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Day 25 - Rainy Saturday What an extreme weather change...yesterday it was beautiful and sunny. Today it's rainy, windy and overcast...good ol' British weather lol. Yesterday went really well in regards to the detox and I had no cravings what-so-ever, even whilst showing someone my entire steam library (all 137 games haha). I spent the majority of the day with family and had a good time with them all, even though around 4:30pm I felt so tired and my eyes were really heavy! I hope this goes soon, if it doesn't I may have to look into different food choices and perhaps adding a bit of exercise in. I'm not too sure what I'm going to be doing today, I may spend a few minutes after I write this journal and decide what my goals are today. It could possibly be that I just spend today relaxing and go watch some sports games with my dad. It's one of those days where staying in and chilling could be on the cards lol ^^ What I'm Grateful For: My WillpowerMy FamilyHaving A Roof Over My HeadThe Lilies Which Smell AwesomeToday's Agenda: No idea Perhaps Relax?Who KnowsI Like Energy Drinks

Welcome mate It definitely sounds like you're in the right place, a lot of people can't accept they are addicted to something and keep making excuses to shroud the fact they are addicted. You've already come to terms with things and that's great . You'll find lots of helpful tips and people on this forum and I would advise you start writing a Journal over in the Journal Entry area...that's if you haven't already. Gaming has the ability to suck the life (time) out of people, I've gone close to a month now without gaming and I cant tell you how enlightening it's been. Don't get me wrong the first 3 or so weeks were fairly hard, but from writing here and keeping my mind busy with Netflix, Hobbies and family, it's been manageable. All the best and hopefully look forward to reading your journal

Keep up the good work buddy!

Great question...I suffered with agoraphobia and social anxiety and managed to beat it whilst gaming. I think on the contrary it actually allowed me to zone out for a while and forget about my anxiety for a little bit. I know that stress affected my Anxiety more than anything else, so if you are becoming stressed over gaming then you shouldn't really be doing it! In the end you need to face what your anxiety is head-on and challenge the demons so-to speak. I'm now on day 24 (nearly 25) and my anxiety hasn't gone up or down. I can tell you my anger levels have gone down slightly, so if anger triggers your anxiety then perhaps that could be a problem. But all in all gaming didn't affect my anxiety personally. If you have any more question feel free to ask I wrote a whole book on how I beat Anxiety .

Day 24 - Beautiful Sunny Easter Friday Just got back from a awesome little walk to the shop, in this sunny weather. I was feeling a little bit down so needed to get out of the house. I stopped by my mum and dad's to visit too, was nice catching up a little bit. Today I plan to get a little bit of work done, but today is mainly going to be dedicated to research. Also sorry if these journals are a bit random and poorly written, I'm using these as a way to get the thoughts off of my mind. Yesterday in regards to work was fantastic...I managed to get the majority of it done. Also for the first time since doing this detox I didn't really think about gaming, which is definitely a step forward! So the daytime was definitely good...night time not so. We ordered take-in again, the local shop's website screwed up and ended up ordering twice. In short, I'm now down £14 down and last night was the first time since the detox started that I felt the rage and anger I felt whilst gaming. That was the sign I needed to stop ordering junk food! Apart from that incident, yesterday went pretty well. The only other thing I'm noticing is the tiredness lately...I think it may be due to me not gaming. When I was gaming I was always wired and hardly tired. It was almost at the point where I had trouble sleeping, but now it's completely the opposite lol. I think my brain is kind of adjusting to a normal life where my mind and body aren't always rushing with dopamine and endorphins etc from gaming. I hope that's the case haha. Anyways I've written enough for today...until next time...you stay classy San Diego! (you get a Like if you can name the film this is from ) What I'm Grateful: The ability to walk in this sunny weather.Monster Energy Great NeighborsToday's Agenda: Walk to the shop.Write in my journal.Do some work research.Upload a Video.Do some Publishing work.

@Mark1520 That's a fantastic way of approaching the day!

Day 23 - Feeling Productive If anyone works from homes I think they can relate to the struggle of balancing work life with family and other stuff. The past couple of days I've felt quite lethargic and non-productive which in return has led to no work being done. I've perhaps made the odd paragraph or two on certain blog posts and my upcoming book, but nothing actually substantial. Today I feel ten times better after last night's mini achievement though, from me simply resisting a whole days worth of gaming and such is so empowering. I've woken up with a renewed vigor and I plan to smash all of my goals today! I think I was pressuring myself too much with the whole fat loss thing. My primary goal is to now keep this detox up and eventually the improved willpower will start going over to other aspects of my life such as work, fat loss and such. I will still try to lose fat too, but I wont be doing it seriously like my gaming detox. My brain only handles one task at a time, but when my brain does focus it tends to just plough through anything in it's way. I literally just finished that sentence and the post came... This sticker is awesome! I need to find out where to put it now. Wow it's amazing how a sticker can boost your morale so much What I'm Grateful For: Cam & This ForumBirds chirping outside (I will try to video them soon)My WillpowerToday's Agenda: Finish Off 2 Blog PostsFinish Some Book Publishing WorkLearn Something NewAnyways I'll catch you guys soon, I need to go to work .

Live Update OK I ALMOST gamed...glad I didn't to be honest. I want to do this detox now purely for the willpower point of view. I've never completed much in my life and it will be nice to finally complete something! Anyways its about half 11 in the evening here, I have a headache and im tired so i may just go bed in a sec. Cya tomorrow peeps.

Cenarius is awesome ^^, have fun tomorrow on your hike! Enjoy the fresh air.

Below is what a typical day looks like for me: Breakfast: x2 Wholemeal toast with jam, x1 Banana Lunch: Wholemeal Sandwich (With some of of meat in it), x1 Small Apple, x1 Small Orange Snack: Few Pickles and maybe another orange. Dinner: Now this is where It goes wrong...dinner sometimes leads to a take-out of some degree and typically where I screw it up. Normally around dinner time I would be gaming, so I wouldn't really care for food as much.

I am in Bedfordshire, in Flitwick if you know it, basically between Bedford and Luton. I haven't been doing the gaming detox, mainly just been been cutting down the hours of gaming I do per week atm but might start the detox in the future if need be Yeah yeah I know it, have some family there :), what a small world ^^. N yeah I'm coming up to a month's detox I may start again moderately to see how it goes.

Yeh I know, but I'm just efficient (lazy) and prefer to quote it all

DUDE I'm from Houghton Regis! Where abouts you from? Are you still on the gaming detox?

Day 22 - The Ultimate Test Incoming! As I write this journal I have a friend round who I'm letting install games on my computer to play. (hes bored slightly autistic and im giving him something to do) This will be a true test of my willpower, it'll be fun to see how it goes! All good so far though. Yesterday I didn't do one ounce of work and spent the whole day just learning about bonsai and taking care of my current one. I felt pretty down yesterday so I think I can forgive myself lol. Then I went to bed around 11pm which is mega early for me! Not an exciting day to document by any means, but hey ho...we have those sort of days I guess. Today I'm going to spend a little time with my matey and hopefully do some work afterwards. Oh and yesterday my eating went pretty well, I remained under my calories so all good. What I'm Grateful For: Bonsai TreesFriendsEarly NightsToday's Agenda: Avoid TemptationRemain with my healthy lifestyleTry to finish off some workWrite In JournalThanks for reading, cya soon peeps.

Yeah I may check out the audio book suggestion, perhaps learning Spanish in audio book form. Yeah I'm pretty good at craftmanship, but at around 10pm and with no space or money it'd be quite hard for me ^^. Unfortunately were not having a baby anymore...girlfriend did another test and she wasn't pregnant so I think it was just a faulty test maybe Sorry to hear about the false pregnancy, but then again.....it must have been a reality check too, in regards to the responsibility involved with raising a child? Expenses, discipline, lack of sleep, etc. Best prepare for it when it does happen. Yeah, well I knew everything involved and we kind of had everything planned. What will be will be I guess.

Day 64, blimey good job Mario! Yeah Every now and again I watch perhaps one gaming video to see how my urges are holding up. To tell you the truth, it isn't as bad as I thought it would be and I can agree with you that it is rather boring when you don't play anymore.

Good job on still going strong! I only have to watch something on the TV and I get the urge to play a certain game haha. It's great that your girlfriend is supportive. My main trigger, was boredom though...are you sure you aren't just bored? Keep up the good work.

Lol that is very true! Some games I tend to go auto-pilot though so, it's not as energy demanding as one might think ^^ Day 21: Need To Lost Some Fat! Yesterday I weighed in and noticed I put on some weight, so today is the start of my healthy regime. After this I'll go and exercise on the bike and make sure I eat healthy all day. I managed to complete my goals I set for myself yesterday and managed to stay away from gaming. It's going to be a short journal entry today as I want to try to start work I bit earlier. What I'm Grateful For: Beautiful Spring DayFamilyFriendsToday's Agenda: Work on my site for a few hours.Work on some book publishing.Write in Journal.Exercise and stretch.Cya tomorrow!

Yeah I may check out the audio book suggestion, perhaps learning Spanish in audio book form. Yeah I'm pretty good at craftmanship, but at around 10pm and with no space or money it'd be quite hard for me ^^. Unfortunately were not having a baby anymore...girlfriend did another test and she wasn't pregnant so I think it was just a faulty test maybe

Only just seen this and I started on the 1st ...I'm still going strong! No Games.Grow my businessI've done both so far.

This is what I do:] Haha just kidding.I find something new to try.I read books, go out for a walk or w/e. I basically think what do I not feel like doing right now? And that's what I will do.Sure gets me out of the boredom lol Side note: If I had a girflfriend i'd just had sex with her.. Like what the hell, no brainer... Try a new sex position or role playing I've had my allotted sexy time for this month ...so that's out of the option lol!

Hi and welcome to the forum! It honestly depends on your taste in regards to what you do and will enjoy, for me personally I'm filling the void by doing the following: Bonsai Trees (Maintenance, Learning etc.)WorkWriting (I run a blog and write books)Watch NetflixLearning SpanishGardeningLearn new skills on the internet (YouTube etc)D.I.YWhat I plan do to in the future to accompany what I already do (within like a years time or something): KarateYogaWatching my Favorite Football team (soccer).BodybuildingRugby (maybe)Good luck with the Detox, just remember to keep busy.

Glad I made you laugh haha ^^, unfortunately I live in quite a rough area with lots of house around, we have a few fields but it's not the nicest of walks. I may have to try this and read a little bit more. I have a few books I can read at the moment so I could meditate for 15 mins, then read a little bit afterwards. Thanks for the tips guys.

Day 20: Another Monday, Another Week Yesterday was great in the day, I kept myself busy and managed to get quite a bit done. When night time came around though, that's when the real challenge arose. I wrote in the other forum about this but, during the evening I had literally nothing to do and I was too tired to learn anything, but also not tired enough for me to sleep. I was just sitting at my computer staring at the screen and was very close to installing a game to play! In the end I didn't and managed to cope enough. After the detox if I decide to play games again I could moderate it to only playing around that sort of time for like only 1 or 2 hours. On today's agenda though I will be doing the normal work day stuff, I will be doing a Tech Solution video and blog plus some book publishing work. After I've written this, I'll be relaxing for 10 minutes then, it's work time! I need to also focus on what I eat and try to exercise at some point each day, because since I've quit gaming I've put on a few pounds. What I'm Grateful For: Beautiful Sunny DayBananasFamilyToday's Agenda: Work for a few hoursStretch and exerciseWrite in journalLearn something new

Lol she watches things like The Only Way Is Essex and I just refuse to watch that stuff. I may have to think of something to do once they day's end has come. May just meditate or something.