

  • Michael Segers 12/5/2009

    It sounds like a joke, but it can be serious. In China, they developed a sort of boot camp to deal with teenagers with this problem.

  • Linda StCyr 12/5/2009

    Very good report on gaming addictions...

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