Mateo Hoyos Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Hello! My name is Mateo Hoyos, and I am quitter. I have played games throughout my life, in an on and off manner, and I can't even remember when it started. I would like to begin with my early memories of playing some "James Bond" game I don't even remember the name of. I played it in the xbox 360, and boy was it a blast! I played a campaign of sorts and local multiplayer. Afterward, I learned that you could play on other devices such as pcs and phones. So, my next device was the iPad. I downloaded games from the App Store and when I got bored of them I downloaded more. I occasionally played on the PC but found it less convenient since I had to be at my aunts house in order to use it. One time I got a gift from my cousin. It was a playstation portable. I played metal slug, Medal of Honor, CoD, and much more. I couldn't get enough of those battles and all the hectic action. It got to the point where my dad had to take it away from me because it was "detrimental". I eventually got an iPad of my own and went through the same process and once I got a PS4 it got much worse. After a while I started doing online school and it was nice, because I had more time to spend on games. Then a buddy of mine introduced me to this "awesome game" called "Roblox" and you guys can probably tell how downhill it went from there. I played right after I woke up and late and night. It was madness. I couldn't realise I had an addiction problem until later on. My dad had me delete roblox but after a while I managed to convince him I was not addicted anymore and I had the will power to control myself (yeah right). I may be skipping some things because I don't remember as of right now, but all I can tell you is that cycle kept going with every new game that released. Fortnite was the downfall of me. I managed to go a few months without playing but eventually found myself playing some phone game again. I started once again a few weeks ago but as you may be able to tell, I don't keep track of it because I didn't think it was important up until now. I played Cod this weekend and so the counter starts all over again. I am not only addicted to Videogames, I am also addicted to YouTube and Web surfing. I find the latter more terrifying. I have managed to not use YT for a couple of days at a time but I unconsciously go back to it. I am determined to achieve this goal of mine and I will use this website as a tool to make it a reality. One day I'll be just like you Master Cam. Just you wait... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pochatok Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Welcome Mateo! Glad you are joining our community here on this forum 🙂 I very much suggest you start a Daily Journal so we can know how things are going for you. You got this!!! Joining GameQuitters is a big step towards getting rid of those addictions and habits, so congrats on making it this far already! Po Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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