[90 Day detox - Day 1 and 2]

Day 3 - 12/12/18

 

• woke up on time today and felt energized but 3 hrs later was feeling tired and severely bored
  • spent a good bit of time on youtube this morning as a result
  • tried to watch twitch this afternoon, but quickly lost interest
• got some laundry done and washed the dishes, so i felt good about that
• my wife and i found out that we're going to have a baby girl, so we're excited about that
• tried to wipe my ps4 today in preparation for the trade tomorrow, but my brother's user account cannot be initialized and i do not want to tell him i am giving the ps4 away since it used to be his and he gave it to me as a wedding gift last year.

[90 Day detox - Day 3]

Day 3 - 12/12/18

 

• woke up on time today and felt energized but 3 hrs later was feeling tired and severely bored
  • spent a good bit of time on youtube this morning as a result
  • tried to watch twitch this afternoon, but quickly lost interest
• got some laundry done and washed the dishes, so i felt good about that
• my wife and i found out that we're going to have a baby girl, so we're excited about that
• tried to wipe my ps4 today in preparation for the trade tomorrow, but my brother's user account cannot be initialized and i do not want to tell him i am giving the ps4 away since it used to be his and he gave it to me as a wedding gift last year.

[90 Day detox - Day 1 and 2]

Thanks for the warm welcome!

[90 Day detox - Day 1 and 2]

So since the site wouldn't let me register yesterday on chrome I am posting my entries for day 1 and day 2 of my 90 day detox.

 

Day 1 - 12/10/18

 

• i hope i am making the right choice and not merely an emotional one
• I'm really nervous about turning my back on video games
• i hope i can still stream irl content on twitch since i am a twitch affiliate.

 

 

Day 2 -12/11/18

 

• definitely had stretches of boredom today and have been watching more youtube videos, albeit non-gaming ones.
• put off watching the 2nd module since i knew it would call for me to uninstall my games
• really started questioning if i needed to delete my accounts since i am a casual gamer and may want to return to play an occasional game after the detox
• deleted all my games, the steam account delete method no longer works so had to put in an actual ticket to get my account deleted for blizzard and steam
• had some pangs of regret as i was deleting the games because i had some fond memories but also due to the realization of how many hours i spent on some of the games
• will say that my attempt to not play games have also reduced my desire to watch +as many twitch streams as i used to, i've only watched 3 unique channels in the past 2 days versus my usual average of 10+
• really looking forward to module 3 since i get to pick some new activities to replace my gaming hobby
• ordered a new laptop to use to learn web development, can't wait until it comes in
• trading my ps4 to get my wife a better laptop, looking forward to surprising her with it for christmas
• head is hurting, don't know if it's from deleting the games or my poor diet lately

 

 

[Social skill "achievements"]

Hi Rude. I know where you're coming from. Even my wife has called me out on the fact that I don't really socialize with others or have close friends I can go hang out with. I am a big homebody and my wife is probably the one person like I can be completely transparent with.  

 

You got a great list, knock out one or two of the easy ones and the momentum will start to build.

 

Best of luck. ?

[Casual gamer but surely addicted]

Hi Rude, I know exactly how you feel. I usually dream of doing something productive but typically end up playing a ton of video games. Like you, it's gotten to the point I won't eat until my stomach and head hurts, and the dishes pile up often. The worse part is I am being a bad example to my son and I want to show him that I can be disciplined and that it has it's rewards.

 

Anyways, best of luck to you in your journey. ?

[Hi, I'm sorta new]

Hi, my name is Warrick Bowman Jr. I am 27 years old, a musician, husband, and father. I have been a causal gamer since the days of Game Boy pocket and the original PlayStation. Gaming didn't start being disruptive for me until college when I got into league of legends. Thankfully I quit back in 2013 and never been back but other games have taken my attention. I found Game Quitters back in 2015 when things were ramping up and tried and failed my first attempt at the 90 day detox.

 

So, I have been still playing games like Hearthstone on a casual level but due to the fact that I lost my job back in September and I won't be starting a new one until January has left me with a lot of free time. I started streaming on twitch and as a byproduct have been playing video games more and more. Although I am still a casual player, things around the house have gotten behind.. dishes not washed for days at a time, laundry piling up due to a broken dryer, me eating only once or twice a day.

 

I feel like I am wasting my life and that I am not living up to my potential, I know things will naturally improve once I start my new job but I want to invest my free time into building a great life with my family and I know that video games will be that easy temptation to come home and veg out to after work is done unless I take control of things now.

 

So, I am trying the 90 day detox again, this is my second day and I also bought Respawn. Please pray for me, as I really want to see the detox to it's completion this time.

 

Thanks

 

Warrick