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Video games. No shit on people that play video games. It was consuming my life, so I cut it out.

• pksebben 5y ago
  this. I think because they don't have the same physical effects of most addictions, they're perceived as more innocuous - but the sheer amount of time spent and then disruptions to physical activity and sleep schedule are monumental. when I stopped gaming, I changed careers, moved across the country, and began knocking stuff off the bucket list. Changed my life fundamentally. The trick to it, for me, was to accept with humility the fact that even a little was more than I was capable of handling. Recognizing that five minutes of a mobile game could spiral out into weeks of gaming and that there was nothing I could do to change that.
  • Zachsa999 5y ago
    I was still in limbo on that one when I typed the message. Wow your reply is motivating.