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Day #4 no games Gratitude journal Today I am grateful that I was able to go home for lunch and have a quick break from the hospital One amazing thing that happened/I did today Had lunch with my husband Workout/run Didn’t Meditation headspace ap did 10 minute guided meditation ex 3 Visualisation Picturing my success at not playing video games when I go off call on Tuesday Daily affirmation forgiving myself is yes, still harder than forgiving others Reading + taking notes Plan to read a few chapters and take notes on them - nearing half wayThe Dragon Reborn Getting to bed before 10pm Worked until 2300 will likely be up all night with work Weekly Goal(s) Uninstall games from my gaming laptop It’s tucked away at home Set to do on Tuesday Monthly Goal Read, write, meditate daily 3 Month Goal 90 days video game free What went well today: Work was incredibly busy this evening but I finished all of my documentation and billing and now have some time to myself before I have to get back at it What I could have done to make my day better: Not sure What I will do differently tomorrow: Take the stairs more often while at work.

Day #3 without video games Gratitude Journal today was a busy day at work. Helped to take my mind off things. my coworkers were fun and easy going One amazing thing that happened/I did today Reconnected with an old friend Workout/run Didn’t get to Meditation headspace ap 5 minute guided meditation #2 Visualisation Focusing on what I will do when I come off my call stretch in 3 days Daily affirmation forgiving myself is still harder than forgiving others Reading + taking notes Didn’t have time unfortunately Getting to bed before 10pm Well it’s 2228 now so not gonna happen Weekly Goal(s) Uninstall games from my gaming laptop It’s tucked away at home Monthly Goal Read, write, meditate daily 1/3 today 3 Month Goal 90 days video game free What went well today: Gaming urge low but then again didn’t have any time really until now What I could have done to make my day better: could have carved out a few more 5 minute breaks maybe What I will do differently tomorrow: Take mini breaks as I can.

@CornishGameHen thank you for the welcome. Day #2 Gratitude journal Today I am grateful that I slept all night and didn’t get paged One amazing thing that happened/I did today Bought a key lime pie for my spouse Workout/run Planned walk this evening Meditation Downloaded headspace ap did introductory 5 minute guided meditation Visualisation Working on it Daily affirmation forgiving myself is harder than forgiving others Reading + taking notes Plan to read a few chapters and take notes on them The Dragon Reborn Getting to bed before 10pm On call, will try Weekly Goal(s) Uninstall games from my gaming laptop It’s tucked away at home Monthly Goal Read, write, meditate daily 3 Month Goal 90 days video game free What went well today: When I got the urge to play a gam on my phone I downloaded duolingo and started learning Hawaiian (I’m Hawaiian) What I could have done to make my day better: Eat breakfast, limited myself to 2 cups of coffee instead of three What I will do differently tomorrow: Eat breakfast

My name is Keala and Ksets is the first username i ever used in a gaming forum so thought it was a good one to use here. I am a physician that specializes in pediatric critical care and have been out of my training for some time now. I always told myself that i wasnt addicted to video games because i was able to successfully navigate my way through undergrad, medical school, residency, fellowship and the first 15 years of my career post training all while gaming. I have come to realize that i have missed out on a lot and I am working on being more mindful of my time in the present and future. Gaming was always my de-stressor, if bad things happened in the ICU then I immersed myself in world of warcraft or swtor or whatever was on my phone and handy for a few days after coming off call. It seemed ok and appropriate at the time but i know now that i missed out on valuable time with family and with myself. Day #1 without gaming Gratitude journal Today I am grateful that i found this resource. One amazing thing that happened/I did today I registered for this site. Workout/run Plan for yoga for 30 minutes when my workload decreases. Meditation 5 minutes of self-compassion break, Dr Kristen Neff's website https://self-compassion.org/category/exercises/ Visualisation journaling daily Daily affirmation to treat myself as i would a friend in need Reading + taking notes currently on a re-read of the Dragon reborn, wheel of time series. plan to read and take notes on at least 2 chapters Getting to bed before 10pm i will plan for it but I am on call so I might sleep all night, for part of it or none Weekly Goal(s) delete all games from my phone, and uninstall games on my laptop Monthly Goal read daily, write daily, meditate daily 3 Month Goal 90 days without video games What went well today: signing up for this site What I could have done to make my day better: communicated with my husband more effectively What I will do differently tomorrow: eat breakfast

hello and thanks for the forum. I am a 47 year old who has been playing video games well pretty much since they were created. I am currently seeing a counselor/therapist who specializes in mindfulness practice and he recommended i look into this community. thank you in advance for the opportunity and support.