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You've got a lot of stresses in your life, it is very easy to see how gaming would have helped cope with this. It's hard to see the forest through the trees sometimes but I agree with the others, focus on yourself. Try to be the best man you can be, for yourself, for your kids. Be 1% better everyday and you'll pull through this.

Day 5: May 10th, 2019 I went golfing for the first time this year! I got to try out my new driver for the first time, discovered I need lots more practice with my driver.. I'm not hitting it straight. But anyway, I got much better as the game went on and am really excited to play a bunch of golf this summer. I ate pretty well today but not perfect. I had a few snacks that maybe I should not have had but it was still a really good day for food. I went for about 40 minutes of walking today plus all the walking from golf and 40 mins of cardio exercises at the gym PLUS leg workouts. So yeah.. I consider it a really good health day. I also got another job interview set for tuesday next week! Very exciting. I will spend some time preparing over the weekend.. I will be very happy if I can get this job. I had a craving for a Sprite today and I thought I was going to have one but I just drank a bunch of water instead and after a few minutes it went away. Small craving for fap today also but I changed my activity immediately and it went away. No gaming. I will try to study for a little while now and maybe read a little. Another great day on my journey to a new life. 5 days since I played a video game 5 days since I watched porn 5 days since I smoked weed 5 days since I ate junk food 5 days since I drank pop

Day 4: May 9th, 2019 Kind of a boring and uneventful day for the most part. I'm off to such a good start with my weight loss and diet program that I decided to weigh myself this morning (trying not to weigh in more than twice a week) and I'm down 2.6 lbs in only 3 days. Pretty encouraging start. I used one of those online weight calculators today and apparently I'm still 35 pounds away from being a "healthy" body weight for my height. Yikes. Whatever, I don't care. I'm going to lose all of it this year and I'm going to get into the best shape of my life. And if I continue eating so well and getting so much physical activity in.. I could be like.. 20-30 pounds down by the end of my detox. I'll set the bar at 20.. I can definitely do that. Didn't game, didn't have any urges. I'm so disgusted with gaming and what it did to me I just don't see myself failing. I really think this is going to stick. Going to just relax for a bit now before sleep in a couple hours. Another successful day. 4 days since I played a video game 4 days since I watched porn 4 days since I smoked weed 4 days since I ate junk food 4 days since I drank pop

Day 3: May 8th, 2019 Today was another successful and rewarding day. 3 Healthy meals and healthy snacks. Crushed it at the gym, worked out biceps and shoulders today as well as 45 mins of cardio exercises. I also did a bunch of walking today.. an hour in the forest and another hour walking to the grocery store and back to pick up some things. I've been finding all the exercise and walking time very therapeutic.. I get a lot of time to think about my goals and dreams and planning my days. Its only day 3 but damn I'm excited and feeling good. I wish I could skip ahead to day 10..20..30..45 to see all the changes stack up. I found some time to do a little studying for my A+ certification exam as well. I don't miss gaming at all...so far. Even if I wanted to play games.. I don't see it happening. I uninstalled every game I own on my PC and PS4 and unplugged my PS4. I don't see a situation where I go thru all that hassle just to game.. I'll find something more productive to do now. I am going to work a little on my respawn program now and maybe watch a bit of netflix or read a little before sleep in a couple hours. Another step in the right direction, bring on day 4. It's been 3 days since I played a video game It's been 3 days since I watched porn It's been 3 days since I smoked weed It's been 3 days since I ate junk food It's been 3 days since I drank pop

Yes, I think the book could help you. You will understand why you do certain things even though you don't want to. It should be really helpful with trying to break bad habits and create new good ones. Thanks for reading! I will check in with your journey as well, I wish you well.

Day 2: May 7th, 2019. Today was a lot like yesterday in many ways. I started the day by cooking myself a healthy breakfast and then I went to the gym for strictly cardio exercises. I got a good workout in and then I went for a long walk.. maybe 70 mins or so. The rest of my meals were very healthy and I didn't eat or drink anything I wasn't supposed to. I spent some time reading Atomic habits by James Clear today as well. It will be the 2nd time through for me but its an excellent book, both motivating and educational. Really really helps me understand the idea of habit formation and why I became so addicted to gaming in the first place. Strongly recommend it to anyone. I went for a 2nd walk in the early evening.. about 45 minutes. My legs are so tired from all the work today but that's a good thing. And then I even found some time to finally study my IT school work again. I haven't touched it in months so this was a huge step.. really hopeful I can find time to study nearly everyday moving forward. Didn't get up to much else that was too exciting. So far I've experienced no urge to game, and maybe some small junk food cravings but nothing that could be considered a close call. Day 2 was a huge success and I can't wait to keep going. That's it for today. ? It's been 2 days since I played a video game It's been 2 days since I watched porn It's been 2 days since I smoked weed It's been 2 days since I ate junk food It's been 2 days since I drank pop

Thanks for reading and replying! I definitely understand your concern. I was also thinking that it might be a challenge to do all of this at once as well. I think I will continue to evaluate on a daily basis and maybe make some adjustments if needed. It's still so early in my journey, but so far so good. Thanks again, I wish you success on your journey as well.

Welp. Here we go. This is where I will be documenting my journey through the 90 day detox program. Alongside the 90 day gaming detox, I have chosen to also do no porn for 90 days and hopefully forever, as well as a complete overhaul of my diet. All in all it will be 90 days of no gaming at all, no porn, no smoking weed, no junk food, and no sugar drinks. I'll be sharing my thoughts and daily activities as I see fit. I'm hoping being this vulnerable will be a really therapeutic experience for me. So.. I guess this is where I get started. Day 1: May 6th, 2019. Today I started my day by cooking myself a healthy breakfast and then I headed to the gym. I worked on chest and back at the gym as well as cardio exercises. Then I went for 2 walks today all combined it was probably an hour and a half of walking. My meals were all very healthy. I bought a new golf driver for myself today, I'm planning on really throwing myself into golf this summer as an alternative to gaming. Now I'm going to work on my Respawn program stuff a little bit before I watch a little TV and prep for sleep. I experienced no cravings for gaming or any other vices today. All in all I'm very happy with my day 1. That's all for now. It's been 1 day since I played a video game It's been 1 day since I watched porn It's been 1 day since I smoked weed It's been 1 day since I ate junk food It's been 1 day since I drank pop

Hello all. My name is Michael. I'm a 33 year old Canadian who finally realized how much of a negative impact gaming has had on my life. A few days ago I found game quitters on YouTube, then I spent the whole weekend watching a bunch of Cam's videos and it all hit me so hard.. I've been addicted to gaming for more than half of my entire life. I want to quit gaming because I'm sick of not reaching my potential, sick of wasting my time. When I'm gaming I'm not thinking about all of my problems, I'm just focused on achieving the next goal in whatever game I happen to be obsessed with at the time. I just feel so incredibly unfulfilled in so many ways. Last night I purchased Respawn and got started with the worksheets and videos. I'm actually so excited to get started. I've already hung up my worksheets beside my bed so I can remind myself of why I'm doing this. I'm going to be spending the next 90 days completely transforming my life. I'll be doing the 90 day gaming detox as well as no more porn, no more smoking weed, no more junk food and no more pop. Here's some of the things I will be doing in the next 90 days instead of wasting my summer playing games: Completely changing my diet and working out 4-7 times a week. As well as learning as much as I can about nutrition. Going for many walks Working on becoming a much better golfer / Playing a lot of golf Taking up recreational tennis with friends and family Reading all kinds of books. Mostly self development stuff. Studying for IT certifications (graduated from IT school in july 2018.. still haven't found a job in the industry) Learning to cook new things and try new foods. Keeping a journal here on the forum about my experience. As well as watching all of Cam's videos to stay inspired And hopefully many more exciting things. So yeah, that's my story. I tried to be brief. I'll be starting my journal later tonight. Hopefully I'll get to know some of you over the next 90 days and beyond. I want to be featured on one of Cam's videos someday! Be well friends, Michael