Quit video games after 2 year hell hole.
Hello everyone.
I'm just writing this post to see if anyone else had a similar experience and I would like to know how it benefited you. But a week ago I quit playing video games to lock in on life. I'm soon to be 24 year olds and I cannot seem to get over this feeling of being extremely childish when I play on the game constantly, I am drawn to competitive shooting games and ranked modes in particular. Rainbow six siege, call of duty etc etc. I would get home from work, sometimes not eat, or go and get some junk food because by the time I HAVE to hop off it was too late to cook a decent meal. I did this day in, day out, completely neglecting my diet, sleep and gym routine. It seems to have made me depressed and bad with habits I never had before. I used to be a pretty disciplined person but kept using video games as an escape.
It hasn't been all sunshine and rainbows, and there has been days where I haven't really been that productive but I have been outside on my own going for walks, enjoying the sunshine and going to the gym after work, eating proper food and just overall looking after myself a little bit better. I get the urge to play so bad, but when I have gotten over that feeling I genuinely cant think of anything id rather do LESS. Removing these games from my PC and getting rid of my XBOX help with that because they're not easily accessible. I know it's not an overnight fix, but I am already feeling optimistic about it, not having the feeling of pure guilt and shame at the end of the night when I have not even left my room after work is honestly a breath of fresh air, and being in my room for an extended period of time feels like I'm in prison, I want to be outside.
Anyway, not sure where I was going with that, please do let me know if anyone has a similar story, how you managed and how life turned out for you. Thank you for reading if you got to this point, be safe guys.