jtaborda42

Hello, Jared. First off, thank you for sharing your story. I really related to a lot of what you shared and made me experience analogous emotions. The anxiety and fear that you described with stopping gaming, selling your consoles, etc. is you taking the dive into the unknown. Reading this, I had the similar fear and anxiety when I decided to quit gaming several years ago. Yes, I struggled and even relapsed but (to my observation and understanding) it was because I was afraid of the unknown. Afraid of losing the communication with the community that I built over the years and the sense of certainty (i.e. going to the same restaurant and ordering the same thing every time). You may feel alone when you leave but I highly encourage you to trust the process. You will find a supportive community and eventually...find out what is your gift that you can give back to the world. If there is anything that I can share with you from one of my many mentors is this: I can. I will. I must. Now, add some context to that. I can quit video games. I will quit video games. I must quit video games. I'm excited for you and your journey. I hope that this forum will be of great help for you. Cheers!

Welcome to the forum, Brendan! Thank you for sharing your experience with what gaming has had on your life and kudos to you for taking action on taking back control of your life! This is a great investment that you have done for yourself. Looking forward to seeing your journey with gamequitters. 🙂

Hey, Luna! Great to meet you and good to see you on the forum. First of all, thank you for sharing your story and kudos to you for taking action! Reading your story about going on a League of Legends binge, I can relate to that. It was hard to walk away from it (especially considering on how much money I have burned on the game) but I had to come to terms with it: I'm not going to get that money back and it's best to move on. Happy to help you with your journey! 🙂

Hey, PolarBear! Great to have you on the forum. Thank you for sharing your story and for taking the steps to quit for good. The first step is usually the hardest step to do, which is saying 'enough is enough' and taking action. Kudos to you for joining. Looking forward to help you with your journey.