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jondolan1992

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  1. Hey Jacob, I fully believe in you, man. Your story sounds rough, but it doesn’t define you. Gaming doesn’t define you, and the regret of having lost so much time doesn’t define you. It’s never too late to start over, and I bet that you will have decades ahead of you to build a happy, purposeful, and fulfilling life. Wishing you well.
  2. Hey Greyson, I want you to know that I support you. I’m also an artist, actually a choir director, and I’m familiar with the detrimental effects that gaming can have on one’s craft. But I know that you, like so many of us, can learn to cope in new ways and continue to grow without gaming. I’m not going to pretend I know what it’s like to be in your shoes, because I don’t. At the end of the day, we’re all just people trying to figure out our place in the world, and my take is that we only have one shot at it. So why not make it the best shot possible? Anyways, I hope you found this encouraging. I’m wishing you the best of luck, man.
  3. Hey everyone, my name is Jonny and I’m deciding to quit gaming for good. Well, honestly, this is my third attempt at quitting. I had first quit in 2017 with the help of Respawn, and life was awesome! I felt like I had a lot of forward momentum and things were looking up. Then I broke my wrist. On top of that, i went through an excruciating series of surgeries. My life was seemingly pulled out from under me. So, to cope and pass time, I started gaming again. In that instance, I gamed for about 3 months, then stopped. I decided I wanted to try again at building healthy, productive skills outside of gaming. I stopped again for about a year, then relapsed earlier this year. On reflecting, I think I got back into gaming to cope with stress as well as create a sense of purpose. The irony is that I feel the most depressed, lonely, and helpless that I ever have in my life. I’m desperately looking to pull back this crutch so that I can sort my life once again. I’d love to hear your thoughts on how to build community as a young adult. I dived pretty hard into my career, only to find years later that I have very few significant connections, which is heartbreaking. Anyways, thanks for reading!
  4. Hey all, Just thought I’d check in for an update. I am officially 21 days free of gaming, and absolutely thrilled! I am finding that I have time to deal with my emotions rather than run from them. As a result, I built the courage to get out of a relationship I knew was bad for me. Although the fallout is still rough, I know it was the right decision for me. As a school teacher, I find myself fantasizing about what I am going to do over the Summer. Admittedly, gaming has been one of those fantasies. However, I counteract this by reminding myself of who I want to be. Here’s to striving for another 21 days and more!
  5. I am officially nine days in. This is the longest I’ve gone in a short while without video games, and I have felt incredibly hopeful and optimistic about the future. Sure, there are moments where I have had cravings and thought about going back. But ultimately, I am glad I have gotten this far. I found that most of my cravings were on the weekend when I didn’t have to work, therefore I’ll be sure to structure my next weekend with a lot of fun and engaging activities. With all that, I realized today that I have never mourned mine and my ex-girlfriend’s relationship. To give context, my ex-girlfriend was the woman of my dreams... at least at first. Yet over time she became controlling and manipulative. Though I don’t regret the break up, I cannot help but miss some of the great times we had. And although today’s realization was painful, I think that it was an important one and one of that I may not have realized if I did not quit playing video games.
  6. Thanks Cam, i want to write that I really admire everything that you have done for the game quitting community. I have found your videos inspiring and insightful. Although quitting video games is a difficult and sometimes heart-wrenching process, I find solace know that others like you have done it successfully.
  7. Hey all, My name is Jonny, and I have been gaming since as far back as I can remember. I started at a really young age - probably around 3 or 4 - through playing with my sister and/or dad. We had a lot of fun playing together, and I absolutely felt that it was a way to help us bond. From there, my parents got me a TV for my room, and everything changed for the worse. I would lock myself in my room for hours playing video games, shutting myself away from everything else. This pattern continued on-and-off through middle and high school. However, it didn't become apparent that I had a problem with gaming until I got into college. I was able to skate through high school and get pretty good grades with minimal effort, and I thought that my gaming intake was normal for a guy my age. However, when I got into college, I found that I had to truly apply myself to be successful. Eventually, I concluded that I could be successful in college and quit gaming, or quit college, play video games and feel mediocre about myself. Fortunately, I was able to quit gaming for a few years. I went through the game quitters cycle once, and found that it helped me ENORMOUSLY! It gave me the conventions I needed to restructure my life in a healthy way. Unfortunately, I ended up returning to gaming when I broke my wrist and had to have surgery. Although I knew it was dangerous for me to venture into gaming again, I felt that it was the only thing to numb myself from the incessant post-surgery pain and profound boredom. Fast forward a year, and I have "quit" and relapsed at least ten times. I have since moved into an apartment by myself and work at a pretty demanding job, which I have found both to be stressful. With that, I am having difficulty restructuring my life after having moved out on my own. Therefore, I ashamedly resort to gaming or smoking weed to cope with my emotions. I feel so ashamed, defeated, helpless, and guilty. I can remember how happy I was when I quit, and I want so desperately to quit for good. Thanks for reading, everyone.
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