Mohammad

Day 2: No gaming. We had a party lat night so obviously I had no temptation for gaming. Lets see what happens tonight. I am trying to be ready to resist the temptation when it probably hits tonight.

Day 1: No gaming. I went for 2 hours cycling tonight. It was super fun. I want to read for an hour tonight before going to bed.

Sure, thanks for being here and interacting with me.

I am starting again my detox program from today. I send a request to steam support to delete my account permanently, however, they will do it only if I do not log in for 30 days! That being said, I have to stay off the steam for a month to have it deleted. That is going to be challenging. I think I have to start mediating again. I had no stress when I was doing meditation regularly but recently I am very stressful.

That sounds interesting. I do not think that will work for me because I am very money sensitive and can easily cheat on my promise! Thank you for advice.

Yes, I am writing my dissertation that is quite stressful. I had big dreams so I stopped gaming to pursue my dreams. However, I feel it is fading now especially after I broke my detox program. Gaming has a very negative impact on my mental well being even when I play for a very short time. I ended playing for one and half hour last night so I have restart the detox program.

I have all the games deleted, for sure. However, it takes half an hour to download and install them so the barrier isn't wide enough. I even sold my gaming laptop a year ago and I am now using a computer without a dedicated graphics card. I removed all my in-game progress a year ago but then I started from scratch. So, basically none of them was a real barrier that I cannot break when I am tempted.

I think because I was bored and also I was physically exhausted. I came back from an hour of cycling. I wanted to start reading for half an hour before going to bed but ended up playing in that time frame! The temptation can happen really quickly as there are not enough barriers between me and games.

Day 5: I played for 30 mints last night but I think it is okay. I will try not to game again, and if it happens again, I will restart the detox.

Day 4: No gaming. I am doing okay these days; exercising, reading and studying.

Starting over, this is the third day of a new detox. Hope it goes well this time.

True. I am in a vicious cycle. Pandemic forced me to stay home and it triggered my gaming habit after 200 days of detoxing! It is fun to play but I cannot keep a balanced gaming routine. I know I have to abandon it altogether unless otherwise I will sacrifice my health, family, well being and future for the immediate pleasure. I think my biggest problem is that I do not have a barrier between myself and the games. I am home behind my desk and the temptation is too strong to deal with.

Day 3,4: no game. I have been spending time with family and working/studying/exercising.

Let's try it again: this is the second day with no games.

Thank you. I will try to spend more time on game quitters for a few weeks to experience it.

Day 2,3: No gaming. I start my day with a real promise to myself that I do not play games today. This helps me keep away from distraction for the day and focus on my long term goals.

Yes, that happened again. The balanced gaming strategy didn't work and I ended up wasting all my free time in the past month. It is so painful to admit it but I am happy to failing forward. I accomplished a lot in the previous detox program; 200 days without gaming when I was heavily focused on my personal growth, both mental and physical. From today, I am starting a new detox program in which I want to exceed my previous record. I am doing this because I love myself and my son and I know this what I have to do. Day 1 with no gaming. focusing all my energy on personal development for a greater future that I have faith in.

It is so painful to admit that I failed after 200 days of not gaming! It is been a month that I started to play games occasionally. It is still under control, but I know that this is a trap. I have good reasons not play games. My son is now two years and I have accomplished a lot in the past year. I do not want to go back to the misery of addiction. I will start a new 90-day detox and we'll see how far I'll go this time. Day 1: No gaming

Day 137 to 195: No gaming! Have been doing great! Got a internship program: working and studying at the same time. I read two books on stocks and now that the stocks are crashing, I am gradually buying into it! Planning to graduate by September 2020 Despite all the pessimism around the world, I am very optimistic about the future. We'll get over this within a year for sure. Wishing the best for everyone.

Day 131 to 137: no gaming

Day 121 to day 130: No gaming

Day 121: No gaming

Day 114 to 120: No gaming

Hi Erik, I found my ultimate goal in life that I want to achieve in life. I do visualize that goal that lay down the path and the lifestyle that I should acquire to achieve it. However, I used the visualization technique for literally everything that I want to do. For example, I want to become fit so I do visualize myself being fit and athletic. This visualization creates a self-image inside my subconscious mind that helps me to behave in that way. With this technique, I have been doing exercise for the past 70 days. To avoid eating unhealthy food, for example, I visualize myself being fat and unhealthy when being tempted to eat junk food. I am a PhD student and I am visualizating myself that the journal paper that I am about to publish is going to break the news and gets 100 of citations. That give me the encouragement to work harder. As you see, I do visualize my ultimate goal and also all the steps (small goals) that I have to take to get to the big life goal. I do use visualization technique to form new habits and avoid bad habits. I visualize myself being like Bill Gates so I persuade myself to read more books. Think bigger and you'll grow bigger. I constantly compare myself to Bill Gates and that gives me the courage and encouragement to live life to its fullest potential. Best, mohammad.

Day 108 to 114: no gaming