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Creating a schedule for someone with heavy porn and gaming addiction.

Discussion in 'Self Improvement' started by Anonymous86, Jul 4, 2018.

  1. Anonymous86

    Anonymous86 Fapstronaut

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    Any tips? I'm struggling with a video game addiction (yes I've seen the topic), and going cold turkey WILL make me fucking horrible.

    I really don't know what to do. If I stick to 2-3 hours a day, would that help? How can I increase my attention span? It sucks because porn has desensitized me to the point where I find most activities except for porn boring. Video games is one of the few I do but even then, I take frequent breaks from the video games because my brain fog is that bad.

    I can't handle stress well and I work 3 days a week (not going to do more hours at this job, sorry) and the 3 days working enough can be stressful because of my heavy carb diet and heavy video game digestion.

    Some good points - I belong to a gym where I do yoga twice a week and I am interested in volunteer work. I do work 3 days a week and I can handle that at the moment. I can't handle driving because of bad anxiety but I am capable of driving because I have taken lessons, done awesome parallel parks, and took the road test but my brain fog and anxiety was just too much for me.

    So work 3 days a week, do yoga 2 days a week, belonging to a gym, and I also am interested in volunteer work.

    I want to lose weight. I'm 214 lbs and don't know where to start with the gym because it seems overwhelming (when I know it's not).

    I also struggle with food.

    Would appreciate the feedback. I know people are going to think I should ditch the video games but I don't masturbate to them and genuinely do enjoy them. The addiction to them sucks. The problem is, finding alternatives to distract myself for my time so they're not OCD and 24/7.

    I hate how I got into this (mental) mess...I deserve a better life and I need to work towards one.
     
    Last edited: Jul 4, 2018
  2. jfromcr

    jfromcr Fapstronaut

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    We all need "refreshing time". The idea is that after spending some time away from my daily disciplines and other life stuff the downtime allows me to re-engage well. So, for me I get one hour a day to do anything refreshing and safe for me. Then I need to re-engage and do it with a positive attitude. Some days are better than others.

    Mostly, I had to practice. Practice feels awkward, boring, disappointing, and difficult, but there is not another way to develop a new skill. You won't be good at it at first, otherwise you are not challenging yourself. The only "failure" is in giving up, because consistency and persistence are required.

    Change is not easy. Growth is painful. And life will ask you "How serious are you?", every ... single ... day.
     
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  3. The answer is to work out and overcome what your escaping from. Keeping yourself busy is secondary.
     
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