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Hmmge

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  1. Have I sent you this already? I've been posting this vid a few times on this forum, but don't remember where. I really believe this thing is crucial and very few people are aware of these basic concepts of human behavior. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1fAWT6eRWA
  2. You're waiting for external circumstances to make you feel better. Even though treatments can make your body stronger, that is only a small factor compared to your own mind. What if the doctor doesn't have anything useful for you? Are you just gonna give up? Are you only going to fight hard if someone else gives you a bone? That's like flipping a coin. If you retain this mindset, there will be another external circumstance that will put you down and then you'll say the same thing. "If only XYZ didn't happen/happened!". One of the main tenets of self-development is taking responsibility for your situation. Doesn't matter what bad or good things happen to you, it's always YOU who chooses how to respond to it. And the range of responses you have available is massively wider than you think. Don't wait for someone else to fix you. Fight the hardest you can to take the absolute best action at every moment and if somebody makes it easier for you - cool, you can run faster. If somebody makes it harder for you - cool, you still keep going. You are the master of your life, not some dumb bacteria or a doctor or whatever the fuck.
  3. Are you sure you can't think of other outlets? And do you even want to just find an outlet to 'waste time'? I can think of tens of ideas on the spot even if I broke both of my legs(I really don't know what you have so I'm just kidding around:) ). Try to sleep on it, meditate, visualize, think of what you want to do with time and then if you can't figure anything out, let us know. Of course it's always 100% your decision, I'm just verbalizing how I would approach things(theoretically, the implementation is a struggle for me too!)
  4. Welcome back. Awesome that you came back so fast! This is a long-term oriented process so don't worry about it. It wasn't all for nothing - you went for 58 days! That's incredible! Imagine how much time you would have wasted otherwise and how different would you feel if you hadn't succeeded for 58 days!
  5. I know what you mean. I have friends that would like to come over, but the idea of it actually happening is scaring me a bit. How did it go?
  6. No. Absolutely not, don't do it, it's a trap. Consuming gaming content only makes you cling to the old life and identity of a gamer, it reinforces your mental relationships with the players/streamers and makes you want to play again. And EVEN IF that would somehow magically not be the case - what would be the point of consuming gaming media anyway? Ask yourself why do you want to watch that stuff? Does it help you progress towards your goals? Does it help you relax? If so, is there not enough amazing non-gaming content that does the same or better job? Does it make you happier? More healthy? More present? I would wager it's the opposite. Quitting gaming is just the first essential step, but there is more to this whole process - it's to change your lifestyle to be more aligned with your values and aspirations. For that, we need to give up some of this comfort, it's just not worth it. Cam also has a video about this.
  7. I absolutely love this so much! I have been toying with an idea to go part-time after I finish my degree as well and make music with the rest of the time, but it's still about half a year away so I'm not planning that yet. I wish you so much that you succeed, I think this is living the dream, this is sick! Do you live in Amsterdam by any chance? If you don't wanna disclose for the sake of anonymity that's fine. I was just thinking of doing some kind of meetup at some point, if there's enough game quitters in NL.
  8. I think it can be okay for some people. I personally have a very deep addiction, but soundtracks don't trigger any cravings for me, even if I'm listening to tracks that I've listened to while gaming. That being said: this means clearly it's not a good idea in your case. There's a lot of mind-blowing music out there, the few gaming OST albums are not worth it.
  9. May I ask where you're going with this? I haven't really been following your journal so far, but this sounds spicy ?
  10. Damn I should put THIS on my wall lol. I felt every word of it, very true.
  11. Love the attitude! I wish you so much that you succeed! I'm back on the forums now so I'll be checking ?
  12. This is like guiness world record worthy wow. Holidays always mess us up. Personally, I've come to dislike christmas for this reason. The association with video games is way too strong in my brain, because christmas was the first time I started playing online ever since my parents gifted me a copy of warcraft 3 as a kid. Let's get our habits back together!
  13. 14 days sleep before midnight as well man that's epic. Your work hours don't add up to me though, if you sleep 8 hours per day and don't waste time on games or media. Do you spend all the rest on chores, family and religious study? I'm just curious, you don't have to answer of course.
  14. You can use an online desktop app like Pomodoro-tracker.com for computer work. When I usually also don't take the breaks and just keep it ticking. You can also just press skip. Besides that, sounds like you're doing great, good job!
  15. Duuuuude exactly. Please let this year end already lmao.
  16. I'll just leave this image that @Silverliningposted some time ago in my journal to encourage me. It's very important to keep it in mind at all times.
  17. I would not recommend trying this. EVEN IF this doesn't trigger you to relapse, it's still a massive massive time-sink(assuming it's RDR2 or a similarly long RPG). I think this is just cravings from both of you calling. There are activities that will bring more long-term fullfillment and it's almost never worth spending time on a long game, in my opinion.
  18. Nice. Is this the online course you were talking about earlier? Also, your video detox means absolutely no videos, right? Pretty hardcore haha
  19. So true! ??? So many years went by as if the time disappeared when gaming, with little results to speak of. The sense of belonging to a community that is striving to grow and thinks critically and holistically is HUGE and very understated. Journaling here has been a major breakthrough in my life personally - it keeps me very consistent. I'd like to spread this idea more, somehow... Anyways, keep crushing it!
  20. Step in the right direction, welcome and good luck!
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