Hello. I've just decided to drop by and didn't realize it's 18 months since quitting that mmorpg. I am a very different person. Everyone knows I don't touch any games now especially because my PC is moved to the kitchen table and I go to sleep early. I am a lot more productive at work and in a better mood. I spend a lot of time with my family especially when they are over I sit with them and talk all day which is probably what they have not been used to. One thing I have to admit is... I still think about the game. But in a different way. The thoughts come back to me as flashbacks almost. But not always gameplay. A lot of it is the way I was when I played it. How my mum would cook the perfect dinner and I'd tell her I wasn't hungry at the time. When I'd always come to work late, or "chuck sickies" (as we say in Australia) thanks to all night/morning raids. I'm not saying I blame the game but playing the game to forget my real issues did stuff me around especially for others to notice. Sometimes I talk about this stuff with my boyfriend who played more than I did and had quit online games since meeting me. We talk about our positive changes since quitting. I can honestly say I never think about the game as in "omg I'm dying to play" but "how did I manage to waste all that time stuck inside a game". Eventually the urge to "go back" does fade if anyone who recently quit is wondering... I wish all the best for anyone deciding to move on.
Thanks for telling us about your progress. Congratulations on 18 months! I'm happy for you and your new healthier happier life.
What you feed grows, and what you starve withers away.
Thanks for checking in and congratulations on your 18 months out!
Twelve miles into the forest, 12 miles out.
Left my poisonous game July 4, 2012. Left online communities June 4, 2013.
Adding my thanks as well. It's so good to hear from people who're getting on with Real Life and loving it.
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!
GRATS! Glad you enjoying your life. That's awesome.