Post 90 Day Detox Notes
How did I succeed on the cusp of such a great personal trial?
1.) Removing all games from my immediate vicinity.
2.) Choosing to take opportunities to advance at work.
3.) Making time to engage people whether on this forum, on the phone, or publicly.
4.) Experiences like travel, reading, working out or whatever. Replacing time spent on games with other activities.
5.) Reflection through prayer, solitude, and quietness. Basically, learning to embrace being alone to some degree.
Thank you @Cam Adair and everyone else for this forum and the inspiration provided in your materials.
I honestly think I will continue gaming somewhat in the future, but never to the degree that I did before. Life is short and there is so much else to experience.
There are still some huge obstacles that I am facing concerning my personal life, but I have a renewed focus and higher level of self awareness.
I have met a kind woman that communicates well and loves me. I am receiving promotions at my job. I lost myself and found myself all over again.
Gaming didn’t destroy my life. I was spiraling out of control and fell into gaming heavily because of several other motivators. Now, I see better what led me here and where to go from here.
There are things we can change and things we cannot change. YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF THE DECISIONS THAT YOU MAKE. Choose wisely. Live without regret by doing the best you can. Enjoy life.
I have been playing games off and on for the past 30 years. I have had times where I did not play for months at a time because of other interests or the demands of life.
I got out of order. This detox helped me a whole lot, but it’s not a magic formula. It all boils down to the discipline of choices we make every single day. 1% changes have ripple effects that help us and spill over into other people’s lives.
If I can do this then ANYONE can. I did it in the midst of some great adversity.
Challenge yourself. Get inventive about it. Get angry if you have to. Cry. Be who you are. Embrace the struggle. People here will help you. But YOU have to want this for you.
Thanks again.