Jottrox

Hey, Thanks for sharing your story, definitely takes a lot of courage. One thing that has definitely helped me in deciding to quit video games is realizing that our love and addiction for them often has to do with the past. "This made me think back to the one game that was always peaceful to me: RuneScape. So I started again, from scratch on the Old School servers. I was 13 again". I can definitely relate with the RuneScape story and also Halo 3. I used to pour countless hours of my time when I was 12-13 on RuneScape, even though I only played on free to play servers. With Halo, I used to go over to a friend's house and play countless hours of online split-screen with him. The one thing I have realized, however, is that these games will never be the same to me. The beautiful thing about playing RuneScape, Halo, MW2, etc is that I played these games when I was younger, when gaming was still fresh, exciting, and I played with all my friends. Now that I'm a bit older, I've come to realize that these days are long gone. I've already played a bunch of shooters, games are really no longer exciting and just a way to fill time that I don't know what else to do with, and my friends are either playing other games or have other priorities. I will always cherish the memories I have of gaming with my friends, but those days are over. The idea of gaming, and the emotions in the past that I have associated with gaming, not the reality of it, are what kept me gaming excessively for so long.

Hey! I just joined as well. You can do it

New game quitter here. Completed the 90 day detox and am now almost 4 months without videogames. Although I've came a long way, I still have a lot of progress to make when it comes to new hobbies, coming to terms with the disconnect and disapproval from friends, etc. All in all I'm just looking to reach my full potential and not spend the rest of my life in front of a screen and actually experience life.