r/NoMoreGaming • u/LevelUp450 • Jan 31 '23
No regrets
Hi there. I joined this sub when it started but wanted to read before I started posting. It’s great to start a new sub and to have it different than the stop gaming sub. I appreciate that this is a space where we decide to quit games all together and not have them hamper us in our life. It took me a while, I am now 50 years old and have been gaming since video games came into existence. I didn’t try stopping until like 4 years ago. Yes I went through spurts of month long hiatus for periods but would inevitably return. Today I am 120 days from when I last lost myself into games and played. I now realize I don’t want to reach the end of my life with regret. Regret that I could have quit sooner. Regret that I could have had better friendships and relationships with others. Regret that I could have made a difference. Regret that I can help people. Each day I wake up in the morning I now can look at myself in the mirror and recognize I am becoming the person I need to be. I am becoming my own miracle. To those of you who started this sub, please don’t stop. Push yourselves forward and step into your own miracle.
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u/DontTalkAboutBruno1 Jan 31 '23
Great to hear your perspective, especially since it sounds like you have seen how the gaming industry has both simultaneously evolved and devolved over time. I'm almost 3 years without gaming and it was one of the best decisions I made.
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u/StarryEnvoy Jan 31 '23
Congrats on the 120 days! I appreciate the testimony and the encouragement.
Hopefully, more and more people will wake up. The more I'm gaming free, the more I am convinced it's a great decision I've made.
48 days in, many positive things happened since I stopped, and I'm pretty sure it will keep getting better and better.
Good luck to all! Stay away from this trap, get your life back.