I have been gaming so much the past few days I haven't got much accomplished. I realise now that if I keep going It's not going to do me any good and that it keeps on giving me the dopamine rush that pmo did. I thought if I played them to keep my mind off of pmo it would help but realise that it won't.
gaming / over exposure to screen /rapidly changing scenes in music songs / mindless spending time / over emotional scenes in music or movies effects badly.
Don't do anything too much. But you need hobbies and activities to wind down. Just do it for a small period of time. You don't have to do it a lot or not at all. You need to learn to limit yourself.
Yeah I used to play video games a lot in highschool but I got better. but these past few days I have been getting worse Crusader Kings 2 is an addicting gam but I uninstalled it from my computer.
In deed but I need to pick up good habits rather then bad one's. Video games I don't think is a good one.
I used to play games a lot also i even stop talking to my friends and family i used to soo angry because i was not able to rank up in csgo. After leaving video games i have more social interaction also i am more happy now days and i am more focused in life
I've phased gaming out as well. Getting into online games I believe had kept me "in the game" for a lot longer than I believe I normally would have. Back when I was playing Phantasy Star Online in '01 I recall my mother telling me to go out and meet some friends. I responded by saying I am meeting friends, online. Looking back I can see my foolishness. Outside of Facebook, I don't recall ever meeting any of these internet friends in person. Though, really, that was the best I could do at the time. We can't blame ourselves for going to those places when they are there, waiting for people. When there's commercials like these, how can people resist? I suppose there's a bit of irony to be had with my time on PSO. Briefly I had started chatting with a person living in the same Province as me on the IGN forums. He showed me some videos of the game which immediately sold me. Never did see the guy online. I think a part of me did want to meet him in person. Even then, despite my inability to get out and meet people, I was still looking to get out.
I'm considering quitting as well because just after a few minutes of playing DS, PC or anything my right wrist/hand begins to hurt. And....it's starting to get really annoying. Can't even enjoy it.
Yeah! I am going to uninstall all of them now. But I think we need to find something to replace the gaming habit, or else we'll just fall back into it again. Do you have any suggestions?
Phasing out games is great, I feel much better doing that. I do on the play games sometimes but it has to be as a rewards for doing something I didn't want and it has to have a strict limit on it. I found that doing sudoku is a great way to fill in time gaps and I feel so much better winning that rather than online games, plus it has proven benefits.
I think I have some ideas to use up that time: 1. I am thinking of doing freelancing work, and make some money, which in turn I can spend on improviing myself 2. Learning a sport (confused between boxing and MMA) 3. Reading good books (at least 30-40 mins everyday) Staying off the laptop is a bit difficult, but I guess I'll have to think of it as an opportunity to strenghten my willpower. I hope you guys are having a great day