My gaming addiction has gotten out of control, a few months back I uninstalled everything, then after a seriously discouraging event I ended up reinstalling everything and watching twitch a lot. I haven't really been productive in any other way, but I've made some sort of friends in the twitch community.
I realize that gaming is a part of who I am so uninstalling everything doesn't seem like the correct answer - that would basically be quitting cold turkey and while I'd learn self-control to an extreme I wouldn't be working my finer muscles of being exposed to the addicting stimuli and resisting going overboard.
I really wish steam had a feature that allowed me to set a maximum amount of time to play individual games or something, like parental controls with a timer.
Anyway, I'm wondering if there's any free software that would basically only allow me to run games for a certain amount of time or run it at specific times during the day.
That or an alarm system that flashes my screen with text.
This all wouldn't be a problem if I was actually making rapid progress in the games enough to be a streamer or pro.
Hearing some stories of people who pulled out of similar predicaments, some techniques you all have, or actual recommendations for apps would be great.
I wish you all the best. Tomorrow is a new day.
Oh, something I said to myself that helped me get up to write this post: "I am the one in control, I'm the one who makes decisions, so why am I making decisions that consistently harm me?"
Well, aside from the double spacing that reveals your point of origin from which you arrived on Jow Forums, (and your initial board you frequented before coming here), I would say that you're too socially awkward to make it as a streamer unless you stream with no cam as a programmer. This would require that you give up games almost altogether. Try to limit yourself to games you can put down easily. Learn a programming language, but first learn html just as a foot wetter. Honestly you shouldn't be gaming as an adult and watching twitch is only going to lead you to doing more of that unless you get into the science category. I understand what it's like to have an addiction to technology but you're right, a gaming addiction only harms you. Do something besides playing games with your computer, leave all your gamer discords, unfollow all your gaming twitch channels; turn your life around, kid. I know that you can do it.
Dominic Stewart
learn to code, spend your time writing shitty programs, read a book, go swimming or hiking. that's how I quitted smoking.
Hunter Hill
Maybe you can slowly wean off the computer games and to fill the void in your soul you could slowly work in heroin and crack cocaine. Once you're truly addicted with no way out and no money left you will literally sell your computer for dope just so you won't get sick. Boom! Problem solved! If you find yourself on a fast track to suicide because of your new fancy drug addictions, all you have to do is go to a methadone clinic once per day for 30 days, then five times a week for 90 days, then four times a week for another 90 days, then thrice, twice, and once a week at the one year mark! At the two year mark you will receive another 'promotion' and you will only need to report to the clinic once every other week! Now you're getting somewhere! (This schedule assumes 100% compliance and absolutely zero positive random drug screens). Okay what you want to do next is wean off the methadone 5mg every 28 days. Eventually after another 2 years (so 4 years total) you will be completely clean! Think of all the money you will save not having to pay for the clinic! You could save this money up and buy a new computer if you want!! Then you'd be set for life buddy! Instead of driving to the clinic and going to meetings and shit you could just play games on your new computer. Keep your eyes on the prize. You can do it user, I believe in you.
I did that for a while before quitting cold turkey last time. Worked okay but I'd just go over the hours some days because I knew there were no repercussions for me doing so besides losing time and progress on "muh creative dreams"
It could be discipline or mental illness, you choose, whatever makes you feel more superior when you think of the op. ego-faggot.
Best wishes.
Programming isn't for me after taking a few courses and being offered a few scholarships to data science bootcamps but I appreciate the recommendation.
Which board did you guess? Be honest, was it x? Not sure about the socially awkward thing, that may be you comparing me to yourself in your youth; the most awkward thing about me is my sincerity and not caring of other's opinions of me (the most important opinion is the opinion of oneself.) Anyone can be socially awkward if they surround themselves with the wrong people. A jock in a tabletop store for example would seem completely out of place.
Haha I actually tried uninstalling discord a while back but it was too much of a process and I ended up joining a few servers relevant to my creative aspirations. Again cold turkey doesn't seem like the right answer for me; only turning my powergaming into casual gaming. I was successful these two months in dropping my instagram usage to 1 hr from 6 hrs a week. If only windows had a function that monitored my time spent fullscreening different apps... Thanks for your belief in me.
thanks for the tips user, I have 3 books to finish that I started before reinstalling the games. Maybe I could learn to code a program that helps people with the same issue I'm having though.
I messed up the crack cocaine step though and now I'm addicted to running in marathons and feeling superior to people when I tell them I run in marathons. -Thank you for your belief in me.
thank you everyone actually, I think I'll just leave this tab open and look at it every morning.
Wait. user. Seriously - if you are legit addicted to marathon running then you already have all the power you need to beat this thing. I'm serious man!
Dominic Lopez
i was joking cause I thought you were joking. However, they say there's always a passion for something we have to give up to live our lives to the fullest, to come into alignment with our true purpose and that sometimes our kids go on to live those given up dreams. Perhaps I will be lucky enough to have a child who is good enough to be totally pro at vidya. A child who hits nothing but headshots.
Owen Cox
>thinks other user meant Jow Forums board plebbitfag please go
David Evans
If you have any money whatsoever (and I know this sounds crazy but hear me out) book a trip to a high quality ayahuasca retreat down in peru. Don't drink any teas they make you (tobacco tea is what kills people on those retreats) but go into the retreat seeking help with your problem and I guarantee you will come out of the experience with some insight on your problem and maybe some direction on your true purpose.
>Hi G >gaming """addiction""" >twitch Please lurk more before posting newfriend :)
Gavin Sanders
guarantee that you've been to reddit more than i have and willing to post screenshots of my history to prove the case. The only thing I view on reddit is one of my ex's pages who uses it to post nudes to PAAG
thanks for the advice but not presently an option nor a practice i want to partake in because of the affect that sort of tourism is having on the area. I already know my true purpose it seems too, I've been meditating since I was 13. Still good advice for anyone who can afford it and is okay with contributing to the extinction of the plant; especially the bit about tobacco tea.
thanks, this isn't my home board. Started on B back before the boxxy was opened
Oliver Brooks
If you've actually been around since then you would not be typing Jow Forums as G and /b/ as B. Please stop trying to fit in so early and just lurk more.
Thomas Morris
ask me what posts were on the /b/ (*fixed as it seems my way was too casual for you) before they flooded it with boxxy threads then
John Ramirez
God damn you have the intelligence of a fucking macaque to respond to bait like this.
Jackson Flores
I think his English is just garbage user. But yeah it definitely looks like bait if I don't take it that way.
Adam Hughes
>but not presently an option nor a practice i want to partake in because of the >affect >that sort of tourism is having on the area. >I already know my true purpose it seems too, >I've been meditating since I was 13. Meditation only serves to fuel the ego, you should try the plant. Maybe living a life away from all this might serve you better. People don't realize how harmful civilization is to the ecosystem. I'm sure mother aya would gladly give herself up for us, even if it meant only saving a few. Maybe you're afraid of drugs. Maybe you're afraid of what she has to tell you. Even the most hellish of sessions with her is a learning experience; you'll come out of it more in tune with your life, I guarantee it. Or you could install a screentime limiter on your pc. Considering your blog posts I'd wager you're looking for more than just a way to play games less.
