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17? You're 17 for god's sake! I'm in my mid 20's and have been playing video games since I was 6. Seems to me like you just need to learn how to manage your time better and stop being over dramatic.
Too much gaming is just as bad as too much social interaction, so I hope you're not going cold turkey just to get sick of friend-n-family drama a month from now.
Cuz if you do, you'll wish you hadn't deleted all that stuff. D:
Cuz if you do, you'll wish you hadn't deleted all that stuff. D:
I was about to post the obligatory "you're fine" comment, until I read that you turned down dates to play Mass Effect. Yeah, you might have had a problem. Good luck with all future endeavors. By the time you come back to gaming, it will probably be more amazing than you ever could have imagined. (Like that period of time when all I owned was a Wii, until I got a job and bought an Xbox.)
Cool story bro. Go get a blog or Facebook page or something, sheesh.
Sorry, but there's no valid reason for it. Deleting the save files was just plain dumb. If you don't want to be tempted to play video games, just put the console away somewhere if you're really that lacking in terms of willpower that you can't leave them out and not turn them on when you have no time to play. Deleting the save files serves no purpose, because if the games and consoles are still sitting there, that alone is enough to be a "temptation to play again so he can revisit his past glories."
Or he could just get a bit of self control and not play when he needs to do other things first. Or in other words,
And all of these too.
Yeah, because you know that's what so many people do. Turn on their PS1s or 360s and just look at their save files, and every once in a while looking at said save files tempts them to play.JimB said:
Sorry, but there's no valid reason for it. Deleting the save files was just plain dumb. If you don't want to be tempted to play video games, just put the console away somewhere if you're really that lacking in terms of willpower that you can't leave them out and not turn them on when you have no time to play. Deleting the save files serves no purpose, because if the games and consoles are still sitting there, that alone is enough to be a "temptation to play again so he can revisit his past glories."
Or he could just get a bit of self control and not play when he needs to do other things first. Or in other words,
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A lot of you are on the defense after reading that post. He never said anything about what the rest of you do, whether you can prioritize gaming and lead healthy/productive lives, whether you can cut down to 10 hours a week, or anything. He's talking about what he needed to do. And I don't think someone leaves a community they've been with for 3 years, deletes every save file of every game they've ever played, and drops gaming altogether without having put some thought into it first. I don't think most people need to drop gaming or grow out of it, but the OP definitely did. Give him some credit for making a tough decision.
Alright, so the OP missed on a few things to keep playing, now he's off to college and that suddenly warrants a cold turkey approach? I don't get it either. He isn't describing an addiction, as far as I can interpret his post, but a basic level of interest in gaming. An *addiction* would have destroyed his life, his work and his relationships. He'd have touched the bottom of the barrel and would've mentioned other folks telling him he maybe needed to rethink his priorities.
Honestly, this smacks of "Oshit, new and complex stuff in my life I have to face! SRS MODE, ACTIVATE!"
The thing is, Serious Mode doesn't last more than a few days or a week, at the most and it really doesn't promise better performance. Kicking an addiction out the door this violently usually means you'll just compensate with something else of a similar nature. Television, books, etc. I do recognize that reflex, however, seeing as I tend to fall back to it for every new level I reach. I spent my first week of college desperately cramming and focusing on straight aces that never came, my first month in the Bachelor's degree clinging to impossible standards of perfection, and the first week of my Master's desperately assembling my bibliography because I was ridiculously afraid that I wouldn't have the time to compile thirty-five to forty books in three months.
I'm 28, in the Redaction stage of my master's degree, and I still can't go a day without gaming for at least a couple hours. I need to unwind, to change my mind, to work on less vital stuff for a while - or else I go nuts.
My guess is the OP will realize college isn't some all-consuming beast that demands straight aces or your eternal soul, and that he's perfectly able to keep gaming along with his new academic responsibilities.
It's all a matter of moderation.
Honestly, this smacks of "Oshit, new and complex stuff in my life I have to face! SRS MODE, ACTIVATE!"
The thing is, Serious Mode doesn't last more than a few days or a week, at the most and it really doesn't promise better performance. Kicking an addiction out the door this violently usually means you'll just compensate with something else of a similar nature. Television, books, etc. I do recognize that reflex, however, seeing as I tend to fall back to it for every new level I reach. I spent my first week of college desperately cramming and focusing on straight aces that never came, my first month in the Bachelor's degree clinging to impossible standards of perfection, and the first week of my Master's desperately assembling my bibliography because I was ridiculously afraid that I wouldn't have the time to compile thirty-five to forty books in three months.
I'm 28, in the Redaction stage of my master's degree, and I still can't go a day without gaming for at least a couple hours. I need to unwind, to change my mind, to work on less vital stuff for a while - or else I go nuts.
My guess is the OP will realize college isn't some all-consuming beast that demands straight aces or your eternal soul, and that he's perfectly able to keep gaming along with his new academic responsibilities.
It's all a matter of moderation.
just because they did it in aliens does not mean "nuke it from orbit" is the best way to go. Everyone who starts gaming before university/full time job will need to reduce the time spend gaming eventually but this usually also means you will enjoy the little time you get to game more(and you will be a lot more picky).
Think of it like keeping a bong around after you've decided to stop smoking weed, if you like. If you're not smoking, does the bong serve any useful purpose? No; so why keep it? What possible purpose can the thing have except to provide as a reminder of what you want to do but have promised yourself you won't?mjc0961 said:
I haven't heard a valid reason to keep them, either.mjc0961 said:
Oh, incidentally:
I have difficulty believing the sincerity of that "sorry" from the previous sentence when this sentence is what immediately follows it.mjc0961 said:
I don't wanna sounds like one of the holier-than-thou people he mentions, but isn't deleting all your games kinda excessive? Moderation is really the key. We all need time to study and time to vent by playing mindless activities.
Regardless, best of luck to you, fellow Escapee(?).
Regardless, best of luck to you, fellow Escapee(?).
Well good luck to you in trying though I think its a bit dramatic just cutting yourself off. Afterall you enjoy it and its not harmful.
You say that it is affecting your social life and taking up too much time etc, in recognising that you can still game and improve these things. EG your mates ask you out, dont need to go all the time but every 2nd time or just say, right Friday nights will be game free for doing whatever.
All im saying is make attempts to control it first.
Im 30 years old with a job, mortgage and a baby yet still get time to game. Not like I used to but still a couple of hours most nights.
You say that it is affecting your social life and taking up too much time etc, in recognising that you can still game and improve these things. EG your mates ask you out, dont need to go all the time but every 2nd time or just say, right Friday nights will be game free for doing whatever.
All im saying is make attempts to control it first.
Im 30 years old with a job, mortgage and a baby yet still get time to game. Not like I used to but still a couple of hours most nights.
This. I'm sure we've all been through school/college/university whilst juggling jobs and friends and gaming. Deleting everything you worked to achieve is not productive - in fact it is the opposite because now the time you spent gaming WAS a waste of time, you have nothing to show for it.CrossLOPER said:
The thing about life is you need to learn how to balance everything. You could just have easily put your games consoles away for a few weeks/ months and then have gone back to them.
My brother is a police officer and still finds time to regularly game between the brutal hours and what sleep he can squeeze in. I think you're being a bit dramatic, which is expected since you're still a teenager.
Hmm, seems a bit extreme. But hey, whatever rocks your boat. I know how hard it can be to put down the games in favour of more important things. (Un)Luckily I learned the hard way and now I know the harsh reality of not putting the games down to work when I have to.
Still, like all things, gaming in moderation is no problem at all. Only when it becomes an unhealthy addiction do you need to start chastising. If it's become a problem, only play games in the evening, for arguments sake, and get all your work done in the day. that's what I do when I have to. If I'm out with friends in an evening, I don't even play games at all that day. It's called pacing and it works like a charm for me... when I let it work
Cutting it so sharp and suddenly from your life is incredibly risky, even if it's not an addiction. you will just end up replacing it with something else that is non-productive. That and you'll be hit with depression, miserableness, boredom and any other wide range of withdrawal symptoms. So be careful with your 100%-0% cut-off of gaming.
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Still, like all things, gaming in moderation is no problem at all. Only when it becomes an unhealthy addiction do you need to start chastising. If it's become a problem, only play games in the evening, for arguments sake, and get all your work done in the day. that's what I do when I have to. If I'm out with friends in an evening, I don't even play games at all that day. It's called pacing and it works like a charm for me... when I let it work
Cutting it so sharp and suddenly from your life is incredibly risky, even if it's not an addiction. you will just end up replacing it with something else that is non-productive. That and you'll be hit with depression, miserableness, boredom and any other wide range of withdrawal symptoms. So be careful with your 100%-0% cut-off of gaming.
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A2 exams? Same here buddy. It's kinda terrifying thinking that I need to get straight A's to get into my first choice Uni, and sometimes I do think about cutting out all fun aspects of my life. But then I think:
1. I probably couldn't even if I wanted to
2. Solely focusing on my academic life will just cause me to become exhausted and do worse
1. I probably couldn't even if I wanted to
2. Solely focusing on my academic life will just cause me to become exhausted and do worse