Hi everyone, God willing I will have a month after the next hour from this post time.
After being game free I have been able to sleep better at night. I do have a better overall feeling about myself. I have started actually planning for my future by looking for colleges and planning out what classes I need. I have a lot of work ahead of me if I want to become an electrical engineer. I am also almost done with step 6.
I have had a resentment against Olga in general. I didnt always agree with stuff said in meetings or people telling me things that I didn't want to hear/ask for. I thought I knew everything and blah blah blah. Honestly I just had to get that off my chest so I can let it go. I don't care anymore about that.
I am very thankful this site is there and there are active members here who have helped me a lot in the meeting I have attended. I will check back in another day as I got to get some sleep
Thanks, Ry
'8/14/2012'
Congrats Ry,
I works if you work it!
- pete
in ddiction we think the same...in recovery we are all different... ... and what works for one, may be different to others...in a way everyone is right to him or herself. ..We should only advise what to do, and not tell what to do....Once you decided what type of addict you are, you can work it out for future.
Important is that in your future you wont let it come this far anymore I remind myself. recovering is NO FUN the first months .
pre- diagnosed with Autism.
Congratulations Ry - take what you like and leave the rest. You seem to be working this out because you're staying away from gaming. Keep coming back - it works.
Game free since 11/24/2011 (Thanksgiving Day). One Day at a Time.
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Congratulations Ry !
I am glad you got that off your chest. Resentments and emphasizing the differences between you and other addicts is a like a mind trick that addiction plays on you: "you are different from these addicts, maybe you are not really an addict, maybe it is ok to go back to gaming casually". Add some anger and loneliness from nourishing those resentments, and you have got yourself a recipe for relapse.
You don't have to be like anyone else, and you certainly don't have to agree with everything that is said here. In recovery I have gradually learned to accept myself and all the ways I am different from other people (or the same).
Just pick the ideas you like, and listen to the people you like. Little by little I found my ability to relate to other addicts has expanded, until some day I hope to find it in my heart to simply love every addict unconditionally, because no matter how much they differ from me, they share what matters: a desire to stop playing games, and the addiction that brought them to that realization.
I hope you keep coming here and just for today, enjoy life without gaming.
Perhaps a man who is worthy of the name should put aside this question of how long he will live ..., and turn his attention to this instead, to how he can live the best life possible in the time that is granted to him
Marcus Aurelius
Congrats Ry! I am very happy for you.
I wish you the best, big hugs.
Greetings Ry,
All game addicts hate hearing things that suggest we should quit before we make that decision ourselves. It seems that you have already reached the realization stage. Having the will to do something is already 50% of the whole process. Continue, and soon enough, you're there. Just keep busy, and keep all the frustration in the back of your mind. The whole process of quitting gaming is merely changing a habit. Get the good habits, and you're done. May luck be with you.
~ForTheFinalTime
I can make it through the rain
I can stand up once again on my own
And I know that I'm strong enough to mend
And every time I feel afraid I hold tighter to my faith
And I live one more day and I make it through the rain
~Mariah Carey's Song "Through The Rain"
Life's too short to end right now. Think about those who love and care for you. There's always a silver lining in the clouds. There's always sunlight somewhere down the road. One day, looking back, you will appreciate. Don't spend your life regretting. Just raise your head, and make it through the rain.
I love your honesty! I love that you're still with us on this journey, Ry, and I love that you've experienced a month of SUCCESS!! huge hugs!
Acceptance. When I am disturbed, it is because a person, place, thing, or situation is unacceptable to me. I find no serenity until I accept my life as being exactly the way it is meant to be. Nothing happens in God’s world by mistake. Acknowledge the problem, but live the solution!
Great job Ry! :)
"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other" -Abraham Lincoln
great share RY
we only hate those who are close to us. in some way.
30 days is a long time for a gamer:)
many more. one day at a time:)
gl hf gn keep coming back
leveling in steps, serenity, sponcys, sponsors, exercise, and sleep, (sanity has been downsized) sober from all electronic games since 11/19/2010