Hello, I'm a 23 year old male from Europe. I've been playing games for many years now. 4 months ago I quit gaming. Not because I knew that I was addicted, but because I was depressed to a point where I had suicidal thoughts. I felt completely trapped, like I was slowly sinking into quicksand, just waiting to die. I saw no future, had no goals and aspirations, didn't want anything from life. I started drinking again while playing, waking up hungover, feeling even shittier. Going to see a therapist didn't really help, I wasn't told anything that I didn't already know. Nevertheless, I knew I had to do something to change my circumstances. I started working out, eating healthy, meditating, fixing my sleep schedule, riding my bike a lot and going for runs. I lost 33 pounds, had around 11 more to go. My mental health got a little better but I was still really depressed. I work from home, so I have a lot of free time. At one point I got so bored that I started playing league of legends again. I thought I could do it casually, 1-2 games a day. Well that wasn't the case. I spent 3 weeks out of the past month playing it for around 14 hours everyday. I knew I had to quit. I uninstalled it, but the next game I downloaded was hearthstone. The last time I played it I was getting bored of it really quickly, so I thought I could go back to my schedule while playing it in moderation for some entertainment. I've been playing it for 14 hours a day for the past 6 days. Ever since I got back into league I stopped doing everything that was good for me, I started sinking deep into depression once again. Last month I visited the gym twice. Once I left prematurely because I saw no fucking point in exercising. Alright, my problem seems obvious. I can't moderate my gaming. What I need to do is to get back on the path of improving my mental health. So I need to quit it altogether. For the first week, I mostly want to go back to building the habits that I was before I came back to gaming. Goals: Wake up at 7:00 am Go to the gym 4 days a week Run outside for ~30 minutes Eat healthy Meditate for 10 minutes New Goals: Not playing any games Not watching any streams Not watching montages and gameplay/analysis videos Not going to league/hearthstone subreddits Start reading books again, mostly fiction Tomorrow is day 1.