Denki

Day XX I haven't really been keeping track of exactly how many days it's been. I figure it's been over a month now since I last played a game on my computer. Occasionally I do feel cravings to play Skyrim. My attention span has gotten slightly better. I'm still struggling to read books. But hopefully,as I detox, I'll be able to better read books. A horrible thing happened in my life that finally gave me my wake up call. I don't know if it's too late to make amends or not, but regardless of what happens, I will hopefully never touch a game again.

Alright, so I'm starting this journal midway around my gaming detox I think I've stopped playing computer games for about 2 weeks now. It was pretty in these previous weeks. But now, the withdrawal is getting to me. I find myself randomly thinking about Skyrim all of a sudden. I still play some casual mobile games such as CoC and Boom Beach since they don't require you to constantly play it. Especially at the higher levels where upgrades take days to complete. But I do hope to eventually quit mobile games as well. Been borrowing books from my library to try to return a bit to my childhood. In my childhood, I used to love reading books. Somewhere along the way, I became addicted to games instead. Initially, I noticed that my attention span became much shorter. I could only read half a page before my mind drifted off somewhere else. I simply couldn't properly read a book. But now it's a bit better and I can concentrate on a few pages at a time. Sorry for the ranted and eventual grammar error. English isn't my native language. Let's all support each other!

So, we all know that games like MOBAs, MMORPGs, Hearthstone and FPS games are pretty addictive. They're designed to be that way But what about point-and-click graphical adventure games? Have any of you found them to be as addictive as the above-mentioned games? Do they stimulate dopamine releases as much as say, Overwatch for example?

I've been thinking on how I wanna approach quitting games. This is the start of my journey towards quitting/reducing my videogame playing So I wanna ask, has any of you here tried to just limit videogames to once or twice a week instead of going cold turkey? Or is it easy to relapse into the addiction even if you only play 1-2 times a week?

Hey all I'm new to the forum. I'm new to the forum and I've been addicted to videogames my whole life. It started off as a way to cope with the bullying and ostracization I faced at school. Not making any excuses though. I've decided to try and take control of my life and try to quit gaming. Let's all support each other!