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I'm going to work hard at establishing new activities. I'm a creative individual, but I lost my motivation to create a few years ago. I'm hoping that quitting gaming will help with this. I've also got some issues with male validation... I can admit that I crave it. Playing these games definitely satisfied that craving... When friends (either online or in-person) would thank me or congratulate me on how well I performed in the game. outside of gaming, I've been a bit of a serial dater. I'm a gay man and have been dating guys as a means to seek validation. This is another thing that I'm working to quit at the same time.

Thank you Thomas!

Hi my name is Jeffrey. This is my first day without video games and I'm finding it so challenging! I keep questioning the reasons why I'm quitting but I know there is a better life out there for me. All supportive comments are much appreciated !

I've been a gaming addict on and off for 12 years. I'm 30 years old. I lost a lot of my life when I played World of Warcraft in college. I quit that... A couple years later I picked up League of Legends... Played that for many years and then quit. I thought I had made it. I've experienced a life free of gaming and enjoyed it. Heck, there was a whole year where I didn't even have a computer set up in my apartment. Now, I'm addicted to Overwatch. I know I'm addicted because I'm experience some telltale signs and symptoms... Declining social invitations, anxiety when I'm not playing it, desire to play it for entire days. I don't know what to do, because part of me wants to keep playing, but the more rational part of me understands that I need to let go of it to be truly happy and move forward in my life...