Does anyone still play Pokemon Go? 😅😅 Hope you enjoy this video - quite a lot of you requested it in the poll a few weeks ago! Let me know how this video helps & keep on keeping on! remember to check out the book too, here's the link again: amzn.to/2HSQ2y0
The worst part of mobo games is their is no option for permanently delete gaming account, I uninstall more than 100 times and installed it again . If any 1 is having suggestion plz help
@@manisticshow6496 I have one a painful one. Put ur game id and password in so many chats so that someone or other will take it and use it for themselves.
Man I’ve always been beating myself up because I am so addicted to it and it is destroying me piece by piece. I stopped praying and played the whole day even if my grand parents tell me to stop, and I just became an addict to it. And when I searched how to stop being a game addict and then found this and it helped me but I’m still trying to change
This should be shown in schools, showed my two young nephews and it really clicked with them both. Your creating positive ripples on this planet So much respect for you Keshav .
@@ramkumar-iu8nt people like you make us look bad, why? Do you know him personally? Are you the one who raised him? Why such "proudness" for a completely different individual you have no relationship with. Stop this proud to be indian thing, do something in your life and then say proud to be indian.
I just wanted a quick reference for what to do 1: Replace - Think about why you play the game, and replace what you do when that situation arises 2: Record - Look at the actual time you are spending 3: Realize - Reflect on the big picture and what you are doing 4: Remove - Get it away, practically and physically 5: Rules - Make rules and boundaries to create an if-then ruleset "Do you want to be addicted to video games what pass away the time, or do you want to keep it in a healthy balance where you enjoy life"
I Tanmay Pandey swear upon my name now that i will free myself from computer,console,android or any forms of digital games. And this comment will be my support and my compulsion that i can leave gaming for my career.
I’m really gifted and smart, but I’ve lacked discipline and I was addicted to video games. I’m really realized who I can be if I just delete them and change my life. Pray for me brother. It’s time to be a legend. 💪 👑 love ❤️
I can remember getting started because all my friends were playing the game and i was not playing the game so they were not interested in me. So i also started playing it and now i have realized that it had become a problem for me and i don't know how to stop it. Well now after watching your video now i know exactly what to do so thanks a lot for this. Really helpful video♥♥♥
also you might want to start finding new friends or just be open to gaining more friends just in case sht dont work out with those friends as you stated when you werent playing the game they werent interested in you maybe you already did idk just thought i say some but hopefully this routine work out for you me and most of everybody who watched this vid
Hello Keshav, Thank you for this video. My gaming addiction stemmed from temporary achievements. I always felt good about being good at a game. I get praise from my friends and ATTENTION from my friends when I'm good at it. Whenever I get into a game, I'd pour hours and hours of my time. Yeah, I was able to still do things while gaming but I was neglecting my significant other. I am 28 now, priorities change. Back then I'd game and neglect school. I just do the bare minimum to get by and do the maximum in games. I want to change so I can be a better person and get my time back. I don't want gaming to consume my life. Now that I think of it, I would pour so much time and resources into gaming for what? I think it stems from the loneliness or neglect of real life. I use gaming as a means to escape reality instead of facing it. I had a very rough time growing up where I didn't have present parents(single mom who worked majority of my childhood). I used gaming to get attention and validation. Things I never get usually in real life. I felt like nothing I do is enough. I always compare myself to others, watching from the outside. I was jealous of people who had loving parents, jealous of people who have everything together. My mother found a different partner later down her life and her attention went to him and their kids. I have a good job, I am a go-getter but gaming makes me comfortable and I got too comfortable. It's because its convenient. If i were to time my gaming per day, it's probably close to 10+ hours a day. When I'm studying, all I want to do is game. You're right. I believe I'm selfish as well. I like helping people but not for the right reasons. I want to help people because they give me the attention and time of the day. Once they're done giving me temporary praise, I just feel empty again. When I was a little kid, I'd be a very good student. I did very well in school but it never felt enough. I felt like my mom was never happy even though I was doing well. Typing it out/venting is a very good first step. I need to learn how to be more open with myself and others around me. I have to stop bottling everything and put on a show that everything's alright when it's not. I've never told anyone about my trauma. I'll seek help from therapy. I need some guidance on what to do to improve. I need people to help guide me. For those that feel the same as me or suffering from the same thing. We got this. We'll take our lives back from gaming.
old comment man, but, I sincerely recommend counseling rather than therapy, very similar but counseling more so helps you explore yourself and the real reasons and motivations behind your actions. you’ve got many more years
I’ve been playing this video game for probably at least 4 years now. Throughout lockdown, everyday I come home from school, weekends and any spare time I have. And I’ve watched this video and a couple others, I felt it was a wake-up call for me because I really want to get rid of this obsession but I don’t know why I keep going back to the game. But when I thought thoroughly through, I found out most the time it’s because I don’t want to do work or anything productive which involves laziness. I wanted to play video games day-in and day-out, but now that’d kept in mind I am going to limit the time I’m spending on that video game and get my life together. I really appreciate this video even though I found this YEARS later.❤️❤️
Thanks Keshav, i really needed this video. I think i’m going to uninstall all of the applications that distract me to see if i can get more productive over-time. If everything goes as planned, then after a while i’m going to install them again, but i’ll only use them if certain goals will have been reached. I hope my english didn’t suck; it isn’t my first language. Much love from Italy❤️
Woke up one day realizing I was wasting all my time just sitting down an archiving nothing but now I’ll wake up work out play guitar and learn new lif lessons I really appreciate this video and opening my eyes.
Thank you so much for this! I’ve been addicted to video games for such a long time and I know that it’s destroying me and it’s very unhealthy, but I still do it. This video helped me stop being addicted to video games. THANK YOU! GOD BLESS YOU
I suffer from SGAD, Severe Generalised Anxiety Disorder. I am under medication and psychiatric monitoring. After 15 years of playing my last video game, I am again at it on my PC. For the last 10 days I have been installing and uninstalling the same game and pray to God so that I can do other stuff which needs attention. The graphics of the game astounds me. This problem makes me anxious. I have other hobbies which I love to do but the game seems to have a spell on me. I play 2 hours every day and in those two hours, I can do a lot of things done. It's insane. You know you have a backlog of work and you waste your time in a silly game. On Friday I will be 55 years old. I thought young people had this problem. I can end this by closing the account of the game company and continue with my life as before. Thank you for your video.
If you enjoy the game then play it. 2 hours of a day to enjoy something is harmless. There are many people that wake up, start their video game, and then the sun goes down and they realize they haven't even eaten yet and they've been playing for 10 or more hours without realizing it. It is subjective to the individual and if you feel like 2 hours a day is problematic for you then it is. But generally speaking, 2 hours a day is extremely healthy and normal.
Thank you so much for this video dude. I was not in contact with my family a lot ever since I started playing video games. My mom kept complaining that I keep playing those stupid video games and I always say sorry but then play again because I couldn’t help it. I’m finally stopping something that’s trying to stop my life
I know this response is pretty late but I had a hard addiction to fortnite I was playing up to 10 hrs every day and I know that playing less wasn't going to help, this video has helped me in many ways that I cant even thank you enough, because of this I have been able to focus on my studies a lot more and realise the true meaning of life, I just wanna say thank you as I truly believe you have saved me
@@Savage911_0 ah hope your chilling now g, if it helps I ended up relapsing n forming the addiction again but I haven’t gone back since in almost 3 years. Hope it’s going well for u g
@@toxicgamer9296 ah, had a similar scenario myself but then when Fortnite started blowing up I kinda just transferred my addiction towards Fortnite from Roblox
I lost my gaming PC, I couldn't still believe that my PC is dead.Then I thought how do I gonna play games like I used to.I got depression and couldn't accept it.but your video is telling me that it's about time to do the real things in real life. then I started to know I gotta enjoy my real life.thank you bro.... ❤❤
Wow the R for Record really hit me. I realized I could be using a smaller fraction of my time each day to work on a better reality. Thanks for this video 🧡
Only one line hit me hard. "If its not there, how you gonna play!" and I paused the video and deleted all my games. It works guys just have a lill courage to do so.
Gaming helps me to prevent myself from overthinking & negative thoughts. On the other hand, it took my time to talk & spend time with my family & friends and it also affected my career. I tried to stop many times but I couldn't and gave up and finally, it drove me to depression, I felt bad for myself, my family & friends.. Thank you so much for this video! I hope this helps :)
I got addicted to gaming through learning about consoles and stuff on internet. I really wanted to get a PlayStation, an xBox, any console, but as I am a minor, my couldn't afford this much for a game. Then I used to think that they were wrong, and used the internet to state that 90% of children under 18 have consoles, then why I don't? But your video has actually affected me, and now I can say those 90% are those people who manage to get a simple or poor life, and those 10% are those few who go beyond the limits to get recognized by everyone, and now it seems with my life ahead me that perhaps I can buy myself a PlayStation anytime after I get a job :)
I am packing up my comics, consoles, anything else involving video games into boxes and taping them to the point where they would take forever to break open and I am stuffing them in my father's attic where I have to actually put in effort or even remember where they are to get to them. I have tried putting my consoles in my closet multiple times and honestly it never worked because they were so easy to reach for to plug back into my tv to continue playing them as my life passes by me like a quick breeze of leaves. I am done with excuses and I want to learn so many things such as photography, video, chess, basketball. etc. Quitting video games is my golden ticket to a better life.
I play a game called Rust. I bought it less then 2 years ago and have over 6,000 hours on it. Professionals who have 10,000 hours have taken 6 or 7 years to get that many hours. It's causing issues with my wife and my parenting. I do need to get over this. I had a10 year drug addiction i finally kicked over 15 years ago but this seems to be harder. Unfortunately gaming doesn't devastate my life like drugs did. It just makes life more uncomfortable in some ways. I appreciate your perspective. It might help.
@@oneprecentbetter no. But i slowed way way down. From that part to this i only played 110 hours in 5 months. Compared to 6k in 2 years. That's really great.
Same mate.. I got rust 10 months ago and have 1,3k hours now, I just logged off. I lost a lot of shit because of this, gained some weight and lost 70%of my gains, I don't know what to do anymore. We are on quarantine and there's nothing to do now, I got a guitar but I find it hard to play on. I want to unistall it but what happens next? I would have nothing to do. But as of tomorrow, I will go and sign up to a gym again (gyms are opening secretly). I hope when I wake up tomorrow, I would still have the courage to go to the gym after my online classes. I feel like I disconnected myself to everyone irl.
Because of it, I stopped playing soccer which is my hobby since when I was 5, I'm 16 now. Every time I think about it I get sad because I had a passion for it, everyone knew me for how much good I am at playing it. But my addiction got me to a point where I stopped going to practice just to play games. Shit is fucked up. Sorry if I had any grammar mistakes, English isn't my main language. And it feels good to tell someone about it.
I made my own solution 6 months ago.. I made an alternate account for everything necessary for my study, and did every study-related stuff on it. I would never use that account anything but my study. But, I still couldn't control my urge to play; so I deleted everything, made all possible arrangements to keep me from accessing my socials easily. I am cramming for exams right now and recently, I have been facing the urge to get back into video games, so I tried to search what can I do to stop my addiction. I came across your video and realized all I needed was some motivation, and a reminder why am I pushing myself to the limits ? why am I trying so hard to stop my video game addiction ? To think that I managed to keep my sanity for 6 whole months is an amazing achievement in itself imo. I guess I will go back to studying, I just need a little motivation and a reminder. THANK YOU !
Originally, I was a straight-A student, but ever since I got really into gaming two years ago, my grades have slowly taken a turn for the worst and I am now on the cusp of flunking my summer course. Honestly, I wished I had watched this video earlier to stay a straight-A student from beginning to end. However, I've only finished half of my post-high school education. After watching this video, I believe if I put in the effort to drop gaming, I'll be able to make a comeback. Thanks Keshav for giving me a reality check.
I’ve always liked video games, but only now did I realize that it effected my health a lot and effected my everyday life, from now on im uninstalling all my games and replacing my video game time with reading. And I realized that I smell rlly bad too, so if im bored, I’ll take a shower. Thank you so much for this video I can’t possibly describe how much of a blessing you are. I’ll edit this text 1 month later or so and tell you if I succeed or not.
thanks a lot you made my life way easier when i searched in youtube how to quit gaming i saw your vid even with the low viewer count but still when i watched ur vid i did every single lesson (at the time when i wrote the comment i just done the remove lesson) but still u helped me a lot ( srry for grammar but i got used to the gaming grammar like instead of saying your i type ur ) as i said thanks a lot :)
Finally going to stop playing video games. the most important for me in this vid was the steps to remove and make rules. Games have ruined my school grades as well because when I need to sit on my desk and do school work, I play games. This video means a lot and thanks to you so much for making it. wish I had found this video 2 years ago.
There is one thing about the remove part i can't do, destroying it or not using it feels like a waste of it even if it is for a minute it feels like it was worth it. These days due to summer vacation i have nothing to do, i have made goals now from the rules part. Thank You for minimizing my addiction to just playing till i get bored ( i used to play even when i was bored of it just thinking something will work, BUT i have found my error now )
I know this video is 4 years old now but I've just started the process of quitting gaming. I had started when I was about 3 playing frogger for the first time at my baby sitters house, from there it went to the NES when my parents bought one for me and my brother. We got an SNES and thats when I truly couldnt stop playing. Every weekend it was rent a game for the weekend so I didnt go out and get into trouble with friends etc but it also saved my parents a ton of money because I didnt want to play sports anymore or do anything else. In my teenage years my parents were fighting and working a lot so this was my way out of stress and this is where I truly needed it. I learned what I needed to take care of myself and just did good enough in school to not get grounded. From there I joined the Army at 21 and my addiction was broken for 10 weeks. The bad part was I finally had enough money to build my dream gaming pc. So I did. 16 years later and I build a pc almost every other year so I can play the greatest games at the best framerates and highest resolutions. I calculated it out and just my steam account, the games I bought from 20+ and then the computers + consoles I've bought. I've spent over $170k on videogames and computer parts in the past 20 or so years, with nothing to show for it. I've lost relationships, friendships, failed out of college twice, neglected myself, my room was always a mess but I just had to experience it all. So now my life is finally starting at nearly 40.
Tysm this rlly helped I’ve been playing the game roblox for abt a year almost two and now I’ve decided to try and stop bc I never focused on my real life and now I know how important it is to value life! I’ll update on how it’s going if I don’t forget!
That's what I needed. Stop reading my mind, Keshav Bhatt! :) My rule is simple and helpful I play only on Friday and Saturday just to relax. But I will try to avoid getting distracted. :) Also there is something I need to ask you about my concentrate, but I guess it will be in the next video. Thanks!
Thank you. Really thank you. I will try to follow this steps. I'm playing a game that has been shitting on my life since I started playing bakc in september, I lost the term and I should have been studying since new years for my exams but i have studied nothing, because I keep not only procastinating but i play that game everyday (around 2-3 hrs which isnt a lot but I do that instead of my responsabilities which is a problem I recognize) So I'll try this. I don't wanna uninstall that game, It hurts because I enjoy it so much, I don't know if I should be worried about it. But I will try to discipline myself, to do other things. I'm an artist and i had also stopped creating that much since I spend my day watching videos or playing the game instead of doing it. i will try to have daily goals before playing. Not to harsh on myself but to have them. I have always struggled with very hard obsessions with anything (games, shows, etc) but it had never affected my daily life. I guess because i'm a newly adult and even though i had the obsessions as a teen i had responsabilities i was supervised to do. but now everything is on myself and it sucks... I have no control and i hate this sm I want to change.
18M. I have had a gaming addiction for most of my life, it’s not very serious until recent and I see myself staying up UNTIL 4am still on it. I do feel worried that I won’t be able to cook or even drive because I won’t take the time to look into it, I hardly ever buy myself clothes but I am going to change. A plan I have is to restrict games past a certain time & revolve my life less around games and how much time I’ll have to play. I’m not going to disallow myself to use social media but I’m going to try to change my feed to be more productive & unrelated to games if not, I’ll make a new account. I’m glad I’m realising this still before having to make any more major choices in my life and I’m going to change, and you can take that to the bank!
i had a very bad addiction to VALORANT i am preparing for competitive exam most probably you would be knowing (IIT-JEE) i used to play it for 4-5 hours .. after playing i used to feel guilty(alot) ... you just opened my eyes bro. Thank you.. 🤗🤗 love from INDIA❤
I want to talk to my older brother about his VG addiction. I don’t know where to start- it’s obvious it has ruined his like this far. The plan is to approach with compassion and start an open conversation. I’m not sure what questions to start with. He will build a wall because of the shame he feels if I say the wrong things to begin with. There needs to also be persuading- I don’t think he wants to change, although the video games are obviously a coping mechanism he has used for most of his life. He doesn’t leave his room anymore either. I want to ask him what the appeal is. I want him to know how this has affected our family, is affecting his life, and will impact his future.
How old is he? I’m currently 18 and have been struggling with gaming addiction throughout my teens Unfortunately and frustrating as it must be for family members it is ultimately down to the individual to overcome an addiction. That doesn’t mean family cannot help, in fact they definitely can. I certainly know my mum has struggled immensely watching me waste my life away, but she was very supportive and encouraging and never lost hope, that is the key, to have hope that things will get better. I suggest trying to help him reignite any other passions he has had. To quit gaming you need to occupy yourself with activities so you do not get bored. When you are bored the automatic thing the brain wants to do is game. It’s almost like a time filler. I suggest asking questions like do you enjoy gaming? because for addicts it is no longer really enjoyable more just a way of life. Does gaming make you happy? Finally I would suggest trying to connect with others who may have a family members with gaming addictions. There are some good groups to join. My mum really really benefitted from talking to others with similar problems. If you’d like to ask any questions to me I’m happy help. Just message me.
Thank you! I used to play leauge 2-3 hoirs a day and i know this isn’t sounds a lot but it all of my free time and i negleckted my family. Thanks to you i could escape! Big W to this man!
My life is being ruined by video games, I’m cutting off friends, it’s all I think about, I spend too much money and hurt my loved ones but because of this, I’ve turned my life around. Thank you
Yeah, im addicted to the point that everything revolved on video games. You know? I lived in the virtual word and not the real world. I forget to eat, do homework, etc.
I just subbed. I have nearly reached the final milestone on my video game, just need to put in a couple more hours. After that, I have promised myself to stop playing or at least reduce my time spent drastically. Thanks for the lovely words and I'll make sure to reflect with another one of your videos.
It's my birthday today and my rules are: not if but when When I finish my AA and when I move out...I'll do my first stream. Wish me luck 🍀 I wanna come back to this video a year from now with good news.
I'm really badly addicted to Minecraft. After I searched a solution on RUclips, I found this video. It was really motivating. I uninstalled the game and I'm trying to change. Thanks a lot for this great video. You deserve more audience.
Extra tips that helped me: fill the empty time that gaming left with productive activities, keep a watch to know how much you played, so you can stop after (in my case) two hours, also, the best way to stop doing something, is not doing it, NOT punishing yourself
Iam not addicted like I play hardly about an hour or so but rather Iam obsessed, with the reward mechanics, the dlcs, the skins ....it always takes my focus from my work even though Iam not playing, the game is not even that great but still behaves as a parasite sucking in all my energy
I am very addicted to Roblox, specifically adopt me, and I really want to get rid of the addiction, because I know it’s not good for my eyes, and just a few days ago I got really upset over it and I am still upset, so I don’t want a game to upset me just like that so easily. Idk, it feels like real life to me in adopt me, but I really want to get rid of that addiction, because life is short, and I want to spend more time with the people I love, my friends, my family, other than spending my time on a game. Thank Keshav, it helped a lot.
Bro this came at just the right in life for me. The most useful tip was replacing. I plan on replacing the satisfaction from videogames with creating art. Cheers man, thanks for the insight.
I’m desperate to stop playing games but because of this corona virus and I’m stuck in the house it’s tempting to play but I also am addicted to Harry Potter so I decided to buy the full set of books and I’ve been reading loads
This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my RUclips channel 7 months ago about self development. Now I have 608 subs and > 100 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place.
Tq man even its been four years you posted this video, it even helps people now.I been playing game called bloxfruit in roblox and iam addicted to it so much that i failed my 12th and wasted a year. Now i seen your video and from on i will change myself tq for tips.
This is an older video, but I’m going to really work to apply this. I’m savagely addicted to an MMO, and after watching this video, I froze the account. I have several channels to unsubscribe to, and the amount of money I’ve dumped into an experience that may be deleted in a decade fills me with so much anxiety. But I have the power to stop and use my time and money for something so much better. So I’m going to do that. I will.
I'm not really addicted to videogames I'm very sick so it's one of the only things I can do physically without hurting myself too much. I exercise as well as much as my body can do.
I quit smoking in one day from being a chain smoker a day before. I am quitting gaming now, being a addict gamer to socially responsible human. Thanks to Almighty Allah from saving me from this hell hole. Alhamdulillah
Thank you for this video u helped me get out of depression and I felt like gaming was a drug for me I was addicted to it and it acted as a drug to poison me and ur vid helped me recover
3 games left. I’ve been steering away from them for a long time. But after these last three the systems are all going deep into my attic in containers and not coming out again unless a legitimately amazing game comes out I want to play. Which the likelihood of that is little to non in the years to come.
I am going to replace video games with something more healthy like reading or playing chess then I am going to realize why do I play video games even though in the bigger picture I don’t need them then I will stop and I will do these things thank to you thank you so much
Alright, this guy knows how to hook me in after confirming my motivation to change around the 5 minute mark. I definitely know I can change, especially after picking up the guitar more than the controller for awhile now. I still think a lot about it.
I know this video was made years ago but thank you for making this. Im 17 and I’ve spent the past few years gaming for almost 8 hours a day on the weekend every day eat dinner and go to sleep. I have great parents and siblings and I don’t want to throw them away by some videogames. I don’t know why the game is addicting but I want to stop
I've been playing ML on and off for the past 7 years, but it's gotten worse for the last 3 years. I've tried to quit multiple times by deleting the game, but seeing friends play always triggered me. It could be because I have status and skill in the game and playing gives me the dopamine from winning. The positive thing that I pursue from continuing to play is the relief of boredom and as a way to escape reality, the stress and anxiety from school and work. To fix this, whenever I'm feeling bored I'll practice playing the guitar and piano. I'll replace this unproductive habit with productive ones. I realize that this habit is detrimental to my future, I have to push past this addiction for my future self, my future wife, and my future kids. This addiction prevents me from working on myself, it keeps me away from building a strong relationship with god. I will work through this and push so that I can retire my parents and give them a fulfilling life while they are still alive. I need to do this to so we can take vacations to our home country and fulfill their humble dreams of having a farm. .
These days I'm on vacation at home. And I've realized that I've slowly become addicted. I don't want to stop playing games entirely because I genuinely enjoy them, especially playing those couch co-op games from Nintendo with my sister. But I still find myself miserable, being slaved by that. I had been freed by Christ so nothing else would enslave me anymore. So this is what I am doing right now: No matter how much free time I've got now, I'm still forcing myself not to play until night. Maybe 1 hour ends up sufficing anyway. That means no contact with gaming or gaming-related content. That way, I force my mind to think about something else. While it hurts at the beginning, and you absolutely crave for a little gaming time, it's just like you said: I look at the bigger picture. I look at myself, finally free from that addiction, being conscious of my everyday choices and not being controller by mindless impulses. It feels truly liberating. I also have learned to value that feeling of freedom so that I can keep looking for more of it. Of course, it feels terrible to realize your problem, but it's necessary to do it. It hurt me to look at myself and see me wishing for gaming and despising gaming at the same time. But it helped me understand. I'm just trying to keep that rhythm because I promised to myself. Again, I recommend forcedly replacing gaming with something else. If you think you need to ditch your games and consoles out the window, do it. In my case, I just believe to have done it, and that way, I don't even touch my game consoles during the day. And my mind is free to concentrate on other stuff. Just go with it. You can do it.
My plan is to discover something else I am good at , something that I never tried and knew about. I am going to stay positive and going to stop my addiction
What im going to do bro is replace videogames with art,reading,podcasts, and meditation. Im going to destory it and unistall all of them and my rule is to only play with my cousin every other Saturday but immediately deleted after. Also bro I want to thank you for this knowledge you have past down to me. It is very helpful and appreciate you wanting to help us.
I used to love care and protect my little brother all the time and i would play with him all the time at home and school and make him feel like he is not alone because i was always there for him but when i got introduced to video games then when he came into my room i shouted at him and told him to get out and he is very confused and upset. He is still always wanting to play with me but i don' let him and i havent had fun with him for a long time and now my mum has told me about it i have realised that he needs me,he cries at school every single day because he can't see me and i have no feelings about it and he is still trying to be there for me and make me feel like i am not alone but then i think that he must feel really alone and upset now that i have stopped caring for him. i am getting older now so i dont have much more time until he is fully grown up and does not need caring for so i need to make the most of it. I AM QUITTING VIDEO GAMES AND PUTTING MY PS4 SOMEWHERE UNDERNEATH MY BED WITH EVERYTHING COVERING IT.
thank you for this video! i was playing games a lot during the lockdown when you said how can we play games when it isnt there I UNINSTALLED ALL MY GAMES and now i will focus and spend more time on real life hope it will work! 😀
This is the best video i could find to remove my addiction to valorant whick i used to play about 27 hrs weekly . Today i deleted that game and i swear i will only play the games after i satisfy my parents with my marks
Thank you so much, I'm trying to quit gaming overall, too much negative energy, I've gave my pc to my dad as a donation for his dental clinic, bought a laptop and peer pressure made me play 3 hours, just selling my headphones to get beats and along ps4. Probably going to record and see if I'm right then setup rules and slowly quit. I'll begin with playing basketball ans swimming as I used to do since a child. Subbed, much love bro, learned new things!
Same for me, before I wathched the vid I had the if rule alredy but I am just wasting my spare time playing fucking Dark Souls when I shouls excersise to be prepared better for the season of Hockey when it comes back on. I have been wasting my time and I hated that
Does anyone still play Pokemon Go? 😅😅
Hope you enjoy this video - quite a lot of you requested it in the poll a few weeks ago! Let me know how this video helps & keep on keeping on! remember to check out the book too, here's the link again:
amzn.to/2HSQ2y0
Thank I will try
The worst part of mobo games is their is no option for permanently delete gaming account, I uninstall more than 100 times and installed it again . If any 1 is having suggestion plz help
@@manisticshow6496 I have one a painful one. Put ur game id and password in so many chats so that someone or other will take it and use it for themselves.
@@arandomperson589 good one haha
@@manisticshow6496 same problem bro
Man I’ve always been beating myself up because I am so addicted to it and it is destroying me piece by piece. I stopped praying and played the whole day even if my grand parents tell me to stop, and I just became an addict to it. And when I searched how to stop being a game addict and then found this and it helped me but I’m still trying to change
We have similar circumstances, how are you doing nowadays?
@@ad_v 😦
Same here my life is flying by
@@r4ken4u which game u play??
@@r4ken4u r u still playing that game??
This should be shown in schools, showed my two young nephews and it really clicked with them both. Your creating positive ripples on this planet So much respect for you Keshav .
He is an Indian. Proud to be an 🇮🇳🇮🇳
@@ramkumar-iu8nt his race isn't important the message he is sharing is.
@@ramkumar-iu8nt people like you make us look bad, why? Do you know him personally? Are you the one who raised him? Why such "proudness" for a completely different individual you have no relationship with. Stop this proud to be indian thing, do something in your life and then say proud to be indian.
Finally someone that recognizes that only the abusive use of video games is harmful. Good to see there is some common sense in the world
Yes my mom always just says “video games are bad for u, at least make money”
This needs more views. Great work
I just wanted a quick reference for what to do
1: Replace - Think about why you play the game, and replace what you do when that situation arises
2: Record - Look at the actual time you are spending
3: Realize - Reflect on the big picture and what you are doing
4: Remove - Get it away, practically and physically
5: Rules - Make rules and boundaries to create an if-then ruleset
"Do you want to be addicted to video games what pass away the time, or do you want to keep it in a healthy balance where you enjoy life"
thanks for helping my short attention span
I Tanmay Pandey swear upon my name now that i will free myself from computer,console,android or any forms of digital games. And this comment will be my support and my compulsion that i can leave gaming for my career.
I’m really gifted and smart, but I’ve lacked discipline and I was addicted to video games. I’m really realized who I can be if I just delete them and change my life. Pray for me brother. It’s time to be a legend. 💪 👑 love ❤️
same bro
😀 thats what imma do We are desams abel😀♥️ imma stop all this
League of legend?!😉
I can remember getting started because all my friends were playing the game and i was not playing the game so they were not interested in me. So i also started playing it and now i have realized that it had become a problem for me and i don't know how to stop it.
Well now after watching your video now i know exactly what to do so thanks a lot for this. Really helpful video♥♥♥
also you might want to start finding new friends or just be open to gaining more friends just in case sht dont work out with those friends as you stated when you werent playing the game they werent interested in you maybe you already did idk just thought i say some but hopefully this routine work out for you me and most of everybody who watched this vid
just deleted a game i’ve been spending over 15 hours a week on. i need to pay attention to my business and i feel so much better now
What team do you support in football
@@djbss6667 FC Bayern
I just watched this video a minute ago and man I play 15 hours every 2 days maybe like 50 hours a week. I will uninstall every game i have
Hello Keshav,
Thank you for this video. My gaming addiction stemmed from temporary achievements. I always felt good about being good at a game. I get praise from my friends and ATTENTION from my friends when I'm good at it. Whenever I get into a game, I'd pour hours and hours of my time. Yeah, I was able to still do things while gaming but I was neglecting my significant other. I am 28 now, priorities change. Back then I'd game and neglect school. I just do the bare minimum to get by and do the maximum in games. I want to change so I can be a better person and get my time back. I don't want gaming to consume my life. Now that I think of it, I would pour so much time and resources into gaming for what? I think it stems from the loneliness or neglect of real life. I use gaming as a means to escape reality instead of facing it. I had a very rough time growing up where I didn't have present parents(single mom who worked majority of my childhood). I used gaming to get attention and validation. Things I never get usually in real life. I felt like nothing I do is enough. I always compare myself to others, watching from the outside. I was jealous of people who had loving parents, jealous of people who have everything together. My mother found a different partner later down her life and her attention went to him and their kids. I have a good job, I am a go-getter but gaming makes me comfortable and I got too comfortable. It's because its convenient. If i were to time my gaming per day, it's probably close to 10+ hours a day. When I'm studying, all I want to do is game. You're right. I believe I'm selfish as well. I like helping people but not for the right reasons. I want to help people because they give me the attention and time of the day. Once they're done giving me temporary praise, I just feel empty again. When I was a little kid, I'd be a very good student. I did very well in school but it never felt enough. I felt like my mom was never happy even though I was doing well. Typing it out/venting is a very good first step. I need to learn how to be more open with myself and others around me. I have to stop bottling everything and put on a show that everything's alright when it's not. I've never told anyone about my trauma. I'll seek help from therapy. I need some guidance on what to do to improve. I need people to help guide me. For those that feel the same as me or suffering from the same thing. We got this. We'll take our lives back from gaming.
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old comment man, but, I sincerely recommend counseling rather than therapy, very similar but counseling more so helps you explore yourself and the real reasons and motivations behind your actions. you’ve got many more years
I’ve been playing this video game for probably at least 4 years now. Throughout lockdown, everyday I come home from school, weekends and any spare time I have. And I’ve watched this video and a couple others, I felt it was a wake-up call for me because I really want to get rid of this obsession but I don’t know why I keep going back to the game. But when I thought thoroughly through, I found out most the time it’s because I don’t want to do work or anything productive which involves laziness. I wanted to play video games day-in and day-out, but now that’d kept in mind I am going to limit the time I’m spending on that video game and get my life together. I really appreciate this video even though I found this YEARS later.❤️❤️
Thanks Keshav, i really needed this video. I think i’m going to uninstall all of the applications that distract me to see if i can get more productive over-time. If everything goes as planned, then after a while i’m going to install them again, but i’ll only use them if certain goals will have been reached. I hope my english didn’t suck; it isn’t my first language. Much love from Italy❤️
Woke up one day realizing I was wasting all my time just sitting down an archiving nothing but now I’ll wake up work out play guitar and learn new lif lessons I really appreciate this video and opening my eyes.
I'm so addicted to video games right now, and your video is helping me immensely. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this! I’ve been addicted to video games for such a long time and I know that it’s destroying me and it’s very unhealthy, but I still do it.
This video helped me stop being addicted to video games. THANK YOU! GOD BLESS YOU
Hey I have a question what els do you do that you enjoy doing instead of playing video games
I suffer from SGAD, Severe Generalised Anxiety Disorder. I am under medication and psychiatric monitoring. After 15 years of playing my last video game, I am again at it on my PC. For the last 10 days I have been installing and uninstalling the same game and pray to God so that I can do other stuff which needs attention. The graphics of the game astounds me. This problem makes me anxious. I have other hobbies which I love to do but the game seems to have a spell on me. I play 2 hours every day and in those two hours, I can do a lot of things done. It's insane. You know you have a backlog of work and you waste your time in a silly game. On Friday I will be 55 years old. I thought young people had this problem. I can end this by closing the account of the game company and continue with my life as before. Thank you for your video.
God bless you
If you enjoy the game then play it. 2 hours of a day to enjoy something is harmless. There are many people that wake up, start their video game, and then the sun goes down and they realize they haven't even eaten yet and they've been playing for 10 or more hours without realizing it. It is subjective to the individual and if you feel like 2 hours a day is problematic for you then it is. But generally speaking, 2 hours a day is extremely healthy and normal.
Thank you so much for this video dude. I was not in contact with my family a lot ever since I started playing video games. My mom kept complaining that I keep playing those stupid video games and I always say sorry but then play again because I couldn’t help it. I’m finally stopping something that’s trying to stop my life
I know this response is pretty late but I had a hard addiction to fortnite I was playing up to 10 hrs every day and I know that playing less wasn't going to help, this video has helped me in many ways that I cant even thank you enough, because of this I have been able to focus on my studies a lot more and realise the true meaning of life, I just wanna say thank you as I truly believe you have saved me
same with me but with roblox lol
@@toxicgamer9296 Fr, roblox so addictive. Even more than fortnite or Gta
Yo bro I also have fortnite addiction
@@Savage911_0 ah hope your chilling now g, if it helps I ended up relapsing n forming the addiction again but I haven’t gone back since in almost 3 years. Hope it’s going well for u g
@@toxicgamer9296 ah, had a similar scenario myself but then when Fortnite started blowing up I kinda just transferred my addiction towards Fortnite from Roblox
I lost my gaming PC, I couldn't still believe that my PC is dead.Then I thought how do I gonna play games like I used to.I got depression and couldn't accept it.but your video is telling me that it's about time to do the real things in real life. then I started to know I gotta enjoy my real life.thank you bro.... ❤❤
When you talked about replacing the habits it really helped me, I’m not quitting video games to become an animator and pursue my dream
Wow the R for Record really hit me. I realized I could be using a smaller fraction of my time each day to work on a better reality. Thanks for this video 🧡
Only one line hit me hard.
"If its not there, how you gonna play!"
and I paused the video and deleted all my games.
It works guys just have a lill courage to do so.
Doesn't work for me. My internet is blazing fast because i need it for work so i download all games again within an hour
me too
Same me too
@@soum8975 same
Greifers Crew drop it off somewhere far like parents or friends get it back when your happy with your progress
6:44-6:53 I'M GUILTY, I FELT THAT
Loool I just heard tha
4 year old video but it really helped me see the flip side of the coin. i am so grateful for the advice, thank you
Gaming helps me to prevent myself from overthinking & negative thoughts. On the other hand, it took my time to talk & spend time with my family & friends and it also affected my career. I tried to stop many times but I couldn't and gave up and finally, it drove me to depression, I felt bad for myself, my family & friends.. Thank you so much for this video! I hope this helps :)
I got addicted to gaming through learning about consoles and stuff on internet. I really wanted to get a PlayStation, an xBox, any console, but as I am a minor, my couldn't afford this much for a game. Then I used to think that they were wrong, and used the internet to state that 90% of children under 18 have consoles, then why I don't?
But your video has actually affected me, and now I can say those 90% are those people who manage to get a simple or poor life, and those 10% are those few who go beyond the limits to get recognized by everyone, and now it seems with my life ahead me that perhaps I can buy myself a PlayStation anytime after I get a job :)
I am packing up my comics, consoles, anything else involving video games into boxes and taping them to the point where they would take forever to break open and I am stuffing them in my father's attic where I have to actually put in effort or even remember where they are to get to them. I have tried putting my consoles in my closet multiple times and honestly it never worked because they were so easy to reach for to plug back into my tv to continue playing them as my life passes by me like a quick breeze of leaves. I am done with excuses and I want to learn so many things such as photography, video, chess, basketball. etc. Quitting video games is my golden ticket to a better life.
I play a game called Rust. I bought it less then 2 years ago and have over 6,000 hours on it. Professionals who have 10,000 hours have taken 6 or 7 years to get that many hours. It's causing issues with my wife and my parenting. I do need to get over this. I had a10 year drug addiction i finally kicked over 15 years ago but this seems to be harder. Unfortunately gaming doesn't devastate my life like drugs did. It just makes life more uncomfortable in some ways. I appreciate your perspective. It might help.
have you stopped?
@@oneprecentbetter no. But i slowed way way down. From that part to this i only played 110 hours in 5 months. Compared to 6k in 2 years. That's really great.
@Anmol Pandey no. They are not.
Same mate.. I got rust 10 months ago and have 1,3k hours now, I just logged off. I lost a lot of shit because of this, gained some weight and lost 70%of my gains, I don't know what to do anymore. We are on quarantine and there's nothing to do now, I got a guitar but I find it hard to play on. I want to unistall it but what happens next? I would have nothing to do. But as of tomorrow, I will go and sign up to a gym again (gyms are opening secretly). I hope when I wake up tomorrow, I would still have the courage to go to the gym after my online classes. I feel like I disconnected myself to everyone irl.
Because of it, I stopped playing soccer which is my hobby since when I was 5, I'm 16 now. Every time I think about it I get sad because I had a passion for it, everyone knew me for how much good I am at playing it. But my addiction got me to a point where I stopped going to practice just to play games. Shit is fucked up. Sorry if I had any grammar mistakes, English isn't my main language. And it feels good to tell someone about it.
Bro this dude might just change my life
Really helpful gone from7 hours a day to 2 and it’s still getting better thank u so much
I made my own solution 6 months ago.. I made an alternate account for everything necessary for my study, and did every study-related stuff on it. I would never use that account anything but my study. But, I still couldn't control my urge to play; so I deleted everything, made all possible arrangements to keep me from accessing my socials easily. I am cramming for exams right now and recently, I have been facing the urge to get back into video games, so I tried to search what can I do to stop my addiction. I came across your video and realized all I needed was some motivation, and a reminder why am I pushing myself to the limits ? why am I trying so hard to stop my video game addiction ? To think that I managed to keep my sanity for 6 whole months is an amazing achievement in itself imo. I guess I will go back to studying, I just need a little motivation and a reminder. THANK YOU !
Originally, I was a straight-A student, but ever since I got really into gaming two years ago, my grades have slowly taken a turn for the worst and I am now on the cusp of flunking my summer course. Honestly, I wished I had watched this video earlier to stay a straight-A student from beginning to end. However, I've only finished half of my post-high school education. After watching this video, I believe if I put in the effort to drop gaming, I'll be able to make a comeback. Thanks Keshav for giving me a reality check.
Same condition here😭😭
That is not the games fault
I’ve always liked video games, but only now did I realize that it effected my health a lot and effected my everyday life, from now on im uninstalling all my games and replacing my video game time with reading. And I realized that I smell rlly bad too, so if im bored, I’ll take a shower. Thank you so much for this video I can’t possibly describe how much of a blessing you are. I’ll edit this text 1 month later or so and tell you if I succeed or not.
Glad it helped and deffo do come back & lemme know how it goes. You got this!
You can’t leave us hanging!
thanks a lot you made my life way easier when i searched in youtube how to quit gaming i saw your vid even with the low viewer count but still when i watched ur vid i did every single lesson (at the time when i wrote the comment i just done the remove lesson) but still u helped me a lot ( srry for grammar but i got used to the gaming grammar like instead of saying your i type ur )
as i said thanks a lot :)
Finally going to stop playing video games. the most important for me in this vid was the steps to remove and make rules. Games have ruined my school grades as well because when I need to sit on my desk and do school work, I play games. This video means a lot and thanks to you so much for making it. wish I had found this video 2 years ago.
There is one thing about the remove part i can't do, destroying it or not using it feels like a waste of it even if it is for a minute it feels like it was worth it. These days due to summer vacation i have nothing to do, i have made goals now from the rules part. Thank You for minimizing my addiction to just playing till i get bored ( i used to play even when i was bored of it just thinking something will work, BUT i have found my error now )
researching video game addiction and ready player one for an essay rn, copilot brought me to this video!
I think you just turned my life around. Thank you for making this video man!
I know this video is 4 years old now but I've just started the process of quitting gaming. I had started when I was about 3 playing frogger for the first time at my baby sitters house, from there it went to the NES when my parents bought one for me and my brother. We got an SNES and thats when I truly couldnt stop playing. Every weekend it was rent a game for the weekend so I didnt go out and get into trouble with friends etc but it also saved my parents a ton of money because I didnt want to play sports anymore or do anything else. In my teenage years my parents were fighting and working a lot so this was my way out of stress and this is where I truly needed it. I learned what I needed to take care of myself and just did good enough in school to not get grounded. From there I joined the Army at 21 and my addiction was broken for 10 weeks. The bad part was I finally had enough money to build my dream gaming pc. So I did. 16 years later and I build a pc almost every other year so I can play the greatest games at the best framerates and highest resolutions. I calculated it out and just my steam account, the games I bought from 20+ and then the computers + consoles I've bought. I've spent over $170k on videogames and computer parts in the past 20 or so years, with nothing to show for it. I've lost relationships, friendships, failed out of college twice, neglected myself, my room was always a mess but I just had to experience it all.
So now my life is finally starting at nearly 40.
Tysm this rlly helped I’ve been playing the game roblox for abt a year almost two and now I’ve decided to try and stop bc I never focused on my real life and now I know how important it is to value life! I’ll update on how it’s going if I don’t forget!
That's what I needed. Stop reading my mind, Keshav Bhatt! :) My rule is simple and helpful I play only on Friday and Saturday just to relax. But I will try to avoid getting distracted. :) Also there is something I need to ask you about my concentrate, but I guess it will be in the next video. Thanks!
Thank you. Really thank you. I will try to follow this steps. I'm playing a game that has been shitting on my life since I started playing bakc in september, I lost the term and I should have been studying since new years for my exams but i have studied nothing, because I keep not only procastinating but i play that game everyday (around 2-3 hrs which isnt a lot but I do that instead of my responsabilities which is a problem I recognize)
So I'll try this. I don't wanna uninstall that game, It hurts because I enjoy it so much, I don't know if I should be worried about it. But I will try to discipline myself, to do other things. I'm an artist and i had also stopped creating that much since I spend my day watching videos or playing the game instead of doing it. i will try to have daily goals before playing. Not to harsh on myself but to have them. I have always struggled with very hard obsessions with anything (games, shows, etc) but it had never affected my daily life. I guess because i'm a newly adult and even though i had the obsessions as a teen i had responsabilities i was supervised to do. but now everything is on myself and it sucks... I have no control and i hate this sm I want to change.
Watching this as a podcast while im gaming is epic
Its been 3 months since i stopped playing videogames.
Thanka to this video im a straight A student again
18M. I have had a gaming addiction for most of my life, it’s not very serious until recent and I see myself staying up UNTIL 4am still on it.
I do feel worried that I won’t be able to cook or even drive because I won’t take the time to look into it, I hardly ever buy myself clothes but I am going to change.
A plan I have is to restrict games past a certain time & revolve my life less around games and how much time I’ll have to play. I’m not going to disallow myself to use social media but I’m going to try to change my feed to be more productive & unrelated to games if not, I’ll make a new account.
I’m glad I’m realising this still before having to make any more major choices in my life and I’m going to change, and you can take that to the bank!
Thank you soo much I really did need this and I hope you stay well and heartily once again thank you
i had a very bad addiction to VALORANT i am preparing for competitive exam most probably you would be knowing (IIT-JEE) i used to play it for 4-5 hours .. after playing i used to feel guilty(alot) ... you just opened my eyes bro. Thank you.. 🤗🤗 love from INDIA❤
Me too i quit valo and even Apex after that
me too, i had kinda love hate relationship with that game. i played - feel guilty - repeat. can't get rid of it coz idk it's so addicting
Thx for the motivation i been playing games since i was 4 now im 11 i just got to stop it
Bro I swear it’s messing up my grades and there is other points in life then just a pack of pixels
I want to talk to my older brother about his VG addiction. I don’t know where to start- it’s obvious it has ruined his like this far. The plan is to approach with compassion and start an open conversation. I’m not sure what questions to start with. He will build a wall because of the shame he feels if I say the wrong things to begin with.
There needs to also be persuading- I don’t think he wants to change, although the video games are obviously a coping mechanism he has used for most of his life. He doesn’t leave his room anymore either.
I want to ask him what the appeal is.
I want him to know how this has affected our family, is affecting his life, and will impact his future.
How old is he? I’m currently 18 and have been struggling with gaming addiction throughout my teens
Unfortunately and frustrating as it must be for family members it is ultimately down to the individual to overcome an addiction. That doesn’t mean family cannot help, in fact they definitely can. I certainly know my mum has struggled immensely watching me waste my life away, but she was very supportive and encouraging and never lost hope, that is the key, to have hope that things will get better.
I suggest trying to help him reignite any other passions he has had. To quit gaming you need to occupy yourself with activities so you do not get bored. When you are bored the automatic thing the brain wants to do is game. It’s almost like a time filler.
I suggest asking questions like do you enjoy gaming? because for addicts it is no longer really enjoyable more just a way of life. Does gaming make you happy?
Finally I would suggest trying to connect with others who may have a family members with gaming addictions. There are some good groups to join. My mum really really benefitted from talking to others with similar problems.
If you’d like to ask any questions to me I’m happy help. Just message me.
The final step helped me alot.
Thank you! I used to play leauge 2-3 hoirs a day and i know this isn’t sounds a lot but it all of my free time and i negleckted my family. Thanks to you i could escape! Big W to this man!
Hey man, Really appreciate ya.I had a addiction and watching this vid made my life so much better. Thank you and may the lord bless you
My life is being ruined by video games, I’m cutting off friends, it’s all I think about, I spend too much money and hurt my loved ones but because of this, I’ve turned my life around. Thank you
Yeah, im addicted to the point that everything revolved on video games. You know? I lived in the virtual word and not the real world. I forget to eat, do homework, etc.
I just subbed. I have nearly reached the final milestone on my video game, just need to put in a couple more hours. After that, I have promised myself to stop playing or at least reduce my time spent drastically. Thanks for the lovely words and I'll make sure to reflect with another one of your videos.
Thank you so much for making this video!
Amazing ,eye opening video. Deserves more views definitely
Whenever i feel bored i just open videos like this to laugh of how ridiculous people think you can just stop a hobby you enjoy so much
Gaming is not bad addition is bad but some people just don't see that and just hate games lol
It's my birthday today and my rules are: not if but when
When I finish my AA and when I move out...I'll do my first stream.
Wish me luck 🍀
I wanna come back to this video a year from now with good news.
I'm really badly addicted to Minecraft. After I searched a solution on RUclips, I found this video. It was really motivating. I uninstalled the game and I'm trying to change. Thanks a lot for this great video. You deserve more audience.
NOOOOOO
@Wasabi now im addicted to fortnite lolll
Fantastic motivation, thanks Keshav
Extra tips that helped me: fill the empty time that gaming left with productive activities, keep a watch to know how much you played, so you can stop after (in my case) two hours, also, the best way to stop doing something, is not doing it, NOT
punishing yourself
Iam not addicted like I play hardly about an hour or so but rather Iam obsessed, with the reward mechanics, the dlcs, the skins ....it always takes my focus from my work even though Iam not playing, the game is not even that great but still behaves as a parasite sucking in all my energy
I am very addicted to Roblox, specifically adopt me, and I really want to get rid of the addiction, because I know it’s not good for my eyes, and just a few days ago I got really upset over it and I am still upset, so I don’t want a game to upset me just like that so easily. Idk, it feels like real life to me in adopt me, but I really want to get rid of that addiction, because life is short, and I want to spend more time with the people I love, my friends, my family, other than spending my time on a game. Thank Keshav, it helped a lot.
Bro this came at just the right in life for me. The most useful tip was replacing. I plan on replacing the satisfaction from videogames with creating art. Cheers man, thanks for the insight.
This Video Has Really Been Helpful, I overcame my video game addiction, keep up the good work.
I’m desperate to stop playing games but because of this corona virus and I’m stuck in the house it’s tempting to play but I also am addicted to Harry Potter so I decided to buy the full set of books and I’ve been reading loads
This is one of the channels that gave me the courage to start my RUclips channel 7 months ago about self development. Now I have 608 subs and > 100 hours of watch time. I know it’s not comparable with others but I’m still proud I started because I’ve been learning so many lessons that I could haven’t learned without getting started in the 1st place.
Years later this is still helping me,thank you.
Man i should really stop my addiction on genshin impact and tnx for the tip
i became an addict to that game too damnn
Tq man even its been four years you posted this video, it even helps people now.I been playing game called bloxfruit in roblox and iam addicted to it so much that i failed my 12th and wasted a year. Now i seen your video and from on i will change myself tq for tips.
I spent so much on the game though.... it’s so hard to throw away 500 dollars for the years of playing the game
Sell ur account 4r that much
@luke gaming wow i 4rgot i saud tgis damm 6 m9nths ago however u still make profit but it deoends on the game
Wow this was possibly the least helpful addiction help video I’ve ever watched. Addicted to somthing? Just stop! Thanks man. Very useful.
This is an older video, but I’m going to really work to apply this. I’m savagely addicted to an MMO, and after watching this video, I froze the account. I have several channels to unsubscribe to, and the amount of money I’ve dumped into an experience that may be deleted in a decade fills me with so much anxiety. But I have the power to stop and use my time and money for something so much better. So I’m going to do that. I will.
I'm not really addicted to videogames I'm very sick so it's one of the only things I can do physically without hurting myself too much.
I exercise as well as much as my body can do.
Thanks for uploading ths video.
I'm gonna quit playing video games today.
I will get into Kyoto uni , and I will become an engeneer.
I quit smoking in one day from being a chain smoker a day before. I am quitting gaming now, being a addict gamer to socially responsible human. Thanks to Almighty Allah from saving me from this hell hole. Alhamdulillah
Thank you for this video u helped me get out of depression and I felt like gaming was a drug for me I was addicted to it and it acted as a drug to poison me and ur vid helped me recover
Tysm man u changed my whole life
3 games left. I’ve been steering away from them for a long time. But after these last three the systems are all going deep into my attic in containers and not coming out again unless a legitimately amazing game comes out I want to play. Which the likelihood of that is little to non in the years to come.
I am going to replace video games with something more healthy like reading or playing chess then I am going to realize why do I play video games even though in the bigger picture I don’t need them then I will stop and I will do these things thank to you thank you so much
Alright, this guy knows how to hook me in after confirming my motivation to change around the 5 minute mark. I definitely know I can change, especially after picking up the guitar more than the controller for awhile now. I still think a lot about it.
I know this video was made years ago but thank you for making this. Im 17 and I’ve spent the past few years gaming for almost 8 hours a day on the weekend every day eat dinner and go to sleep. I have great parents and siblings and I don’t want to throw them away by some videogames. I don’t know why the game is addicting but I want to stop
I've been playing ML on and off for the past 7 years, but it's gotten worse for the last 3 years. I've tried to quit multiple times by deleting the game, but seeing friends play always triggered me. It could be because I have status and skill in the game and playing gives me the dopamine from winning. The positive thing that I pursue from continuing to play is the relief of boredom and as a way to escape reality, the stress and anxiety from school and work. To fix this, whenever I'm feeling bored I'll practice playing the guitar and piano. I'll replace this unproductive habit with productive ones.
I realize that this habit is detrimental to my future, I have to push past this addiction for my future self, my future wife, and my future kids. This addiction prevents me from working on myself, it keeps me away from building a strong relationship with god. I will work through this and push so that I can retire my parents and give them a fulfilling life while they are still alive. I need to do this to so we can take vacations to our home country and fulfill their humble dreams of having a farm.
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This really helped, thank you!
These days I'm on vacation at home. And I've realized that I've slowly become addicted. I don't want to stop playing games entirely because I genuinely enjoy them, especially playing those couch co-op games from Nintendo with my sister. But I still find myself miserable, being slaved by that. I had been freed by Christ so nothing else would enslave me anymore. So this is what I am doing right now:
No matter how much free time I've got now, I'm still forcing myself not to play until night. Maybe 1 hour ends up sufficing anyway. That means no contact with gaming or gaming-related content. That way, I force my mind to think about something else. While it hurts at the beginning, and you absolutely crave for a little gaming time, it's just like you said: I look at the bigger picture. I look at myself, finally free from that addiction, being conscious of my everyday choices and not being controller by mindless impulses. It feels truly liberating. I also have learned to value that feeling of freedom so that I can keep looking for more of it.
Of course, it feels terrible to realize your problem, but it's necessary to do it. It hurt me to look at myself and see me wishing for gaming and despising gaming at the same time. But it helped me understand. I'm just trying to keep that rhythm because I promised to myself.
Again, I recommend forcedly replacing gaming with something else. If you think you need to ditch your games and consoles out the window, do it. In my case, I just believe to have done it, and that way, I don't even touch my game consoles during the day. And my mind is free to concentrate on other stuff. Just go with it. You can do it.
This need a lot more views you really helped because video games made me sick
Tjanks this is a great video I stopped my video game and started my studies thanks bro
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My plan is to discover something else I am good at , something that I never tried and knew about. I am going to stay positive and going to stop my addiction
What im going to do bro is replace videogames with art,reading,podcasts, and meditation. Im going to destory it and unistall all of them and my rule is to only play with my cousin every other Saturday but immediately deleted after.
Also bro I want to thank you for this knowledge you have past down to me. It is very helpful and appreciate you wanting to help us.
spot on my friend.....I'm forwarding this excellent vid to somebody who neeeeeeds it.....
Thank you so much for this video! You are really helping me !
I used to love care and protect my little brother all the time and i would play with him all the time at home and school and make him feel like he is not alone because i was always there for him but when i got introduced to video games then when he came into my room i shouted at him and told him to get out and he is very confused and upset. He is still always wanting to play with me but i don' let him and i havent had fun with him for a long time and now my mum has told me about it i have realised that he needs me,he cries at school every single day because he can't see me and i have no feelings about it and he is still trying to be there for me and make me feel like i am not alone but then i think that he must feel really alone and upset now that i have stopped caring for him. i am getting older now so i dont have much more time until he is fully grown up and does not need caring for so i need to make the most of it. I AM QUITTING VIDEO GAMES AND PUTTING MY PS4 SOMEWHERE UNDERNEATH MY BED WITH EVERYTHING COVERING IT.
Really great video, a new chapter in my life is beginning right now! Thanks for the advice man 👍
thank you for this video! i was playing games a lot during the lockdown when you said how can we play games when it isnt there I UNINSTALLED ALL MY GAMES and now i will focus and spend more time on real life hope it will work! 😀
This is the best video i could find to remove my addiction to valorant whick i used to play about 27 hrs weekly . Today i deleted that game and i swear i will only play the games after i satisfy my parents with my marks
Thank you so much,
I'm trying to quit gaming overall, too much negative energy, I've gave my pc to my dad as a donation for his dental clinic, bought a laptop and peer pressure made me play 3 hours, just selling my headphones to get beats and along ps4. Probably going to record and see if I'm right then setup rules and slowly quit. I'll begin with playing basketball ans swimming as I used to do since a child. Subbed, much love bro, learned new things!
i started to realize that what I was doing is bad, My eyes opened up because of this vid that I can be more productive
Same for me, before I wathched the vid I had the if rule alredy but I am just wasting my spare time playing fucking Dark Souls when I shouls excersise to be prepared better for the season of Hockey when it comes back on. I have been wasting my time and I hated that
I just woke up the next morning went straight to my laptop to delete all my games without hesitation.
That’s HOW WE DO IT :)))