Daniel

Day 21 After a stressful morning, my family went out of town. They will come back in a couple of days. I will now be able to focus on my school assignments. My family rented a car. We realized that a policy of the company made little sense and my father was angry. This reminded me of a scene "Batman: The Killing Joke" where the Joker is crying with his wife. The joker said to his wife "I can't evens support you" Support is the position I used to play Vainglory. I had this thoughts on the way to the airport, where we would pick up the car. Funny how the mind works.

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This is a topic I thoughts during my journal. Not sure if it applies to other members, but at least I was raised with a consumer mentality. Most of my hobbies were of consume and not creating. Including of course videogaming. From all the time I gamed I only sold one MMORPG account. Since some time I´d been slowly going to a more frugal but creator lifestyle. Thumbs up for not using the selfiestick!

Oh, thank you. Interesting, since the post on Lana got ignored completely when I wrote it, but then again, what do you even say to something like that. I'll get a proper website once I learn how to build one; I hope that to happen soon-ish. I'll probably get hosting on Dreamhost (free ID protection and I'm told they're known for supporting free speech) and buy Genesis Framework, and after that I still need to learn enough PHP to do anything. It's not going to be anything special though; a big part of it is just learning how to make a website. Until then, I'll hang out on a free wordpress blog like a pleb I currently am :^). When you are ready to make the transition to a hosted website, wait for Black Friday. You can get like 3 years of hosting for about $150 at Hostgator. I am currently cleaning the dust from my own blog at Hostgator, I simply installed WordPress, ZenHabits Theme and was good to go. Ha, I actually did that last year. But I was in a different state of mind back then, and my ideas were a lot more limited & pretentious to be honest. Now, I just want to set up something that I like and can grow. I'm also going to use all my online presence, including that of my old WoW persona, to channel traffic. It's the only way. Checked the ZenHabits, and it looks fine. I do want a little more stuff though: a header and a sidebar for sure, comments and widgets as well. Care to share your blog though? I forgot to mention, I think it´s ZenHabits Theme 2, currently Leo must have a newer (and even more simple) theme My blog is basically my GameQuitters journal in spanish. Here´s another of my blog´s as an example

Day 20 Yesterday I was too busy to have any cravings. Family came over and I was driving them around. My father also wanted me to help him with my laptop. I barely got any of my activities done. Just went to the gym and the library. Instead of being annoyed I thought that I don't see them often and I will have the next 3 days free for me. I am willing. I am going all the way Cam. I will keep the effort and time towards this detox. Adding or modifying tools as needed. I was already warned by Marquess that things will only get worse. I am ready. When I have a bad day, when things don't go according to my plan, I will keep the eyes set on the goal. One could think I am overreacting. But if I give up, ain't my dreams in danger? So in a way my life depends on this detox. Thanks for the response. I will save this question as tool to fight cravings.

Oh, thank you. Interesting, since the post on Lana got ignored completely when I wrote it, but then again, what do you even say to something like that. I'll get a proper website once I learn how to build one; I hope that to happen soon-ish. I'll probably get hosting on Dreamhost (free ID protection and I'm told they're known for supporting free speech) and buy Genesis Framework, and after that I still need to learn enough PHP to do anything. It's not going to be anything special though; a big part of it is just learning how to make a website. Until then, I'll hang out on a free wordpress blog like a pleb I currently am :^). When you are ready to make the transition to a hosted website, wait for Black Friday. You can get like 3 years of hosting for about $150 at Hostgator. I am currently cleaning the dust from my own blog at Hostgator, I simply installed WordPress, ZenHabits Theme and was good to go.

Day 19 Yesterday I had a long nap which messed up my sleep schedule a bit. When I was trying to sleep at bed I would have thoughts of the happy moments when I used to game. Games like Final Fantasy X, Zelda, Tibia, Metal Gear: Sons of Liberty, Age of Empires 2, Harvest Moon 64, all of them stimulated my imagination. I also had memories of my mother. When I was a kid she noticed how much I loved my videogames and of all the things in my room they were the only items I would keep clean and in order. Another memory of my young years came back to me. I was probably 8 years old, when a group of friends from my school were exposed to pornographic movie. Only two of us decided to get out of the room where they were watching it. The rest decided to stay. I would also have slight cravings for porn thinking to myself "If I watch some porn and masturbate I would fall asleep quickly. Then I would think, maybe I can just watch a normal movie or a couple games of chess. I handled the cravings and thoughts by reading "You are the result of yourself" by Neruda. I appreciate all the input. Thank you.

Day 18 No cravings really, a bit of mindless browsing. The importance of being aware of our weak moments is extremely important. For example, at the beggining of our detox, most of us are weak when turning on a laptop, we would probably end up playing videogames, that's why we use filters and chrome extensions. Being aware of when and why allows us to have an emergency mechanism. Now I get why the first week was a breeze. I think this is the perfect place for us to be truly honest about our feelings about gaming and our detox. It's basically an Al-Anon for gamers. We can talk to others or to ourselves and vent our feelings and thoughts.

You write very well. Your post about Lana got me hooked, haha. Are you getting website or a free blog?

This post is "the red pill" as it's commonly understood, or at least how it was understood at first: red pill on gender and gender relations. Funny thing is, the fit and attractive male and the protector and provider usually are not the same. How would a woman handle this situation?

The trip sounds exciting. When I was about your age I was offered paid piano classes and musical keyboard. I declined because "I was busy" with a MMORPG.

Day 17 Yesterday was a whole different history. Went to the gym early and had a great workout. It seems I have good workouts when pretty girls are around the gym, even if I don´t talk to them. Finished the assignment I was having trouble with two days ago. Went out with my girlfriend. I noticed that I have been giving much of my attention to my detox, school and gym and not enought attention to her and I told her.

When I get to 90 days I am posting pics of my room before I started the detox, haha

Day 16 I would call this my worst mental day so far during the detox. Yesterday I could barely focus. Spent plenty of time mindlessly browsing and even watching a movie. Which leads to a new task configure k-9 and and stayfocusd for this type of behavior. In the evening I sleep later of what I am used to, at 12am. I event felt a slight craving for porn and videogames. I dreamt I was watching porn, then remembered the detox, which means I would have to start over. Finally thinking should I lie about it at gamequitters? Then I woke up. Tasks: Strict setup with k9 and stayfocusd.Strict night routine.Go to the gym in the morning.Saw the video: Caution: Gaming After Your Detox Would I come back after 90 days? Seems for me it´s all or nothing I doubt I could play casually or in moderation. Would it be worth it to try to get in twitch and or esports? This made me remeber the quote "Nowadays, when you're not a Grandmaster at 14, you can forget about it." [15th World Champion Viswanathan Anand] Perhaps Cam forgot to mention that the esport scene is usually for young people. 15-24 at most, and include the reasons they retire so young.

Day 15 Last night I thought I was having trouble sleeping and was thinking of turning on the laptop to watch some movies. I recognized this pattern, I would end up either, sleeping very late or perhaps even watching porn or playing videogames. My mind trying to trick myself, haha... Convinced myself to sleep, which I did a few minutes later.

Day 14 Last night felt anxious about an upcoming trip. I feel more relaxed now. I stayed in bed an extra hour. Answered third detox survey.

Cheers man. When you feel a strong craving get out of the house. Go for a walk. Check out the Habitica App for android or ios, could work for your style.

Day 13 The cravings are rare and weak. I should mention that first week the cravings were more often. Sometimes they were not cravings but memories. Mirror neurons would activate when watching other people play too. I am more objective when I see people playing videogames. It's a business. Someone, somewhere is making money when people play that videogame. And usually it's very young people who play it, or people with no defined goals. I was wondering if the people at our group at gamequitters have a personality disorder or an addictive personality. Random thoughts: They make us grow as consumers Awareness when doing non-goals related stuff Thinking about giving up whatsapp in the future

Greetings KO! Just like you I am on gaming and porn detox. Keep strong!

Improving these three things will make you happier: Sleeping schedule: Getting enough sleep, 7-8 hours.Workout routine: Do sports, cardio or mma when young, once you are 18 start weightlifting. (just pick your favorite sport and stick to it) Diet: Eating right, can't go wrong with this

Day 12 Yesterday went to my cousins house and once again he asked me if I have "falled on the dark side" (played pokemon go). Truthfully I said no, no interested. We have a small talk about the game and its fine by me, as I used to play the other versions when I was younger. I ask him to work on his computer so I can test my kindle. While doing that I converted and downloaded some pdf files and I noticed some pornographic images in his download carpet. I felt disgusted. Makes no sense. I felt sad about him. I also thought about the people who sends nude selfies through whatsapp, just dumb. I didn't mention anything about the porn to my cousin, or the fact that I am on a detox.

Day 11 Yesterday was alright. Went to the gym in the morning and did some chores in the house. Went downtown looking for a battery replacement for my Kindle Keyboard without luck. Stopped at the townsquare to play some chess and pick up some books from the library. My passion for chess has been extinguished.

If you need more tools for your detox let me know.

Day 10 The detox is going well. I'm improving my diet, my workouts and my sleep. Thanks for the feedback, only 80 more days to go!

Day 9 My badge is getting some length now. Spent some time at a blog who analyzes videogame industry. It's blocked now. I know what you mean it has happened to me as well. I am being quite active. I do however need to organize my schedule.