Jump to content

NEW VIDEO: The EASIEST Way to Stop Gaming

Martinof

Members
  • Posts

    66
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by Martinof

  1. So maybe listen to a different genre of music that doesn't remember you your addictions. I think that stopping too many things (games, junk food, soda, porn, music) may be too much to handle on the long term. And that you may relapse because of that. If you think you can handle it, good luck
  2. Why do you stop listening to music ? This can be wonderful for your morale
  3. Don't do that, almost anything but that.
  4. As I said, try to avoid any content related to videogames. If you are addicted to wow, writing some fiction about it isn't a good idea I think. You are fueling the desire to play this game. You can still write some fantasy fiction, but it should be really different that the wow universe. I was thinking about lord of the rings, but there are a lot of common elements (orcs, elves, dragons, etc.). It could be about Greek mythology for example.
  5. Hi, when I decided to go back to gaming, it was because I didn't want to miss new things in the game (guild wars 2 is an online game, with regular updates). And the fact that I spent so much time doing nothing really productive (a lot of surfing on the internet) : at least I could be "productive" in the game, by getting "achievements", rewards, etc. I would check the website of the game, and their forum, to see the new contents, the current topics. Now I don't check these sites, so I am not tempted. When I was gaming, it was during almost all the evening after work (and a part of the night), and it could be almost all the weekend : so a huge part of my free time (with little sleep and sometimes meals skipped). I want to have enough time for subjects that are important to me : languages, sport... And I want a tidy home, because it's a mess.
  6. Day 2 ✔️ As I said, I relaxed (music, surfing on the web, a bit of a tv show...) and did some chores. I haven't done a lot of chores, but it was better than nothing. I spent more time with my family. I practiced Spanish, but I didn't work out. I'll try to do this today. I went to bed pretty late (~2am), I could have done better. But since my primary objective for now is not playing games, it's ok for me. I wasn't even tempted at all 🙂 I also used excel to write all the tasks done yesterday, with green check marks. I write also about Spanish and work out, and put a red x mark if it's not done.
  7. I watch these shows on my computer (download or streaming). For the epic music, I listen currently the youtube channel "really slow motion" (ultra frost, maelstrom...). There are similar channels, like audiomachine, immediate music. I listen to relaxing music too, like Ludovico Einaudi (divenire, primavera). You should avoid any content that could trigger the desire to play again, it's too risky. I don't listen the music related to my game for example, because I will want to play again if I do ^^
  8. You're looking for the excitement you had in these games. You can find it elsewhere, for me I can find it in music (for example : epic music), or exciting tv shows (the boys, attack on titan, etc.). It won't be exactly the same, but at least there won't be all the negative impacts of the games. You can watch funny things too. I see you work out a lot, I guess you can have some nice sensations in your muscles. There are a lot of different things we can do in the real world, that give joy, excitement, good feelings.
  9. Yes, that's me ^^ Boredom is my main problem when I relapse. I have to keep me busy with other things. And the fact that I will miss some "rewards"/content in the game (daily, weekly, monthly...). Thank you, I relax and do some chores for now. It's satisfying to get rid of these chores ^^
  10. Day 1 ✔️ After work, I spent the evening chilling, no pressure. I listened to music, and even danced a bit ^^. I spent a lot of time on the internet. There was a bit of content related to video games on 9gag and youtube. It wasn't tempting this time, but it can be a problem later. I spent a few minutes practicing Spanish (duolingo), it's been a long time I wanted to do it, that was nice. No meal skipped, and I went to bed earlier than usual. In general it's around 2-3 am, and I need to wake up around 7 during the week for work, so it's can be really exhausting (daily reset in the game is at 2 am in spring and summer, and 1 am in fall and winter). And this time I went to bed before 1 am, and I could do it before midnight, but my partner needed help. So day 2 and day 3 are the weekend, I can't spend it chilling, or I'll get bored and be tempted to play. I have a lot of things to do at home (housework, tidy up, etc.), and I need to work on that. I will spend also more time with my family (partner and daughter). There are others things I want to do to feel good about myself : sport (workout) and language (Spanish).
  11. Hi, don't give up, keep trying ! It's better to restart at day 1 than staying down. If you try, you might succeed. If you stop trying, you won't succeed.
  12. Hi, after reading a lot of things on this forum for a long time, I finally start my own journal. I uninstalled my game (guild wars 2) last night, after too much gaming. I can't even count how many times I uninstalled and reinstalled this game. So October 15 is Day 0 ✔️ I will post today's result tomorrow, but I'm quite confident it will be ok. I think the best I did was about 3 weeks without gaming. But in general I resist only a few days. I hope I will get rid of it definitely, my use of this game (and other games also) is too harmful : not enough sleep, skipping meals... Wish me luck ! Martinof
  13. Hi Peter ! I am looking for the same thing. I think having an accountability buddy will help me to avoid relapse. I'm 30, and I live in France. Romain
×
×
  • Create New...