Hey guys, i quit wow about a week ago but it seems like its getting harder as time goes on. I started playing about a year and was instantly hooked. Prior to wow i had very serious problems with drugs. I can honestly say that this is as hard to quit as any drug. I have 2 years clean from drugs and alcohol and mainly my problem was crack and heroin. It seems like i pretty much substituted one addiction for another. What it comes down to for me is that im not comfortable in my own skin and i need something to take the focus off me whether its drugs, wow, gambling, sex, anything really. Anyway... the main problem for me right now is wow, i was just wondering if it starts to get easier, im sure its different for everyone but id like to hear your stories. Thanks for your time.
It does get easier, the first 2 weeks were a night-mare, then later it was just a particularly bad kind of horse. Now itA's kind of a pony but still one with a temperament. Any hint you have or will share why you do not feel comfortable inside your own skin ?! Light and Love, and Perseverance ... it does pay Maxim
I really dont know. I've just always resorted to negative things to take the focus off looking at myself.
Dearest Brandon, Hello and welcome to OLGA. You've come to the right place for healing, indeed. I am very proud of you for taking the steps of quitting WoW and posting about your problems here. Know that it will get easier. When I first quit WoW back in the summer, I felt extremely uncomfortable in my skin. Infact, no joke, I used that exact expression to describe how I felt. I wasn't myself... yet I wasn't able to be my level 60 priest anymore... so who was I, exactly? I lost over 2 years to MMOs, WoW specifically. It does get easier, my friend. Don't lose sight of the fact that there is in fact a light at the end of the arduous, long tunnel. When I first quit I read, I knit, I watched a lot of TV. I also cried, journaled, and did a lot of soul-searching. I wouldn't wish those first two-weeks upon my worst enemy. I did spend a lot of time here, reading stories about other people's struggles with gaming. It helps tremendously to know you're not alone. Come here often and post and read the stories of others. These people have saved my life. Love, Solei
-6 Years Free of Online Gaming-
Thank you Solei, that really did help a lot.
Brandon, it definitely does get better. Me and you are very similar in that we both have dual diagnosis to drugs/alcohol and world of warcraft. i haven't had a drink in 2 years, and haven't played World of Warcraft since early November. My experience has always been that the stronger I emphasize the 'spiritual' approach the more rapid my recovery is, and the more love, meaning, peace and joy my life has. I know there are other ways of recovering, but I don't have any experience in those ways. What I have always done is ask God for help to see clearly what is my best and highest good, what will bring me the most joy, and the strength to carry that out. That has always worked me. I believe God has unimaginable peace, joy and purpose (everything I looked for in WoW) for me and you, if we can just ask for it and seek it with our hearts. My day to day experience constantly affirms this. That is what works for me. There are as many ways to beat this addiction as there are gamers. There is limitless help out there and on this website. Please know that it IS possible to kick this addiction, no matter how painful or difficult it may seem right now. I'm always available to talk if you want to. Blessings.