TheoV2

#Day 4 : Last night was the second time in a row that I took 3 hours to fall asleep. It is pretty frustrating because I switch off screens and I read for 30 minutes, I even take meds that should help falling asleep, but nothing to do : I switched the light off at 11 pm, and only fell asleep at around 2 am. The consequence being that I woke up later than I wanted to. Other than that, everything went well today. Still managed to get my gym session before my first meal, the day was colder and cloudier so I stayed home for the majority of the afternoon. I finally went to see the last Tomb Raider with my mum, it was pretty good ! I started reading a new book called "Thinking fast and slow", I'd recommend it to you if you're interested about psychology and how the brain works.

Thanks ! I think it principally depends on your lifestyle, but I personally enjoy Intermittent fasting (only eating during a period of 8 hours). The key is to find diversity in what you eat, and to enjoy what you cook ! Don't feel guilty if you "cheat" sometimes, just stick to the core of your meal plan :) !

#Day 3 : Today was my last day seeing my psychologist, now that I realize that all my problems were related to gaming, I don't need to search with him anymore about where my strange habits came from. I told him I'm still open to having a session with him in case my motivation disappears. I also did some "observational drawing" for a potential school (3D Animation) next year. A lot of sport as well, as usual, and I finally ended the day by having a drink with a good friend of mine. Overall, still pretty straight forward, I spend a really low amount of time at home, and everything is going smoothly.

#Day 2 : An other active day : I took the time to do a lot of sport, created my meal/gym plan myself on an google sheet, bought some furniture for my house, and I'm finally going to have that enjoyment of watching the new episodes of my favorite TV show (the 100) released today ! I'm slowly but surely filling my Google Calendar up, even thought it doesn't look really full yet (I failed for the second time my school in January, so I don't have any professional activities going on at the moment)

#Day 1 : Everything went perfectly (thankfully) ! It felt really good having a lot of things to do (basically prepare everything that will help me for the next months such as sport planning, making excel tables for my new rhythm, etc ...) and not seeing the time pass by whatsoever. I'm beginning the module 5 tonight on how to be more productive ! (By the way, I didn't find a way to save my progress through the modules, so I have to start again from the start every time, is there any possibility to do so ?) I'm as motivated as ever, and I can't wait to see how the next few days are going to turn out ! Have a good evening ! PS : Thank you for the support @Cam Adair @mikeyb93 @Philipp ! I definitely need to go one step at a time, but the excitement of starting this journey is really strong !

Thanks Cam ! You definitely should, such a great country ! I hope I'll be able to visit Canada as well !

#Day 0 Feeling pretty nervous, but mainly excited to begin this journey. I've uninstalled all the games I had on my computer, as well as the links/forums concerning gaming, and I'm trying to sell my accounts to truly trigger the shift in my lifestyle. I'm planning to make an agenda in the next days, and I can't wait to receive "The power of habit" and "The slight edge", 2 books that Cam recommended in one of his videos, and which seem really interesting to understand more about why I acted like I did towards video games.

Hi lads, this is going to be my journal for the 90 days detox. Hope it'll inspire some of you in the future, if I don't relapse until then of course !

Hello everyone ! It is the first time in my entire life that I find myself on a forum which is not dedicated to playing, but to quitting video games. Let me introduce myself : my name is Théo, I'm a 20 years old french dude living in Switzerland since 7 years. I played video games since I was a kid (nintendo games first), but really got into PC gaming (and addiction) at the age of 12. I'm starting the 90 days detox tomorrow because I finally decided to quit gaming once and for all, thanks to my parents who helped me realize (even thought I was subconsciously aware of it) how much gaming took away from my life : I've had the chance to travel a lot, learn 4 languages, be good at sports, music, etc ... But video games were always in the way, and over the years, started obliterating everything I wanted in my life. I had that feeling of being this "uncommon geek" because of the tools I acquired at a young age, so even in gaming communities, I always felt different than others. In real life, I had no gamer friends, because I didn't really assume being one, so they didn't even really know that part of me. They only knew the sportive and the musician, but they had no clue about my true identity. All those reasons brought me to the conclusion that this detox would be the beginning of a new life for me, and I couldn't be more motivated to finally live my life to the fullest, and start being the man I've always wanted to be. Thanks for reading, Theo G