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Michael9

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  1. Hey y'all, Pre-pandemic, I casually played video games 1-2x/week. Once March 2020 hit alongside Warzone, I started gaming 6-7x/week. In the moment, I love it and enjoy it. I connect with old friends and family members that live 10 hrs away. But... - I game until midnight, and when I go to bed, I wake up my wife. Not fair to her after being asleep for 2 hours - I spend very little quality time with my wife since then - My work productivity has gone way down. And I've built other bad habits like scrolling through YT videos and wasting my time. It's hurting my career and volunteer work. - My posture is awful now and I rarely workout I really want to go back to casual gaming 1-2x/week, but I worry that I just won't be able to. Gaming is still important to me because it allows me to connect with old friends and siblings (I live 10 hrs away), so I really want to just simply cut it down to 1-2x/ week (like only Sundays and Wednesdays or something). Does anybody else struggle with this? Not wanting to give up gaming for the social aspect of connecting with friends or family that live far away? Most importantly, I feel bad that I won't be playing with them and they'll be disappointed/sad. This holds me back the most from giving it up entirely. Does anyone else feel this way? I hate the idea of giving it up completely due to the social aspect and stress relief. But right now, it just causes more stress and makes me neglect my family. Sorry to rant. First time I've posted to a community before. To put it simply, I want to play 1-2x/week, not 6-7x/week. Not playing with friends and family is what would hurt most.
  2. I feel this. Just joined and have the exact same challenges. I've mostly been a casual gamer. I'd play 1-2x/week for a few hours and get off at night at a reasonable hour to get enough sleep. Then March 2020 hit along with Warzone, and I find myself staying up 5-6x/week way too late. I don't have enough sleep before work, and try to take naps throughout the day (I work remote). It severely impacts my productivity, and I've simply lost my work ethic. Worse yet, I went from spending most nights with my wife playing board games, watching TV, or just talking/hanging out to now spending 1, maybe 2 nights a week with her. I struggle paying attention to our conversations and it's simply not fair to her. I've tried to uninstall games and sell my xbox, but that doesn't work. I wish I could go back to my original gaming attitude: 1-2/x week while going to bed at a reasonable time. All in all, I feel you. Hope we can both reach our goals with the help of this community.
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