Thanks for coming here Tommy Lee, you should not be embarrased, gaming addiction is quite common. But you are taking action and coming here, that's a great decision
Keep coming back
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Never alone, go to meetings <3 Mumble voice meetings on cgaa are great, see you there <3
Yes it's insidious and powerful. I tried to get it under control for years.
The best things to do are to take a one day at a time approach, go to meetings, and try out the suggestions from people who have been able to stay off games long term.
I spent years thinking going from "this is an addiction" to "neh.. cant be".
Also I felt very stupid and ashamed for not being able to control it. You can control anything if you really want, right? But I found out every time that I couldn't. I felt ashamed of that, and it eroded my self esteem and belief in myself.
It is a real thing. And it is a great step to recognize it for what it is. Then you can start to really work on it. And there is no shame in it. Everybody has their sh-t, and dealing with addiction was mine.
Hope the meetings help you TommyLee. You are not alone.
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This is so embarrasing - this addiction. It does help to be able to hear others survive the same thing.
Thanks for coming here Tommy Lee, you should not be embarrased, gaming addiction is quite common. But you are taking action and coming here, that's a great decision
Keep coming back
Never alone, go to meetings <3 Mumble voice meetings on cgaa are great, see you there <3
Yes it's insidious and powerful. I tried to get it under control for years.
The best things to do are to take a one day at a time approach, go to meetings, and try out the suggestions from people who have been able to stay off games long term.
http://www.olganon.org/forum/line-meetings-message-board/all-online-meetings-computervideo-gaming-addicts
The meetings are at 1:30pm and 10pm. See you there.
I spent years thinking going from "this is an addiction" to "neh.. cant be".
Also I felt very stupid and ashamed for not being able to control it. You can control anything if you really want, right? But I found out every time that I couldn't. I felt ashamed of that, and it eroded my self esteem and belief in myself.
It is a real thing. And it is a great step to recognize it for what it is. Then you can start to really work on it. And there is no shame in it. Everybody has their sh-t, and dealing with addiction was mine.
"I want to see people and I want to see life."
Gaming addiction is as powerful as any other addiction to the ones afflicted. It was for me
Free and clear :)