How to Overcome Video Game Addiction
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Overcoming video game addiction isn't about quitting gaming. It's about being in control of it!
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Hi, I'm Richard! I'm a self-acceptance advocate, inspirational speaker, life coach, and game show winner (The Price is Right)! I've had the honor of speaking on the TEDx stage too!
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is it bad that I'm watching this while playing
HOW TO ANYTHING I'm here with you ;-;
Richard Kuo gotta do something while the match loads.
i am
I haven´t just yet...but I´m thinking about it!
F*ck x)
I believe the desire to play video is not only to escape reality but also the need to be constantly stimulated by everything. We are so addicted to any sort of stimulation (video games, phone, internet, tv, clickbait, shitty food) that we lose touch with the things that really matter. It's saddening to the core if you really think about it. Try meditation for just 20 minutes. Those first 20 minutes will seem like the longest 20 minutes of your life. But in that moment is where your true authenticity lies. You just being present in the moment without any bullshit brain candy.
Wow man, I feel like you tutched right on the spot. Been thinking and when I saw your comment, it all makes sense! Helps a lot 🤗
Facts cheif
I got back into trains and play games only for a little bit a day
"Now let's create a routine"
THAT'S the part that always gets me. Making one and trying to keep hold of it feels like a massive pain in the ass.
I get what you saying, but still gotta man up and try
@@rontigon5338 not that ez though
@@coderwill7670 damn 3 years later.. I did it tho, but maan it really ain't easy
Same, I really hate that I can't stick to something and I just blame everything on school
Here is my problem when I’m not playing I feel like something is missing
Will McGuire bc there is something mising,.. dopamine and gratification you need to get a life...
That Kid so insulting someone who’s addicted is going to help... grow up and properly advise.
That is something that you have to get over by just going through it, hopefully you will find something better to fill that gap
@@ahmedbinqasim2166 thank you
@@WillMcGuire hey you are welcome, but please do not be afraid to seek social help for the going through part, it is really tough to get through it by our own will especially if it has become a habit. Like when I feel like I am getting addicted to my phone a lot, I ask my mother to hide it from me for the time in which I am supposed to do work, that helps a lot. Another important thing is to develop a routine and sticking to it, that is the foundation of the whole process. What I do when I feel like my routine is falling apart, is make a list of things to do and give it to my mother, then when the day ends, I tell her honestly what I managed to get done and what I didn't, and it's okay if you only get 10 percent done of what you wanted to do, the important thing is you get 11 percent done the next day and so on. Let your friends know that you won't be playing for a while, or delete the discord or whatever, peer pressure to play the game is really strong and you need to find a way to remove that. Hope this helps
Quick backstory: I used to play 8-10 hours a day everyday, feeling bad about not getting anything else done. Now its a year later, and I have learned how to stay away. For me what i needed was to get something else to spend my time on. Now I have developed a few new habits, such as fitness, coding, reading and learning business, but I still have something keeping me awake some nights. I keep wanting to go back to those days when i sat on a discord call with all my friends, playing our favourite game until late at night. Its the memories that makes me so nostalgic, and it honestly saddens me that i really dont have the time anymore. I dont want to forget, but i need to move on. Its just hard, really hard.
It actually helped I went to 24 hours a day to 22 hours
Wait, you play THAT much? My highest was 9 Hours
My highest was an unknown amount because I can't keep track of a single thing
Awesome Thompson....... very Intresting
My was 6 hours 😅😅😅
@@shreyambera1897 well congrats on you, you dont have an addiction,
I have the power to quit... I've been trying but I cant find something fun to do with my time
learn the guitar
just go and do it
now
dont make any excuses
or just cycling
Thrivalz Yeah foking same...
It's easy. GET A BUTTERFLY KNIFE. It's SO much fun to play with. (not the sharp ones because I want all of my fingers)
riding a bike is fucking boring! The fuck is fun about exercising?
i was also active in my studies, taekwando and family. now im gone man.
Thanks dude. Ive asked my mum to help me maintain my playing time to 3hrs evr friday and sat only
hehe :)
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My dad says I had video game addiction when I played at most like 4 hours and only on weekends.
He doesn't know what true addiction is.
DanQZ,true addiction is osu for 12 hours straight for almost everyday
DanQZ umm you can try and not play the video game for a week and after that week you have to check that you have a craving for the game if you do then you have got video game addiction
To be fair to u all I want to say that when I did not play for a 1 week and this Sunday after coming back to church and yooky dad's phone :'((
what i play 1 hour a day and dad thinks i am very addicted
Same
You know how I fixed it?
I SOLD EVERYTHING
+Brian Rucker That definitely helps haha
+Brian Rucker I can't sell my $1200 rig D:
Mitchell Reitz JUST DO IT lol
JUST DO IT
+Brian R i did the exact same thing, now i have this money, and i dont know what the hell i'm going to do with it
+Gabriel Alfaro Woot! Good job Gabriel :)
It sounds hard I mean how would a teenager aged 14 like me stop addiction whereas at school my friends only talk about video games like Call of duty is coming out and other games. It's like the only thing everyone talks about but I'll try your strategy thank you Mr Kuo.
you're prob 18-19 by now, so how's it going?
This helped me out a lot I went about 8hrs a day to 4hrs 👌🎉
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Some Random Boi still a lot tho
but well done
i went to 12 hours to 2 hours lmao
Some Random Boi i used to play 21 hrs a day dude :P
I'm doing really good in school, but, I'm addicted to games, whenever I get home I start playing, I really need help.
Colezz I have the same thing I do day in day out barely go outside and I really feel like I'm stupid
Check out Game Quitters youtube. His whole channel is dedicated to quitting video games. My personal opinion is take it one step at a time and don't beat yourself up. Life is a journey and video game addiction is not an easy thing to deal with.
Adren yoo same!!! But i just can't stop playing!!!
Same thing here,but I’ve replaced a bit of my videogames with things like my youtube and interacting with people on streams,same requirements and less damage
same..
I like your channel
My only escape was a video game. And I constantly just wanted to play games, I felt like I could be something more. I was playing all nighters way past the time my friends went to bed. And I would wake up to fatigue and depression. Did just enough to get by. I spent 4 years doing the same cycle and wasting time, I got so angry because I wasn't anything successful. I quit when I realized there's more to life, and many more rewards than just ranking up, or unlocking new gear. We all have a future to live, and the fact that we are alive is a blessing. Dont distract yourself with games that do nothing for you in the long run. Think outside the box, and remember that you are an opportunity of faith if you believe in yourself.
U are the only person I watched on these addictions that actually understands. I would go to the shops with my dad play basket ball and football well but now I started video games I lost all that. Thanks for your advice
This video is really motivation, thank you so much!
After I watched this video a couple times I decided to get back into my wood carving business now I go outside more and only play video games whenever my friends or brothers want to play some
you helped me to a certain extend,but the problem with my addiction is that i don't have something else to do.Living with no siblings or friends (in my neighbourhood) makes my only option my computer.Or at least thats what i think.Please help me ;(
TryHardRobot Study and try to watch a movie with your parent or something
I have the same problem
Learn coding dude :')
Same thing here
Right? Also I'm live with my mom only, and she's a nightmare. I really want to quit videogames but at the same time I don't know what else to do. I can't study for 16+ hours, it is exhausting. I can't go out, I can't work at my age.
In other words replace ur addiction to a new addiction
13 hours a day, sounds good to me!
Brilliant advice. Although I'm a youtuber (kinda) and I wanna create video games for a job, I don't want to lose control and lose hours of my life. So I'm gonna stay committed to limiting the amount of time I play, and I will keep you updated on my progress. Thank you for this amazing advice :)
+Richard Kuo (Accept Yourself) Update: No major improvement to my habits, but I am finding it a lot easier to find other things to do rather than gaming :)
I''m addicted to anything story-driven. Movies, Shows, Games (Episodic games now), and even Books.
jesus man, same here!
If it is books, it is not such a big problem
If you're so interested in stories, why not write your own. It would turn you from a consumer to a producer
oh yesss lis
13 reasons why
Thaaaank you so much bro!! Im a husband and my son is an addict gamer. Then i let him watch this then he was like "Dad i understand my wrong doings" we hug each other crying and suddenly!! I check his gaming pc and... ALL THE GAMES WERE GONE!! Thanks bro this helps a addict gamers life
How are you guys now?
Thank yo Mr. Kuo! I needed this. And even if you can't show the world, most people are listening to you *as* a motivational speaker. Thank you!
im so addicted in playing videogames that i cant apply for a job
Then try applying for a job that you'd love to do more than playing video games.
wow! I remember watching this video sooooo long ago! and now I look at myself and now I barely play video games any more!
I really needed this, i've been doing nothing but playing video games all summer and have been doing nothing else at all, its gotten so bad i forget to eat and i can play 12-16 hours a day on repeat every day.
this really helped.....thanks for all the help I got over video games and my life has changed ever since
You're welcome. The question is, do you know de wey?
Thank you this really helped me god bless you
I'm a 8 year old I started playing video games when I was 3 I needed this help thank you it is controlling me
+Anthony Mercado No, he should quit it as early as possible.
+Minty I'm 10 I played since I was 5 I sometimes play the whole day but sometimes I think what's gonna happen if I'm like this I'm gonna set q timer when I get home from school 2hrs a day
+killer boss i started at 5 too, im 17 now and still not able to stop, dont waste ur life like om doinf right now
+Brian Roos Damn, what the hell are your parents doing?!?!?! They just LET you play the entire day? What irresponsible parents.
+101ified no I mean if I have nothing to do
thank u u saved my life from being sucked away i spent mist of my child hood playing games and trying to escape from life itself but i asked myself u cant run its gonna effect u so now for now on atleast i will try to not play ut so often but instead go out and enjoy the world while u still can cuz one day it will be all gone in a flash right now im 12yrs old and for atleast 5yrs ive been playing bout to go to high school and playimg games i need inspiration to do this so the people that are reading this dont spend your whole life in front of a screen go outside and play with friends family even yourself we cant hide or run away this is life life is limited we need to make the most of it we are 2017 generation and we need to diconect from games and conmect to the world if u want life to be a game u have one life and one life only u recharge by eatimg healthy u gain strength from working out u but all im really tryimg to say is life is limited and we dont have much time before we turn 100 im 12 and i just reliazed it and im lucky people get sucked by the age of 20-30 atleast i can still make memories -elijah b
Thank you! This helped me a lot! Just came out of a video game addiction earlier this week and in the process of feeling those emotions like a detox.
Make a routine, complete the daily goals, if all daily goals completed, the reward at the end of the day is to play for 1-2ish hours tops. 🤙🏼
How to overcome a video game addiction, explained in 20 seconds rather than ~6 minutes like this video:
1. Have some fucking discipline.
2. Have a friend or parents take away your computer/games for 2-3 weeks.
3. Cold turkey; spend your time doing things that are actually productive to your personal growth, and wholesome recreation.
4. Congratulations, you've sobered up.
5. After 2-3 weeks, you've gotten over your addiction. It's not like alcoholism or real drug addiction, it's much easier to break.
6. If you got addicted again, repeat steps 1-5.
(From a repeat-addiction gamer. This shit works.)
Alright, but what if your computer is relevant towards your personal growth?
start for 1 again
loool
@@Anon-fd8ui Yes :////
Thank you so much Mr. Kuo. I don't know if you will ever see this comment, but I wanted to say "Thank you". Thank you for giving this advice for it changed my life. Constantly addicted to playing the video game Overwatch, I was stuck in a rut that I felt I couldn't climb out of. This video encouraged me to do something special with my life. TO pursue my studies. To work out. To practice for my sport. Thank you.
You’re most welcome! Thanks for the comment. Proud of you. :)
This Helped Me A Lot! Every Time I Play Video Game My Addiction Takes Over My Life And I Play For Over 2 Hours. May God Bless You!
How I stoped playing video games?
I went outside.
you’ll be more addicted
Chepi shut the fuck up
Coronavirus
Covid 19 🙃
COVID 19 and bad air quality cannot skate or go outside at all
Get a 12 hours everyday job. That will get you to quit gaming. lol Seriously though, I've drastically cut down my gaming time almost completely. All thanks to my job. I love my job too. I work at a beautiful golf course and I also work on cutting grass on the side with my dad's business. So it's double the money for me. I work really early in the morning, so I wake up around 6am and come back home at 5,6, or 7 pm. Depending on how much work we have. I do have time for myself mostly on Saturdays and Sundays. Those are pretty much my days off. I go to the gym, go for a run, and still have time to do other things that I need to do throughout the day, even when my job has me moving all day. It helps me to sleep early and well for the next day at work. Looking back at gaming, I look at my old self and I've realized that gaming is a huge mistake. All those hours I spend a day on games, just horrible. I could've been working out, learning to play an instrument, or in my case, kept practicing on my guitar and piano, but I decided on games. Now, I'm pretty much free of gaming for good.
Jose B. sounds too good to be true. sorry i shouldn't say that. congrats to you. i wish i could do it like you.
good for you
Workaholic
Jose B. I still play games but cut down like you lately I've just been drawing
Jose B. Im 13
You....hit the nail right on the head man. I have a lot of introspection to do. Thank you.
I got myself a game addiction but not very serious a while, time to times, I gradually learns the reality of life. Slowly, I accepting it, leaving it behind. Gaming is still what like to do, probably only a single player game, from there I can stop and play later, sort of.. I can't bother to play or worry about multiplayer or missing any event, y'know. Life is my first priority. Good video, thanks.
Its like
Yo I Need to study Hard
Games New event
OH I need to win the new gun!
Ok I GOT IT
Next event
Its just keep going
My mind cant change
*Addicted** 😭
I really need to stop playing video games. I play league of legends to much. And find it really fine. But wasted 2 years of my life. I have alot of things i need to do in my life and i seriously need to study for my CompTIA A+ Cert but with league in the way..... I can never sit down to study. Im going to really try. The biggest thing for me is i dont have somthing to replace video games that i really enjoy doing.....
+Stedmourn Palmore Fuck you !
Gavin Carvalho SAMMMMMEEEEE I'm quitting rn trying to my study's are too important league is so much fun but honestly if I continue down this path I'll be homeless
League isn't going anywhere. When you finish school it will still be there, so for now think of it as a temporary break from League
Gavin Carvalho try putting yourself in worst situation. I mean by media fasting. Try not to look at phone or games at your free time for at least 6 hours. Try read a storybook also... I guess maybe it'll work.. For u.
people often chose to study by themselves for computer certs, i think this is a mistake. consider going to a community/tech school. Or find someone studying the same thing. you don't have to do this, but i think group activities help. i plan to go to school and become a networking tech(cicso routing+switching) ;)
I quit playing video games for the most part in 2010. I stopped buying games I really wanted or new would bring out addictive behavior such as WOW. I replaced those activities with weight lifting, running, camping/hiking, and college. Made alot more friends as well.
I was the best in my class but I fell into this habit of playing video games and started to abandon my bright future thanks to you I HAVE CHANGED.Thank you so much😊
Who’s here cuz you wanna stop fortnite 😂
jesus 2 years ago. What i would do to go back and spend hours and hours on that game 2 years ago, its gone to shit now lol
I'm not addicted lucky I'm only addicted to drawing and that good as you can see from my profile picture
Nice
Great video Richard! a lot of great advice in here, I'm a former hardcore gamer who played way to much for my own good, Nowadays I'm back on track attacking my ambitions and goals in life, I don't have the same feelings towards gaming like I use to have, the weight of gaming was huge before, nowadays non-existant, today games and entertainment is no longer the same for me, I still game from time to time, but everything outside of entertainment/games is so much more appealing to me. This is possible for everyone, there are no shortcuts here, but if we are thinking about what we could, for example, accomplish with all that time we could free up, this is a great indicator that something inside you is trying to communicate with you that this is something you should take action on. if I had to explain the feeling from where I started to were I'm at today, I feel free. with that said take action on your future self and execute, you're your own creator, let us go create something beautiful. Best regards Niklas at RGCM
Thank you. I'm struggling with this addiction at the moment and it's so hard because I always end up relapsing when I think about the stresses of my studies
@NeytheSquid hey dude, thanks for your insight. I can go for weeks without playing, but the moment I start stressing I start playing it as a getaway. I know I can do better with my studies, essays with half the effort could be done alot better if I could manage this better.
I'm crying and scared I don't want this to happen I'm 10 😭
Zackery, how are you doing today? Its been 3 years, did you give up gamming?
Its ok, you can get better. Keep pushing!
I watched this when I was about 9 or 10 I’m 14 now. I play games on and off I used to play it like the whole day on weekends
I got failed in 6 subs out of 8 and still I don't want to study. I think about songs and games even I have 10 pages to finish and only 15 minutes are remaining . Actually I don't play in exam but stayed 4 am watching UA-cam. I am just 14 and I am spoiled some time wants to jump from top of house. But can't I have still 50+ yrs to live. I want to progress. I don't want to forget gaming but minimize it . Just 5 day s remaining for exam . Dam . Hope I will read harder. Thanks for tips it may help me
Same man.........but I'm 16 now...hope I can overcome it
did it help?
u my man are just like me pls tell me hoow to overcome it?
Thank you for providing this to the community. It is very inspirational.
You have changed my life. I am going to try this because my parents say that I am addicted. I usually do this to play with my friends who live 30 minutes away because I live far from my school. I love soccer, guitar, drumming, and I need to communicate more. I don't know how much I can thank you. I will start with a 3 hour per day limit on school days and weekends will be 4 hours. I suggest that people try this and gradually lower the amount of time per day. Thank you so much man!
Thanks man! I said all these things and instead of setting a limit quite yet(My parents said that they didn't mean full blown addicted). Instead I have started doing more things besides video games but when out of these new things I play. Sorry if I got a little bit emotional in my comment!
I'm new here
I'm 12 years old I just can't stop ✋ I TRY SO HARD I CANT STOP MYSELF
Jasim Jatoi your 12 its fine but when your 17 you need to find more things
Jasim Jatoi keep playing while you are young you can quit later
if you cant stop that means you dont want to stop. if you really wanted to then you would. find something else to do with your time
Dude I'am almost 18 now and I dö suggestiva you plan your "gaming time" it's vetter IF you dö it then your parents, trust me I know. Try spending some time on other things during the day and when night time comes around (6:00 ) you will have done other stuff tån gaming and will be really excited to play your favorite game
Me too
thank you. i was playing over 100 HOURS for the past two weeks on steam and i really needed help.
very inspiring! have seen this video about 15 times now, cant believe it. i was in the same situation years ago and everything you said was like a real deja vu. keep on doing your motivational stuff! best regards from germany
I want to stop my addiction very badly, but i don't know what else to do?
LaukillerGaming turn your focus elsewhere. choose something you might enjoy and go enjoy it. the key is to stay focused on doing something other than gaming
If you want to feel in control of your life, replace your addiction with something productive. Watching endless TV is probably worse for your mind than playing games.
oh you mean balance a productive addiction with the one you already have. sounds good to me
how is that even close to what i said? im suggesting that instead of consuming content all day, maybe they could find joy in a similar field as a producer (ex. video game addict may enjoy making their own video games also)
and yes it is unhealthy to enjoy doing something if that something stops you from eating/sleeping/being a productive member of society (as is the case with addictions)
I planned to quit and i had the same way of thinking like you but when i told my mates in game about the fact that i m quitting, they all were so sad and i felt sad too bc they were so nice friends. it makes it hard for me to uninstall the game ._.
I know what you mean! I was sad to leave my crew behind in my mmorpg I used to play, BUT when I quite years ago, i still popped back on my accnt just to say hello and see how people were doing once or twice a year... it's been 2-4 years now and everyone's moved on from the game now :p
Infinite Mastery (Richard Kuo) It was a hard step but i finally deleted the game. My guild used an App called Line to communicate with each other outside the game too, so i can check if they re fine and see what is new. I guess i will maybe visit them in the future once or twice but i will not let myself being addicted anymore. I missed already too much real life :)
Hey Luthica, I have LINE. I'm also quitting video games but the present rewards are addictive. Honestly, I don't even like video games. Message me on LINE and we can help each other. ID is paraKOI9
haha good stuff! I really love and appreciate the times i've had with my clan members years ago, but i'm very happy to have moved on! Also, I'd like to personally invite you to join my private facebook community. We could use your thoughts since others are struggling with similar challenges as you! facebook.com/groups/infinitemastery And if you don't mind, do me a favor and join my email list. I'd love to stay in touch with you this way. www.infinitemastery.org/addme The invite is out, but all your's to choose or not choose!
Infinite Mastery (Richard Kuo) Wow i really appreciate it! Unfortunatly i have no facebook :( but i think i can join the e-mail list. thanks very much! Wish you happy Holidays too ;)
Great video, and congrats on your channel!! Taking control of your life is a very vague concept. As videogame addict I find that 12 step programs do help a lot, I invite you to research them, and also other ways of overcoming an addiction, In my case I'm following the steps, and I discover I usually can't deal with stress, and academic failure so I hide and get lost on videogames. Keep the good work.
Thank you so much for taking the time to do this, you are a good man, I am going to ask my son to watch this :)
step one: don't get addicted
impossible
:) step 1 :- delete the game (check)
Or better yet, sell all your gaming stuff, because you WILL reinstall the game again, i know this by experience.
Good as a charm ,I appreciate your concerns as a help . And thank you
Hello Richard, this was the first video I watched from your channel, and I do need to get over my addiction so that I can get good grades and go to collage and actually have a life, I believe this will help me with my addiction and I wish the best of luck to all of you people!
Costa Janssen Hey Costa! You can do it. :)
thank you so much! i quit my video game addiction in less than 2 weeks i real appreciate your help! thanks
I think what you say is true Richard. We addicts need to regain control of our life.
I just wanna take a moment to share my own experience or my real situation right now.
I've played videogames since I was about 8 years old. Now I'm 19 (almost 20) and I still play videogames. Throughout the years of my life I've had this thought (I saw it more as a fear) that maybe I had been developing or I would develop an addiction towards playing videogames at some point in my life. I too had thought that I was just using videogames to escape my own troubles but I never had the courage to admit it and now I see that I should have taken the time to feel my emotions and move on. However, sometimes I feel like letting myself feel or thinking too much puts me in a bad mood and that's why I just turn back to videogames again, right after I have recovered.
Honestly I just feel lost, I have nothing to fill up the emptiness in my life. I don't know what my life would have been all this time without videogames. When I grew up I let videogames cover up the space for friends, for goals and for happiness. Now I just feel scared to try something new and to abandon my comfort zone. I'm beginning to try and hang out with people I met at college but it just seems so much harder to make friends in the real world in contrast to the online world, it's like I'm never going to achieve it.
I can honestly tell I've had better and definitely more honest friends online than the arrogant, closed-minded, false-smiling people I see everyday at my faculty. It makes me anxious to walk around saying hi to someone and asking how they feel already knowing that the answer will always be the same "I'm fine". Why can't people trust each other in the real world? Why can't we express when we're tired or sad or feeling awkward? Why don't people talk about things to work them out when they get mad? Why does everybody seem to choose to ignore and forget what/who troubles them before forgiving and remembering the good times/things? Is it just something about our generation or the youth?
I think this transcends my own addiction. It's just that the world feels wrong man... #That'swhyIplay
Hopefully with time, change will come. I'm trying to be as positive as I can. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the high quality videos and advice, Richard. I had clocked in 6,000+ hours in WoW and a comparable amount across a host of other games, and I realized a few months ago that I should stop.
I find that books are a good way to keep me away from video games, in that each one is a new experience and they don't rely so much on grinding and repetition. I think the key is to also find a hobby or an activity where you can create and practice to the point where you don't want to play video games because it deters from something more worthwhile.
I feel like this just might have helped me a lot. Your step #2 described exactly how I'm feeling right now. I'm going to try to power through this and improve my life. Thanks a lot, Richard.
so happy for you Asch! Thank YOU!
you are literally the only person that made this video, thankyou
+Lucas Locke Hi Lucas! Let me know if I can help at all :)
Luckily there are people like you to help others
THANK YOU!!! Thank you soo much, I think this is going to help me a lot. I am a HUGE gamer, and I enjoy it, but I think this will help me stop. I've watched a couple vids like this so far, and this one seems to explain it way better than the rest. Again, thank you SO MUCH!!! XD
Loved it. I will try doing the steps you said from now on.
thank you so much i really needed this
i'm trying to get over my game addiction because i'm bored a lot the time and the first thing that comes to my mind is video games. I feel like if i don't play video games then my life isn't complete, but I will try this strategy thank you.
His routine works really good. The problem with video game addiction is you come home and say "ok just an hour of video games" and it takes up your day. With his plan he's making himself work before video games. This makes sure he'll have the work done, still get to play and the work won't feel as boring because of the reward at the end. I too have been doing this and it really is the best way to stop.
Great video and advice. It helps me understand a littl more because my husband in my opinion is addicted but denies it and for years it's been an on and off thing and affects my relationship. He works a full time job and so I want to support him but I don't want to suffer in the process
Cool videos, Richard! I think it's very helpful that something like this is on youtube. And I like how open you are about the fact that you are still struggling with the gamer behaviours yourself. But there is at least one important thing about this topic that you could add in future videos that can help people adjust how much time they spend on the PC in the long run. To me, it is this: Setting goals and committing to them is nice and can help for some time, but it's necessary to change your values, believes and plans for your life and work on that on a subconcious level if you want to keep the discipline over a long period of time. Otherwise your mind will continuously trick you to falling back into old think patterns and habits. A good example for this is when you go to bed feeling very frustrated and disappointed about yourself after a long gaming session till after midnight, it is very easy to say that you want to stop gaming for at least a week because you do not wish to be so frustrated again. But one or two days later your mind would block out all the negative emotions you had the night before even though they are actually very recent. For me it helped to try to capture these negative emotions by just regularly reminding myself of them so they would never slip out of my awareness. But still, as you kind of already said, the most important thing to do when trying to drop this habit is probably to find your life purpose and staying on track with it, so you always make sure you have bigger fish to fry than leveling up your virtual character. Alright, peace out, sorry for having written a roman in your comment section. Felix (GER)
I'm doing this because I want to stop my burnout but the satisfaction of a win is so good but I can't get it that much. It makes me play days on end to get a bit of satisfaction. I'm not addicted, I'm just not into video games as much as I want to.
i remember that i was addicted when I was about 8 then i stopped and im 11 now and for some reason its coming back to me this video helps thnx dude
thank you. I neglect my pet at times and my studies. so this really helped me. I am still going to play games. But not to atleast a year. after that year if I still am sick of games I stop playing. if im not I only play once a weekend.
thanks man. you gained a subscriber from this video.
This was a lot of help thanks dude
you are very inspirational... honestly. Thank you to your small speech and hopefully I could overcome it as well :D
thank you very much . now i gonna stop playing computer games. i really needed a person like you too help me get out of the trap. i wasted 2098 hours in games but now need shift my focus to studies. you inspired . ah boom liked. ah boom commented. ah boom subscribed .
I play a lot so I appreciate there is someone who knows what its like.
The reason why I’m addicted to playing games is to escape reality.
You changed my life Thank you so much!
this video rly helped me out. thanks dude
Take my Subscribe, sir. I needed to hear this. I've quit a weed addiction, I barely drink. Video games are my last vice. They make me lazy as hell and I need to see progress in my life. Thank-you for this video I know I'm gonna end up watching it several times over the next few weeks.
Thanks man. Thank you for responding, so nice when the channel artist does. Seems rare. I think you're right about the nicotine patch thing, I did use it as a supplement to not get high. But gaming is gonna be harder to kick than anything else. It's like a food addiction... You can't not eat, so you gotta just limit yourself I guess? Need to find a channel for the energy... Was this channel, your channel? If you see what I mean?
Are you saying your farther is a cousin of the cookie monster?
It was a play on words. Do you channel your energies into your youtube channel.
Yeah thanks man for all your advice.
Richard, God bless you. So wonderful to hear you know how to balance your life. Playing game is not sin, addicted to game is.
Wow. You made my life change! I feel like a better and happier person. Thank you so much!
+Richard Kuo (Accept Yourself) I forward this video to my friends and they subscribed! We decided to make a Controlling Video Games Club! So far, everyone has become a better person. Thank-you for inspiring me! Thank you so much!
Thank you very much, this will help me I hope. I really wanted to hear this from someon who experienced it
I'm glad you shared your story
Thank You So Much For The Advice!!! I’m Gonna Start From Tomorrow.
thank you for this video man
I myself used to be a hardcore gamer, i would spend 10 or more hours on video gaming and if i was not in school, it was gaming, but i got over it as i got bored playing videos game, after playing video games and spending years doing the same thing i was bored of my addiction and moved on.
You pretty much have to just sell all of your stuff. There is a whole world out there that you're missing basically and once you start getting active you really don't miss it whatsoever! It was the best decision I ever made
Thanks Richard . This realy helped me, I took over my life and now Im not spending 5h a day playing video games . Now I spend about 2h on meditation lessions .
Coming back to this, the best way of overcoming this addiction is by remembering how underwhelming or how dis-satisfactory the aftermath of it is. You don't feel like you've accomplished anything, so you leave it.
thank you so much dude I started playing when I was 2 and I cant stop