How my life has changed after I quit gaming

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[hi]

Competitive multiplayer games are too much difficult to play that you need to waste extra hours for practice. My motivation to quit was "No One Is Going me to pay for it!"

[abdullahalhasan]

I was addicted with games. I could barely do study, concentrate on anything .But now I am realizing that I have wasted so many times. so from right now I am leaving all the games I used to play..

[JeremyBec]

Thanks a ton for this video, really resonated for me.
I quit gaming for 2 months at the start of 2021 and really did not miss them. I eventually got back to playing them because of a terrible breakup and games being the only way (I thought at that time) to talk to my friends.
Last few months, I felt fatigued all the time and I could never really wind down, relax and take time of from the everyday life. Recently I've learned that even though I thought games were my own way of relaxing, it was actually doing the opposite.
Video games are overstimulating and if you're competitive it's likely that it creates more stress than anything else. It does not have to be against other players, you can be competing against yourself to complete a game, obtain all the items, lvl up your character etc.

It's very difficult for me to quit video games because all of my best friends are gamers. When I talked to them earlier that I was quitting gaming, they did not understand it and thought I was just cutting myself from the pleasures of life.
I do not know if it's common but for me games are also a way to keep touch with my real friends. Because we do not live in the same area anymore, I felt lonely when I quit gaming. This meant I had to stop spending time with them and felt like I was missing that time with them. But to be honest, I could have just called them lmao.

I believe that any human will have to face addiction head on at some point in their life. It doesn't matter what they're addicted too, it's the process that's natural for us humans. We have a tendency to form unhealthy attachments with things and people, because we believe that we are "more ourselves" when have this or when we're in a relationship with a certain person. Humans never really learned to heal from their wounds and we were taught to cope by forming addictions. We will be addicted to something or someone until we learn that nothing outside of us can heal us and truly make us happy.

It does not help that video game addiction is still barely considered. Because it's a "game" and most people never realise how gaming influences their physical, mental and emotional states. We just play because that's what we've been used to do. And we believe that it's actually helping us relax and be happier.

I have a friend who barely drinks any alcohol during parties, never smoked a cigarette or a blunt, does not waste his money and use it wisely. He likes to see himself as being "clean" when he does not see that he spends more than 7 hours per day playing video games and has no job going into his thirties. We talked together and he told me that he had low self esteem and confidence. He's stuck in a loop and does not find the strength to get out of it. The more he feels shame and guilt from not working and doing what he truly wants, the more he plays to avoid these feelings. He even convinced himself that he enjoys this lifestyle. But to me he looks like he gave up on his dreams and it saddens me.

I hope my friends and gamers in general realize at some point what gaming truly does to our brain and body. I hope that people suffering from video games addiction find the help they need and truly become the best version of themselves. Most gamers are depressed, suffer from social anxiety and do not chase their dream because they think they can't ever achieve them. It was such a great moment to watch this video because it shows gamers that there is a way out. That we can do this, and live a better and happier life. Most of us, we are playing video games since our childhood, it's hard to let go but ultimately we do not need it to live a fulfilling life.

[robmit]

I'm 32, have 257 games in total on different platforms. Spend £2500 in total just on games. I need to focus on my proffesion, need to study to advance in my field, need to go and do more outdoor activities, need to focus more on my relationship. I'm really tired of gaming, everything feels the same just with slightly better graphics, i feel bad that after 20 years of my life gaming i could of gotten a far better life if i wouldn't be distracted by them.

Actually i stopped gaming for a week now and started to do walks along the river, working out, sleep better, I'm actually less stressed and anxious since i slowly, slowly do the things i wanna do instead of postponing.

[toxicgamer]

I just quitted gming some days ago OH GOD MY ADDICTION cant bare with t so hard but I never give up!!!!

[MatrixNeo]

No more videos games, I'm done! Thanks for the video ❤❤

[FrozenLord]

when i was 15 i used playing games to escape reailty and being social and i lost my best friends from school At the start of this year after almost 7 years playing with them and i decided yesterday to quit gaming

[mrmime]

i tried quitting video games for years now, i have had some succesfull attempts that lasted for a year or so.

The problem i have is that all my IRL friends also are addicted, and they have no self reflection. So i find an excuse to go back to it.

I dropped out of university master program, last year, due to a combination of depression, corona and going to a new city. This year i started a new master degree, and im getting behind due to gaming. Im litteraly uninstalling all my games during this video, i hate the person i become when im addicted i get lazy, self centered and forgetting my dreams.

thank you for this video - liked and subscribed!

[angelamilanova]

I quit gaming bc i want to make memories

[Roeper]

Overdose of everything is harmful, even drinking too much water at once can kill you. I am struggling with prn addiction and i realized the more I try to quit less i want to play games... Even my pc broke up and in this point i realized that i was playing just because I had that opportunity to play. I was studying games and water to do art for it but now i am questioning it, basically questioning every decision in my life. It's"nice" to see someone else is struggling and it's even better to see someone to become phoenix... Good luck. You earned sub

[lionkingbio]

I'm 32 and today I finally decided to quit gaming for good. I tried it at age ~20, didn't work. Again I tried at 30, same result. But now I realized that I had a serious addiction and something drastic had to be done. I think my new antidrepressant (2w of use) has helped me on that epiphany, funny thing is that that is the 3rd medication that I've tried. I've hit rock botton, and I hope that from now on I can finally go on with my life. Thanks for sharing your story that many of us can relate. Good luck for all of us!

[MuadDab]

Just found this after quitting for around 2 months. I never quit on purpose, just had to move for a bit and couldn’t game. Went from 4-5 hours a day almost everyday to 0. I didn’t think much about it but noticed I’ve been feeling much less anxious and much more disciplined in my day to day life. I passed the bar exam studying around 6 hours a day (~2-3 hours less than what is recommended) and gamed for 5-6 to cope with the stress of bar prep. I remember during the waiting period for exam results (a little over 2 months) I regretted committing so much time to gaming over studying and was sure that would be the reason I failed. Luckily I didn’t, but that stood out to me as the first time I thought gaming legitimately negatively affected my life, which is probably why I’m not having much of an issue setting down the sticks for good. I have more time to be a better partner, better professional, and overall I’ve improved my physical and mental health just by not playing!!

[zibusisosiso-sibanda]

Really learned alot. Thanks for sharing. U have really encouraged me to continue staying gamefree while living in the real world

[alexyyyy]

I had quitted gaming in 2019 . I lost 2 years of university of because of gaming .

[iceinducer]

As a girl gamer, i quitted mobile gaming like wild rift. The hardest part is the first week of quitting games suddenly make me deeply sad since i play with my friends.. but after 2 weeks i tend to move on.. now its my 6 months since ive quitted 5V5 games.. feel much better now

[papiertje]

I quit gaming a few days ago and I feel I have so much LESS free time now. I think it's a good thing though. I've been superaddicted to video games in the past, but in the last couple years I think I've been playing like 2-3 hours daily. But because I'm used to playing very fast paced games it feels like you've done a lot. I really agree to the fact that gaming really takes the fun out of every single other hobby you might have. I couldn't spend daily consistent time on for example playing an instrument. A lot of the times I would also really screw me over by just 1 day of the week gaming too long and feeling really tired before my work even began. It's still hard for me to replace the time with good habits, because a lot of the time I feel so damn tired and video games kinda give the mental stimulation to stay awake and doesn't require much activity other then pushing buttons and clicking with your mouse. I think for some people video games might be beneficial, because I think it aids in analytical thinking and decisionmaking. But for most people I think it would be more beneficial to quit gaming, because they lost all value and interest in other aspects of life. When you're playing a competitive game it also very often leaves you with a bad feeling, I'm not a person that often blames my teammates and just feel so bad about my own performance. It didn't matter whether I was silver, gold or platinum elo, I never felt good enough. I noticed after a while my progress was also very stagnant. I also noticed that in order to climb I would probably spend more hours playing, besides that watch streams of professional players and maybe drink more cafeïne to actually stay more awake in my gaming sessions. Competitive gaming is even more brutal then normal gaming I guess and makes it even more addicting. But don't expect too much of it when you stop gaming, like you can't suddenly replace 2 hours of gaming with 2 hours of exercise. But out of boredom I now reach out for a book or an instrument, or do a little exercise. I realised doing nothing is completely fine too, as a gamer I had this mindset that I had to spend every minute very efficiënt and effectively. When I did nothing in a game for one minute I'm many gold and experience behind. But in life you don't need to be super efficiënt, I think it's even very rewarding to just chill and do absolutely nothing, especially when outside and filling up your body with free vitamine D. I also noticed how fucked up socially you get from gaming. I noticed how happy I make my coworkes by just saying hi |name|. It's like in games I'm so goal oriented that I usually only talk to the people I need to talk with and it kinda switches over to real life, if that makes any sense. I think gaming a lot of the times makes you shy and socially awkward. But especially when you're doing very repetetive work which can get really boring it's almost crucial that you start talking to people. I think even things like talking to people become more boring if you game too much. So yea, thanks for the video and I think for most people quitting gaming is a step in the right direction.

[thesilentpotato]

You should start a podcast, your voice and articulation is very pleasant

[VoyageOne]

For me it was a few reasons:
1. The communities I was in were becoming super toxic, and gaming alone is boring.
2. I wasn’t growing as a person. Often I would log on, play for 5+ hours with very little to show for it.
3. The ratio of time investment against my other hobbies was out of balance. I love producing music and DJing, and discovered that it’s a healthier outlet for my emotions and mental energy. I still game from time to time, but I prefer the faster nature of arcade racing games like Daytona.

[Respectfully]

what you said about yourself, six years ago is actually how I feel right now. I feel like my life since the pandemic started has faded away. I am quitting today. i just packed my consoles up and I'm going to focus more on my businesses and future

[reynardtcloete]

It's really all about balance guys, and priorities. You can reward yourself with some games at the end of the day/week just as you would reward yourself with a movie or something else. Nothing wrong with that. As long as you're not putting it in the place of more important things. You don't have to give up games completey.