Quitting gaming?

[Beat14]

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I see where you're coming from, as everyone has down time, so why not game then?

My gaming has nearly always reached out of that downtime as I just want to continue playing. So I thought my best move would be to stop all together in normal day life. That way I avoid running the risk of wasting away as much time as I can get away with. I don't know if that sounds silly, but it's the best way I can put it.

I lack your self control. Wonder what the traits are for an Addictive personality, to Wikipedia!

 

[Beat14]

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I was thinking it might get harder to resist, thanks for letting telling me about the first 3 months. Pretty bold to go and cut the disks in half. I'm not sure I would have been able to if I could have, I'm not able to seeing as most of my purchases have been digital. Might let a friend change the password on the account as it's not use to me + stops me going back.

Thanks for the suggestions, I can imagine learning something new to be a good move. Clear sense of progression and long term. Slow burn, if you get me.

Thanks

 

[Beat14]

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Guess you have to have your heart in it or you're not going to go far (I feel like I'm quoting some cheesy American Rock music). Point remains though.

I'm not going to say my feelings towards gaming changed over night, but I did wake up one morning and delete every game I could find on my Harddrive. I was expecting it to be a tough transition initially, but it's going fine atm. Not so sure how the month will go though.

The thing that has come across me for the moment is ZZtop and as a extension of that playing Blues.

Spoiler

How is that not beautiful!

Well ok it isn't exactly uplifting, but meh.

 

[Moderated]

Quitting gaming is completely stupid.
Why would you want to do that in the first place?
Now, cutting back on something you do too much is fine. But quitting an entire form of media is stupid.

 

[Beat14]

Quitting gaming is completely stupid.
Why would you want to do that in the first place?
Now, cutting back on something you do too much is fine. But quitting an entire form of media is stupid.

Why? Gaming has no gain for me and I don't want it too, just time wasting. Sure I will waste time another way, but so far those aren't proving to become an addiction. I have things I want to do, I am going to try and do them.

I don't understand why you say it's dumb to cut out an entire form of media, when that form of media is gaming. If it was something like reading a newspaper, or TV I would understand.

The only thing I feel I'm losing out on are the stories and story telling process. Even then it's not a deal breaker.

 

[danon]

Weird you never hear about anyone saying they're going to quit books or movies or tv series. Guess it's because it's the newest media.

 

[Beat14]

Weird you never hear about anyone saying they're going to quit books or movies or tv series. Guess it's because it's the newest media.

I think I would struggle to find people who had "quit" such things. I don't agree with you saying it's because it's the newest media. I think most people who quit gaming are doing so because they have a problem with it eating up way too much time.

I reckon that books are the most "purposeful" out of the examples you gave, if you follow. Tv series/movies sure aren't in general.

Weird you hear people saying they quit gaming. Guess it's because gaming is the least productive out of all those and tends to be the one that ends up using the most time.

Please don't tell me people can sit and watch Tv series/films for more than 100 hours in a fortnight. Each to their own, I struggle to sit still whilst watching anything...

 

[cerealnmuffin]

I'm one of those people who have quit TV, mainly because I look back on my childhood where the tv was always on. Though I read, wrote, played games and did more things than just tv, it was the realization of how much of my life I have wasted seeing commercials made me just quit tv. I do watch two programs a week which I get via itunes so sans commercials. It really isn't me putting a limit on shows; I just that don't have any interest in more than a couple. (currently breaking bad and walking dead). I have a tv that can't even get local channels for my consoles.

I also don't play games as much as I did growing up, but that is merely due to loss of interest. Every couple months, I might spend an entire weekend gaming and then lose interest after that point.

If you try stopping something cold turkey that you like, then odds are you will end on binging said thing you are avoiding (me with soda...) Your life revolves around avoiding said thing. The best way is to just replace one compulsion with a healthier one that you like.

sidenote: It always annoys me when significant others of gamers want the gamers to quit so they can have "quality" tv time together everyday for many hours -_-.

 

[danon]

People can and do watch tv series and films for more than 100 hours in a fortnight. It's not a opinion it's a fact. Games aren't physically addictive and as far as my knowledge goes psychologists haven't accepted game addiction as a mental illness.