Day 1 - The journey begins

[azimn]

Hello,

I am a student who has been procrastinating for so long and wants to make a big change in their life. I'm feeling abit nervous and excited at the same time. I'm hopeful this journey will be filled with successes along the way! I will be replying to this thread with daily updates (subject to change)

Edited February 8, 2022 by azimn
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[azimn]

Update - Day 4

Sorry guys! I forgot to update this thread silly me 😅. I haven't gamed at all these past few days and I would say I am relatively better off as opposed to the last few days I had with gaming. It's been a new lease of life and I think it's only going to get better from here. However, I haven't been doing my go-to activities which is problematic and I have started to mindlessly browse which is a big red flag. I am working on fixing this immediately so there will be imminent changes to this. Thanks for reading this and have a good detox 🙂 

[azimn]

Update - Day 5 

I have started to slip away from doing the course which isn't good and one of my bad habits has started to become more visible to me since gaming hasn't been a problem for me right now. I am going to take action now by completing the module for the course and doing the worksheet provided (I'm on module 5 🙂 ). I will also take steps to try and reduce the amount of bad habits I do. Easier said than done though D: 

[azimn]

Update - Day 7

Wow, I have managed to do a week without gaming. I am so happy and grateful that I achieved a big step forward towards recovery. I am making progress on the programme and I am close to finishing it! I am doing the worksheets and trying to implement what I learnt from the modules. Lets hope this all works. Thanks for reading this guys.

[azimn]

Update - Day 12

I have been going out more often to socialise with friends. I can't say I am in the best of moods but it is gradually getting better I guess. I have recently bought vitamin products to help me function better and look better hehe. 

[NesteaDrinker]

Good luck with your journey and don't forget to reread what you wrote in the worksheets at least for the first few days after you finish! Also congrats on your 12 day without gaming!

[azimn]

Update - Day 17

I can't lie I have been playing the games I made but it was for a very short period of time. I still feel somewhat lost on what to do even though I have set out tasks to do. Perhaps, I don't feel motivated to do them. It's a tough hurdle to pass and I am going to need all the support to go past it. 

[azimn]

Update - Day 30

Wow, I have left such a big gap in updating my journal but here I am once again. I have a confession to make and that is I have relapsed big time by playing for 3 consecutive days. I am not proud of it and I want to make up for it with some hard work. I think endogenous factors came into play such as stress and poor mindset which led me to game. Lets start on a clean slate but the journey still continues.

[goodvibes]

Welcome back! What other stress reducing activities would make a good habit to start for you do you think Azi? Always something new to learn the journey continues!