October 17, 20214 yr Welcome back! Having a balance with gaming can be challenging. Can understand what you've gone through. After the first detox>returned to gaming, but it quickly escalated to several hours devoted everyday. It began to be detrimental since it took up a large portion of my days. You've taken the first step. Take it one step at a time. One day at a time.
October 18, 20214 yr Author 3 hours ago, ChewyChickenBones said: Welcome back! Having a balance with gaming can be challenging. Can understand what you've gone through. After the first detox>returned to gaming, but it quickly escalated to several hours devoted everyday. It began to be detrimental since it took up a large portion of my days. You've taken the first step. Take it one step at a time. One day at a time. It absolutely is detrimental. I feel so depressed just because of gaming. I am going to try as hard as I can. I will continue even if I relapse a thousand times! I am going to make it work 😊
October 19, 20214 yr Author Day 2: I did not have any temptations for the 2nd day. I am very tired today since I couldn’t sleep well last night (my son is sick😞). Worked the whole day and spent the rest with my son. I did clean up the house. I am going to meditate and read before falling sleep. I am happy that the 2nd day of detox was a breeze. I am so happy that I am doing this 😊😊😊 I am planning to wake up earlier in the mornings so gonna go to bed as early as 9-10 pm Edited October 19, 20214 yr by Mohammad
October 19, 20214 yr Wishing your son a quick recovery. Meditation is an incredible asset in recovery. 💪
October 20, 20214 yr Author 22 hours ago, ChewyChickenBones said: Wishing your son a quick recovery. Meditation is an incredible asset in recovery. 💪 Thanks @ChewyChickenBones😃
October 20, 20214 yr Author Day 3: Little to no temptations. I worked during the day and play with my son after work. I also cleaned the house. My son went to bed so I have some free time now. I want to go to gym but feel so tired! I need to buy some groceries. Don’t have too much time during the weekdays and I get so tired after work 😞 Edited October 20, 20214 yr by Mohammad
October 20, 20214 yr Author 2 hours ago, Mohammad said: Day 3: Little to no temptations. I worked during the day and play with my son after work. I also cleaned the house. My son went to bed so I have some free time now. I want to go to gym but feel so tired! I need to buy some groceries. Don’t have too much time during the weekdays and I get so tired after work 😞 I ended up doing workout and meditation tonight 😃 so far so good
October 21, 20214 yr Author Day 4 with no temptations. It used to be difficult to stop gaming even for a few days but thankfully, I am not getting any temptations! hope I can keep this up. As usual, worked the day, spent evening with my son and did some yoga-meditation before hitting the bed. I will read a bit before sleeping 🙂
October 22, 20214 yr Author Day 5; pretty healthy day with no gaming temptations! woke up 7 am and did yoga for 30 mints, meditation for 5 and start work at 8:30. Finished work, played with my son and hit the gym for a 30 minutes cardio exercise. it’s a bit late now but going to bed; hopefully, can wake up early enough in the morning to do the yoga before work.
October 23, 20214 yr Author Day 6: I woke up this morning at 7:50 am for work. I was dreaming playing dota 2 with my favorite character 😂. The dream was super fun so I tried to get back to it for another 10 minutes so I can enjoy a bit more of it. It didn’t happen so I woke up and start working after a quick breakfast. so yea, today, I have strong temptations. I am very tired because of hard work and now feel so bored. I have nothing to enjoy other thab gaming! That’s obviously a big issue. My routine while not gaming is just self-development. So whenever I stop gaming, I just do daily workout, meditation and all these type of self-improvement. I can start watching Netflix so I can relax and have fun. However, after watching Netflix for a while, I would feel wasted again and then probably relapse. I feel that now that I am wasting my time on Netflix, why not game so I enjoy it at least. I won’t relapse tonight since I am serious to end this gaming issue but I know I am close to relapse. I need to do something about it. as @Ikarmentioned, I may just go for a walk knowing that tomorrow is a new day. I don’t want to get depressed again. It’s already weekend but I have nothing fun to refresh for the next week. I have to play with my son all day long for the next two days and at nights, doing workout and meditations! Also, there are some work-related things that I have putting off for a while and need to do sooner or later. So it’s basically work, work and work for me😞 My relationship with my wife is also bad so I don’t see much light in my life 😞
October 23, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Mohammad said: Day 6: I woke up this morning at 7:50 am for work. I was dreaming playing dota 2 with my favorite character 😂. The dream was super fun so I tried to get back to it for another 10 minutes so I can enjoy a bit more of it. It didn’t happen so I woke up and start working after a quick breakfast. so yea, today, I have strong temptations. I am very tired because of hard work and now feel so bored. I have nothing to enjoy other thab gaming! That’s obviously a big issue. My routine while not gaming is just self-development. So whenever I stop gaming, I just do daily workout, meditation and all these type of self-improvement. I can start watching Netflix so I can relax and have fun. However, after watching Netflix for a while, I would feel wasted again and then probably relapse. I feel that now that I am wasting my time on Netflix, why not game so I enjoy it at least. I won’t relapse tonight since I am serious to end this gaming issue but I know I am close to relapse. I need to do something about it. as @Ikarmentioned, I may just go for a walk knowing that tomorrow is a new day. I don’t want to get depressed again. It’s already weekend but I have nothing fun to refresh for the next week. I have to play with my son all day long for the next two days and at nights, doing workout and meditations! Also, there are some work-related things that I have putting off for a while and need to do sooner or later. So it’s basically work, work and work for me😞 My relationship with my wife is also bad so I don’t see much light in my life 😞 Light can be seen as knowledge, and ignorance as darkness. Naturally light will illuminate a dark place. Find what you need to stay in the detox, try new things; your choices have impacts on not only yourself but also others. Open your heart and let it guide you as a lighthouse shows passage for ships which are blinded by the night. Our support is with you all the way.
March 21, 20224 yr Author I am back again to start a new detox. I should admit my life has improved a lot since I started to quite gaming. Even though I have failed to quite gaming yet, I made significant progress in my life by just tryimg to quite! I have spend about 2-3 hours daily gaming and that is still quite a lot. I have to quite gaming to live a life I desire. This is the first day of the new detox. I did workout for two hours and read book for 1.5 hours. I have been doing workout at least three days a week in the past two months. I have been eating healthy food and keeping track of carb and calories intake in the past two months. I think I am ready for the detox now 🙂 lets do it!
March 26, 20224 yr Author Day 3 to 6: I don’t have any cravings. I am working most Of my time. I am still doing 3 days per weak workout as a minimum. I have been working over the past few weekends, and I need to work this weekend as well. I am seriously considering improving my relationship with my spouse. Also, spending more quality time With my son.
March 27, 20224 yr Author Day 7: No gaming Went to gym 1.5 hours Watched Netflix - 2 hours Worked for 4 hours
March 31, 20224 yr Author Day 7 to 11: I am doing very good. I have no temptation. spending quality time with my son and wife. Working passionately at nights or going to the gym.
April 1, 20224 yr Author Day 12 of detox: Just a typical day with no temptation for gaming. I worked, cooked lunch, played with my son and went to the gym.
April 3, 20224 yr Author Day 13 and 14: I was tempted to play in the past two days but managed to control myself. It was very close, indeed! It is very critical for me not to play.
April 5, 20224 yr Author day 15 and 16: I haven't played any games yet but I have strong urges to play a few games tonight! Not sure what to do now! I think that I can play a game or two and that's gonna be it. Playing in moderation. However, I know this a trap 😞
April 9, 20224 yr On 4/4/2022 at 8:54 PM, Mohammad said: I have strong urges to play a few games tonight! Not sure what to do now! I think that I can play a game or two and that's gonna be it. definitely a trap! If there's something you can do to help get games further away from your mind it will help a lot. For example if you still have games / game systems you can still be rid of then do that. Think about every little way you are being reminded that games even exist and what can you do to change this? If used to gaming in a particular room on computer maybe good to move computer to other room or eventually start thinking of ways to replace having a computer in the home.
February 21, 20233 yr Author I just came here to say that I did not play a single game in the past 10 months! Finally did it. 2022 was amazing :)
February 22, 20233 yr Great, what made you realize you don't need video games? Is it the support of your family, or greater focus on your work? Have you found a sport that you enjoy?
September 9, 20242 yr Author I am back here again. I started playing again in 2024 and it's been dragging on me. I love playing video games but it contradicts other aspects of my life. I need to make a sacrifice and that is the pleasure of playing video games if I want to achieve what I want in life. Here is what I want out of life: 1) quality time with my kid, including biking, hiking, rock climbing, etc. 2) being a well-respected professional 3) making lots of cash Video gaming 1) takes out the time I have for my kid, 2) distracts me from my work, 3) won't make much financial progress. I want to spend a few minutes every day to write about my feelings and hopefully, get over this gaming addiction. Today can be counted as day one of my new detox program. I will remove the game from my PC when I get home.
September 10, 20242 yr Author Day 1: I came home from work, cooked dinner and washed the dishes. I did an hour of home workout, removed my games, and went to bed to read books. I am feeling so good today.
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