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    Starting slow with yoga, any suggestions?

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    I took yoga in College and LOVED it. I want to get back into it but I am So out of shape and I have very little energy due to my thyroid + no exercise that I don't know how to get into it again without wearing myself out. Any suggestions would be great. :) I would like to do Yoga in a couple days so I have time to get all the backed up work done before hand.

    Sashi's Art

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    I have been drawing for years but video games kept me from practicing as much as I wanted to. I even made up my own character and intend to write some books and illustrate her into them. My art style is very... cutesy and kind of odd. I really enjoy it though, regardless of my odd art style. I won't be posting any game fan art and trust me, I drew loads of it. I hope the amount of art I am posting isn't a strain on the servers. I won't post all my art here, there is just too much. Here is a link to my DeviantArt if you want to see all my art, including game art I haven't removed yet. If you don't like furries or ponies, please disregard this forum post.

    http://sashikuchan.deviantart.com/

    Okay, here are some of my favorite drawings.

    Two of these are brand new, done in the past 2 days. The *true friends* sketch and the one with the little girl riding the cat. xD

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    Finally decided to quit for good.

    in Start Here & Introduction

    Posted

    Leah,

    Welcome! I'm a fellow quitter/relapser, and I can totally relate to ADHD worsening your addiction. I find that once you get away from gaming, ADHD (if managed correctly) can actually be a HUGE plus in getting stuff done, and engaging yourself in whichever tasks you decide to tackle. With a bit of self-experimentation and motivation, you will definitely find a way to channel your brainpower.

    The community here is great - lots of resources, journals, support, you name it. Hope you enjoy your stay!

     

    Thanks for your comment, I feel so relieved that people want to help and share their tips and stories with me.

    I actually just got diagnosed with ADHD 2 months ago. After that I suppose it was only a matter of time before I discovered the link between that and gaming.

    I actually LOVE to draw but have been way too involved in games to get a comic done I have been wanting to draw. I hope I can actually draw the comic out once I've recovered completely. The computer itself can be a bit addicting too, but I am going to push myself hard to not use it too much. I do have to draw on the computer as my vision isn't very good so I like to use painting programs like Paint Tool Sai to really zoom in and do tiny details in my work. I also mess up a lot, so the undo button is frequently used. :)

    I am sure you are right, I am trying to get treated for ADHD right now but I have had no luck getting medication.

    Anyway, thanks for your comment! ^^

     

    People here are more than welcoming when it comes to sharing personal experiences. It's great ^_^! I'm actually in a really similar situation; I got diagnosed with ADHD 3 months ago, and the only reason I bothered going in for testing was because I realized gaming got out of control.

    There's definitely a ton of artists here - check out some of the journals/threads, they post a lot of their work on here. As for the ADHD treatment, keep in mind there's a few different routes - I personally opted out of medication. Everyone's case is different, and you're not doomed if you can't get medication (definitely discuss this one with a doctor/psychiatrist, though). 

    Good luck with your first few days!!!

    yea, I wanted therapy more, but my therapist said that since my ADHD is rather severe that I should consider some lightweight medicines. I guess its worth a shot since my attention span is so small. I just want my life back really. If it helps me get there then I'll give it a try. :)

    Thanks~ I know its going to be hard at first. xD thanks for the wish of luck <3

    My Journal ~ A New Beginning

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    Update! :D

    ~~~ Intro ~~~

    So, the day is over. It wasn't that hard because I've gone a day or two before. I think the real hardship will begin in a few days when i start feeling the need to play them again. But, I won't let it get me this time..

    So, I just finished uninstalling every steam/origin/other game I had and already noticed one up side. I was running out of disk space due to all the games and only had about 200GB left. Now? I Have 700GB of 950GB. :) My drawings take up a lot of room because they are all PNG format as I'm a digital artist so i was getting worried that I would run out of room. Feels nice to see so much memory on my hard drive. Not only that but my desktop is no longer cluttered. its nearly empty which is a nice feeling. I also got rid of my Nick Valentine Desktop image and used an anime one instead. It was hard because Nick Valentine is my favorite video game character of all time, but I did it.

    I also noticed I still had blender installed. I have always been in love with 3D modeling and animation, maybe I can pick back up learning how to use it again. I aspired to be an animator at one time but I knew it was impossible though... My eyesight isn't the best so I don't think it could ever happen. Instead, I want to be an artist who sells commissions and maybe a translator. I took Japanese in college before I dropped out a couple of years ago and I loved it. I was actually going to join the honors society a few months before really bad things happened in my life and I went to gaming to avoid thinking about them. The first thing was my mother nearly getting beat to death by my brothers ex girlfriend who was addicted to some sort of drug. The cops say if I hadn't been there to pull that girl off her that she may very well have died. That sort of responsibility also stressed me out. I felt like I was responsible for my mothers well being when I couldn't even take care of myself.

    The second thing was very recent, in January actually. I was saving up money for property taxes and had most of it when... it all got stolen. 2000$ poof, gone. This was another thing that made my gaming worse. I didn't know how to deal with my life at all so for years I just blocked it out.

    Anyway, back to the present. I am going to clean my house tomorrow... It is horrible. There are dishes everywhere, clothes on the floor, and clutter as far as the eye can see. My desk is a mess too and my poor pet bird's cage is pretty dirty. I feel so bad about all of it. I took such good care of my house before everything. I can't wait to see it clean again.

    Well, that is all for today. Goodnight~

     

    ~~~Day 1~~~

    I slept most of the day. I watched a bunch of documentaries last night *a common ritual when I'm nervous about something* mostly because I wasn't tired at all. Which is very very odd. I have hypothyroidism so I am usually horribly exhausted unless I take my medicine daily *which I forget 50% of the time*. But last night I wasn't tired in the least and went to bed at 7am. I am going to stop watching if I can and go color or doodle with a pencil or maybe do a puzzle. I am already finding all sorts of things I want to do with my time now. I have a small list of little things to do when I'm bored and big things to do as goals. Hoping after I get this place clean I can start doing yoga. I also have mild scoliosis so my spine curves inward slightly which yoga I feel will help me with a lot. Sitting for years has made walking around for short distances very painful. Painful enough I have to sit down till the pain stops. This means sitting down in the middle of grocery stores.. which is horridly embarrassing. I am going to go start on my living room. If I can get one room done a day, I will be happy.

    Finally decided to quit for good.

    in Start Here & Introduction

    Posted

    Leah,

    Welcome! I'm a fellow quitter/relapser, and I can totally relate to ADHD worsening your addiction. I find that once you get away from gaming, ADHD (if managed correctly) can actually be a HUGE plus in getting stuff done, and engaging yourself in whichever tasks you decide to tackle. With a bit of self-experimentation and motivation, you will definitely find a way to channel your brainpower.

    The community here is great - lots of resources, journals, support, you name it. Hope you enjoy your stay!

     

    Thanks for your comment, I feel so relieved that people want to help and share their tips and stories with me.

    I actually just got diagnosed with ADHD 2 months ago. After that I suppose it was only a matter of time before I discovered the link between that and gaming.

    I actually LOVE to draw but have been way too involved in games to get a comic done I have been wanting to draw. I hope I can actually draw the comic out once I've recovered completely. The computer itself can be a bit addicting too, but I am going to push myself hard to not use it too much. I do have to draw on the computer as my vision isn't very good so I like to use painting programs like Paint Tool Sai to really zoom in and do tiny details in my work. I also mess up a lot, so the undo button is frequently used. :)

    I am sure you are right, I am trying to get treated for ADHD right now but I have had no luck getting medication.

    Anyway, thanks for your comment! ^^

    Finally decided to quit for good.

    in Start Here & Introduction

    Posted

    Welcome, Leah!  

    This community has really helped me find ways to feel good without the endless Steam-a-thon that just left me drained and exactly where I started.

    I'm sure you can some great activities (check out Cam's list of hobbies, I just printed it out).

    My first real guitar lesson is tomorrow, I found a guy who does house calls.  I'm so excited, even though I can barely tune and hold the thing.

    Actually busted out my library card.  Sure I could do the kindle/ipad thing, but I like the smell.  And I like the pace of the library.  I stay away from the terminals, though.

    Graphic novels are a great source of cool shit and cool characters, that's half of why I gamed anyway.  It's kind of a new golden age for comics.

    I recommend Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead or Invincible series, but there are so,so,so many others.

    Wish you the best, we're rooting for you.

     

    Out.

    I will certainly do my best. :)

    I am already feeling good about this community and actually feel like I can do it this time. Guitar huh? That's impressive. :)

    Oh! I loved reading before gaming! :D I had read the first 4 Harry Potter books about 5 times each. And sadly, I have a nice collection of graphic novels but I have only read 1 or 2 of them, or skimmed because I wanted to get back to playing.

    I also bought "The Zombie Survival Guide" last year and haven't even read it yet. I am going to read that as soon as I clean my house and get chores done. My house is a wreck to say the least...

    And yes, I loved the walking dead. :D

    Thanks so much for your suggestions and comment. I am so thankful!

    Finally decided to quit for good.

    in Start Here & Introduction

    Posted

    Hello everyone. I'm Leah, and I've tried to quit before. About 2 years ago I realized I was playing my life away i tried to quit but I had NO idea what I was supposed to do with the time I had gained and after a couple days of being bored as can be, I started right back up. I had no support at all, and all my "Friends" seemed to look down on me for quitting.

     

    I have been incredibly sick of games for about a year now and every morning I turn on my PC and sit in front of my 90+ Steam games, not wanting to play any of them. I have been making myself play them anyhow because of boredom and stress, which has only made me hate them more.

    I started gaming in my early twenties. I'm half blind due to my Optic nerve Hypoplasia so there is not a lot I can do on my own. Leaving the house is nearly impossible as I can't drive and I'm too poor to afford a cab, therefore, gaming was an easy fix... Except for the fact that I wasn't fixing anything. I was just trying to have the life I always wanted. Fantastic journeys to faraway lands, seeing things clearer than I could see them for real, being a heroine... And for a while it made me feel wonderful. I've never even left my home state before, so games were just a way for me to leave the house *in my own mind* and do something I couldn't actually do for real. Having ADHD only worsened my addiction, as boredom is something I don't cope with well.

    Now that I am quitting, I don't know how I will deal with the limitations again but I certainly have to try. I hope this will be a great community and that I will actually be able to quit once and for all with your help. <3

    Thanks for having me. <3

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