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Cookie Clicker is an addiction. Based on my extensive naturalistic observation, I have seen how far a person can and will go in order to keep clicking cookies. This behaviour is very closely related to the behaviour of addicts, supporting my statement about Cookie Clicker being an addiction.

Cookie Clicker is the only thing on the effected person's mind. Even during the short periods where Cookie Clicker is not being played, the addicted individual will talk about Cookie Clicker any chance they get. Unfortunately, many people I know have faced this horrible addiction and I have seen how it takes over their minds. One time, while I was helping an addicted child overcome his problem, another addicted man came and stole the conversation from me turning it into a twisted talk of obsession. There was another time that really stood out in my mind about how Cookie Clicker is always on the effected individual's mind. I was in the car with two addicted individuals and was trying to have a normal, healthy, conversation with one. Sadly, the other person interrupted the conversation to talk about his cookies, and in doing so, he ruined a game that me and the other addicted person have been playing for years. That was truly a soul crushing moment for me.

As the addiction gets worse, the effected person will forgo any form of healthy social interaction to feed his addiction. There have been many times where I would try to enjoy some social time with a person who is addicted to Cookie Clicker, but they will always choose the game over real people. Sometimes, although it is rare, they will participate in social activity, but their thoughts are quickly consumed by cookies and it shows in their choice of conversation.

Like any addiction, the Cookie Clicker addiction is damaging to those who care for the addicted individual. The addiction will cause those who care for the effected person to feel guilty. The addicted person's family may feel responsible for that person's addiction. They will question how they have allowed them to develop an addiction, or perhaps they fought hard to help the addicted individual but were not able to help. Regardless of the circumstances, those who are close to the addicted individual will carry guilt and blame themselves to a certain extent.

As I mentioned earlier, I know people that are effected by this horrid game. I have seen others try to explain to them how damaging a simple game could be but they refuse to listen, and to some extent, those people blame themselves for not trying hard enough and letting them get sucked into this dark place. Another way it could affect those around the effected person is by them downplaying the problem. Like any addiction, people close to the person could just live in denial about the effected person's problem. They might make excuses for the person's behaviour or downplay the problem. They could also be scared about addressing the issue, worried about the possible future for the person, so they choose to ignore it instead of dealing with it.