I once again just uninstalled the latest relapse game. I have to be done with wasting my time. I've tried to quit three or more times so far, each time looking forward to "earning back" all the time I wasted playing games. The last time I quit I stayed away from games for over a year. During that time I found Cam's gamequitters and it helped me stay strong. It was only within the last month I got nostalgic and even watched the nostalgia video by Cam, but I succumbed to the itch and downloaded a new FPS. Luckily, action games don't have the hooks that RPGs usually do and I was able to cut the attachment and uninstall. In my time away from games, I've been able to start making money with my ideas and being creative. I have been chipping away at my to do lists and getting a good base for living and becoming more stable. This is my first post here and maybe I should just lurk more, but I know from my experiences with self improvement that sharing not only helps yourself but it does help others relate to someone else going through the struggle. My girlfriend of three years will be moving in with me in the next two months. I've almost lost her twice due to my neglecting her and focusing too much on games. It's the subtle things, like when she calls and I'm in the middle of a game, I will give short answers and generally not pay attention. Even out of the game my focus was elsewhere and I couldn't pay attention. I wasn't present. I've hidden games from my friends for a long time. Going so far as to put down gamers to others around me so they wouldn't have a clue what I spent all my spare time on. I hope that by coming here I can kick my addiction for good, and offer and receive support from the community here. I hope that by making posts and externalizing my thoughts that I can rewire my brain and get back my sanity and stability. Thanks.