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Mohammad

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  1. 20-days streak! that is quite a lot of progress, dasvira. Congrats.
  2. Day 46 to 50: I had no urge for gaming. I have been very motivated and tried to use every minute of my day to improve. I am very happy for this. I think removing the steam account was necessary. I have to create a new account to be able to play and that itself is a good barrier. It is also a sign of my seriousness and commitment. I am behind screen 7-8 hours a day for my work and study, and so it is unbearable to spend a few more hours to play after work. I know it is very risky for my health if I do so. I am spending at least two hours daily reading book and 30 mints doing workout.
  3. Day 42 to 46: I have been extremely busy these days. I am working full time and yet I am planning to move to another city, and also preparing myself for my final PhD defence. I have a toddler that adds to the busyness of my life. I had no urge to play. I was able to fit about 30-40 mints into my daily schedule for workout. I am so happy for that. @championealI totally agree on this with you. I am trying to build some helpful hobbies and habits. For example, I have been reading books over a year now and I have been enjoying it. I can say that It is a real hobby for me. Reading Elon's biography is fun and satisfying. My life is way better now than when I was gaming so I cannot believe that I may relapse again into gaming! unbelievable! Am I really that stupid to fall for it again? Gaming is like a cancer that ruins every aspect of my life including my dreams and those who I love. I have to abandon it at all cost.
  4. Day 36 to day 42: With the start of my new job, I am very excited and busy. This is very good because I experience no urge for gaming. keeping myself busy works for me. I enjoy my new job and it is well aligned with my life long goals. As such, I am feeling blessed for it. I started reading a biography of Elon Musk by Ashley Vance. I am very interested to know and learn from Elon! very astonishing figure. I was quite lazy with my daily workout because of busy schedule. This is worrying for me.
  5. Good job Dasvira, twelve days without gaming are quite a lot of improvement. Keep it up.
  6. Thanks @dasvira. Yes, I am much happier now. I know I will be very successful if I can live without gaming. however, I am scared of another relapse. The last time, I relapsed after 6.5 months! That was painful. I do not want to experience it again. Still, here and there, I feel some urges for gaming. It is very weak though. I am not sure how I can be sure that another relapse does not occur in my life. Day 36: no gaming.
  7. Day 34,35: I have not temptation. I am focused on my work and optimistic about the future. I did workout today. I was not meditating for a while and I am going to meditate from today. Covid-19 is rising and we are stuck at home. Thankfully, I have a good spirit because I am starting a new job from the coming week and I am very motivated and excited about it. 🙂 My thesis is still under review for examination and hopefully I will receive the examiners' comments by the end of next week.
  8. I like the way you write about your emotion, problems and achievements in detail. I have a piece of advice advice for focusing and avoiding for mindless surfing. Method 1) 1) pick up a music which is good for focus (it is a good idea to find a really good one and stick to it for a long time; we do not want to change the music because the brain has to be associated with that special music for focusing) 2) whenever you are studying, listen to music. When you want to do something else such as checking emails, stop the music. Resume the music when you are back at work. This will help you to distinguish between your main work and other things. When you brain is associated with a music for focus, you'll find focus easier and you will not stop the music to do mindless browsing. Method 2) On top of this, I use an app on my smartphone, called Productivity Challenge. When you start the timer, you can not stop it for 25 mints. After 25 mints, you will have 5 mints break. This is a good way to get focus and stop procrastinating while working. I hope it helps.
  9. Day 33: I am doing very well. No temptation. I am focused on my work. Spend the free time with my kid. I skipped the workout today.
  10. Day 32: No gaming Workout as usual
  11. Day 31: I was just notified that my steam account is deleted. However, I feel some temptation to game tonight! I know this goes away so I will watch my feelings as I go through this process.
  12. Day 28,29, 30: I am excited that I finally came to a month of detox. I had a good start with very little temptation. Tomorrow, my steam account will be deleted. This is the second time I am deleting my steam account though! I know that a relapse is always by the door and I should watch for it very carefully. The last time I relapse when I felt over confident. I thought I can play a few games and get back to work like normal. I did so but after a few days, I played again! Before long, I was immersed in gaming thinking day and night about it! I should be very mindful of my experience. I have learned that one game is enough to ruin my life for real.
  13. Good job, buddy. Giving away your console is a smart move. Best of luck for you on your journey
  14. Good luck on your journey, Dasvira. I think removing your steam account is the wisest thing to do. I am also doing it and my account will me removed in 4 days.
  15. Buying gym equipment is a great idea. I have been working at home for a year now and I love it. Its cheap, efficient and convenient.
  16. Day 26 and 27: No gaming and no temptation. I think I am in the right direction. I registered for CELPIP exam, which is an English proficiency test I have to take to become a permanent resident in Canada. I also have to move out of this city to another city because of my new job. I am very excited. It is quite an improvement in my life. The chance of keeping up with the detox is higher for me when I get busy in life. I am the type of person who is inclined to gaming whenever bored, inactive and have lots of freedom. So, I am looking forward to this new chapter in my life 🙂
  17. What I do to keep myself motivated with my health is to focus on my goals. I visualize myself being fit and healthy when I am old. This is the dream I have been developing so that I can fight against the immediate pleasure of eating junk foods. Like gaming, there is going to be relapse along the way, but as you mentioned, you will get there eventually. I also have a daily checkmark that I will fill overnight before going to bed. One of the checkmarks is "avoiding junk foods". I am able to go over my calendar and see the days I ate junk foods. This way, I can keep track of my improvement and make myself more motivated and disciplined.
  18. Day 20 to 25: I played 1-2 hours on day 20. I have been doing okay and focusing on my daily routines in day 21 to 25. I know that there is a good chance that I play again in the next few days or weeks, so I should be very mindful of it. I am very bored. I am at home all day long. I cannot find any fun activity that really excites me. The only thing that keeps me straight is my positive outlook for the future, the responsibility that I have for my son and the joy of being with him. I think these are enough motivation for keeping me away from games.
  19. I know what you are talking about. I have been stupid a couple of times in the past year, and I was super upset with myself at the time. However, I acknowledged my fault, and moved on. What else could I do? I just took note of it and made sure it does not happen again. I decided to "talk less and listen more" and have been trying to discipline myself. I believe the world is our greatest teacher, so anything can be viewed as a learning opportunity. On your loneliness and stress, I think meditation might help you get over your emotion. Personally, I found meditating with an app named "headspace" very empowering. It is important to do it daily. I think it is good that you write about your experience. Research has shown that talking about bad experience with others help individuals to get over it easier. Best of luck
  20. how can I find it? Do you know the page or date of those writings? I am interested to know if you do not mind.
  21. I see what you mean. That is quite complex. I am happy to see the way you are analyzing your own behavior. I think when you know the root of the problem, you are half way there to find a solution. As you said, it is probably related to your childhood. Research has shown that talking about bad experience help people to relief the negative effects. I am all hear if you like to explain why you think you were neglected? I sometimes feel the same because my parents and family were attracted to my older brother. Hopefully, that never has had any bad lasting effect on me.
  22. what do you mean? I know finding a partner is hard but the harder part is to get along well with her/him for the long time.
  23. okay, yes. This exam is a different story if it is not scaling with respect to other participants. I hope you get it done this time. and if not, I am sure you can use the experience to nail it the next time.
  24. Day 19: Unfortunately, I do not have any hobbies! I am just working all my time, and the rest is with family. I often do 3-4 times workout per week and read about 30 mints per day. I received a job offer from a well-known company and quite excited about it. As such, I am keeping myself very busy with work (school work and internship) and looking forward to the new job. I know I cannot go on this route because I will burn out at some point. I don't know, I am just too busy to look around to find new hobbies! There is one good thing I am doing. I am reviewing my feeling after the last relapse and it helps me to be mindful of it and keep the temptation away from me. My stem account will be removed in 11 days if I continue this detox, which is great.
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