I can relate to this more than I wish I could.
A lot of people think gaming addiction is just playing too much, but for me it became much bigger than that.
I was already playing Roblox every day all day, but then I got into automation and scripting. I started using automation scripts inside different Roblox games. At first it felt harmless because I told myself I was "saving time." In reality, it made me even more addicted.
I wasn't just playing anymore. I was constantly looking for new scripts, testing different ones, changing settings, checking whether they were still running, and jumping between games every time a new update came out. One week I'd be obsessed with Grow a Garden, then it would be 99 Nights in the Forest, then Fisch, Steal a Brainrot, RIVALS, or whatever game was trending. Every game had something new to grind, another update to prepare for, another reward to unlock, or another script to try.
The weird thing is that automation didn't free up my time like I expected. It actually made Roblox eat up my entire day. Even when a script was doing the repetitive work, I couldn't stop watching it. I'd keep checking the screen every few minutes, switching servers, tweaking settings, restarting things, or moving to another game. Instead of playing for an hour, I'd end up spending the whole day thinking about Roblox.
Before I realized it, I was sitting at my desk for well over 20 hours some days. I'd wake up, turn on my PC, launch Roblox, and suddenly it would be 2 or 3 in the morning. I barely went outside. I stopped exercising. I skipped meals sometimes because I didn't want to interrupt what I was doing. Looking back, I honestly felt like a dead body sitting in front of a monitor.
My health slowly started getting worse. My eyes were constantly dry, sore, and blurry from staring at the screen for so long. My back hurt almost every day because I was sitting in the same position for hours without even noticing. My sleep schedule was completely destroyed, and I was exhausted all the time.
My parents noticed long before I admitted there was a problem. They tried everything they could think of. They talked to me calmly, they argued with me, they took away my computer, limited my internet, and kept telling me I was wasting my health. Every time I'd promise them I was cutting back, I'd end up right back where I started. I always had another excuse: "Just one more update," "just one more script," "I'll stop after this event." Looking back, I feel bad because they were trying to help while I kept convincing myself I had everything under control.
Eventually my health got bad enough that I had to go to the hospital more than once. That was the moment it finally hit me that this wasn't just a hobby anymore. It had become something that was affecting my body, my family, and my daily life.
Today I'm 74 days away from that lifestyle. I still think Roblox has some amazing games and I don't hate the platform, but I had to accept that I was the one who had lost control. For me, automation didn't reduce the grind—it made it easier to stay connected to the game 24/7, and that made it much harder to walk away.
If you're reading this because you're struggling with gaming addiction, don't wait until it starts affecting your health or your relationships. I kept telling myself I could stop whenever I wanted, but the truth was I couldn't. Getting away from that cycle has been one of the hardest things I've done, but it's also one of the best decisions I've made.
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