▲ 109 ▼ How do you moderate yourself? (media.kbin.run) submitted 2 years ago by SamXavia@kbin.run to c/games@lemmy.world 124 comments fedilink hide all child comments I seem to have a problem with moderating myself when it comes to playtime on Video Games, How do you keep yourself from just endlessly playing games?
[+] NumbersCanBeFun@kbin.social 21 points 2 years ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) In a way, I understand. There are no rules. I do think there is a good chance that living out that idea in any or every aspect of life can be very damaging. My motto is everything in moderation, including moderation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SamXavia@kbin.run [S] 3 points 2 years ago @somethingsnappy Thank you, Yes I'm trying to take control of my life back from just mindless on video games, been doing it way to long and it seems it's become an addiction. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SamXavia@kbin.run [S] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) @NumbersCanBeFun Hey, So my main problem isn't that my life isn't 'paid' for, I've been registered as never being able to work due to my Autism and Fibromyalgia and have moved out of my parents place. My goals are to feel more to feel accomplished by doing some tasks I feel like need to or could be done in my life such as Video Editing being a big passion, making that into a career of some kind. I feel as if gaming has taking over my life and is sometimes a way of me finding a way to no get on and do the things I know rather need to be done or should possibly be done. I could easily spend the next 30+ years of my life playing games day in and day out on autopilot but rather take control of at-least some of my life without 100% giving up gaming as it still helps me relax. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fluke@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Autism is where I think that this get difficult, and where I think a lot of the responses might miss. Gaming is really seems to be a 'specisl interest', especially if it's one game in particular. And taking that away without any replacement isn't good, since it's what your brain needs to self regulate. It's not so much an addiction as nicotine or alcohol can be, but more like food, or hydration. You need a method of regulation. If you're worried about the effects of gaming specifically, then the only thing is to find another special interest that grips you in the way that games/that game does. It sounds like you have an idea already on what that might be. All I can say is that you should try and throw yourself into it head first! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SamXavia@kbin.run [S] 3 points 2 years ago @fluke Thank you, yeah I think I know a more healthy hobbie to get myself into that I am passionate about just going to try and see how today goes when I turn my PC on and it could go one of two ways, back into gaming and can't stop or working on the project that I should do and pushing for it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Enzy@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Video editors can get paid by content creators. Follow your passions. Do what you want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SamXavia@kbin.run [S] 2 points 2 years ago @Enzy That's the goal, thanks. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Enzy@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Real gamer right here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Scrof@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Words to live by. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) In a way, I understand. There are no rules. I do think there is a good chance that living out that idea in any or every aspect of life can be very damaging. My motto is everything in moderation, including moderation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SamXavia@kbin.run [S] 3 points 2 years ago @somethingsnappy Thank you, Yes I'm trying to take control of my life back from just mindless on video games, been doing it way to long and it seems it's become an addiction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SamXavia@kbin.run [S] 3 points 2 years ago @somethingsnappy Thank you, Yes I'm trying to take control of my life back from just mindless on video games, been doing it way to long and it seems it's become an addiction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SamXavia@kbin.run [S] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) @NumbersCanBeFun Hey, So my main problem isn't that my life isn't 'paid' for, I've been registered as never being able to work due to my Autism and Fibromyalgia and have moved out of my parents place. My goals are to feel more to feel accomplished by doing some tasks I feel like need to or could be done in my life such as Video Editing being a big passion, making that into a career of some kind. I feel as if gaming has taking over my life and is sometimes a way of me finding a way to no get on and do the things I know rather need to be done or should possibly be done. I could easily spend the next 30+ years of my life playing games day in and day out on autopilot but rather take control of at-least some of my life without 100% giving up gaming as it still helps me relax. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fluke@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Autism is where I think that this get difficult, and where I think a lot of the responses might miss. Gaming is really seems to be a 'specisl interest', especially if it's one game in particular. And taking that away without any replacement isn't good, since it's what your brain needs to self regulate. It's not so much an addiction as nicotine or alcohol can be, but more like food, or hydration. You need a method of regulation. If you're worried about the effects of gaming specifically, then the only thing is to find another special interest that grips you in the way that games/that game does. It sounds like you have an idea already on what that might be. All I can say is that you should try and throw yourself into it head first! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SamXavia@kbin.run [S] 3 points 2 years ago @fluke Thank you, yeah I think I know a more healthy hobbie to get myself into that I am passionate about just going to try and see how today goes when I turn my PC on and it could go one of two ways, back into gaming and can't stop or working on the project that I should do and pushing for it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Enzy@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Video editors can get paid by content creators. Follow your passions. Do what you want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SamXavia@kbin.run [S] 2 points 2 years ago @Enzy That's the goal, thanks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fluke@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Autism is where I think that this get difficult, and where I think a lot of the responses might miss. Gaming is really seems to be a 'specisl interest', especially if it's one game in particular. And taking that away without any replacement isn't good, since it's what your brain needs to self regulate. It's not so much an addiction as nicotine or alcohol can be, but more like food, or hydration. You need a method of regulation. If you're worried about the effects of gaming specifically, then the only thing is to find another special interest that grips you in the way that games/that game does. It sounds like you have an idea already on what that might be. All I can say is that you should try and throw yourself into it head first! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SamXavia@kbin.run [S] 3 points 2 years ago @fluke Thank you, yeah I think I know a more healthy hobbie to get myself into that I am passionate about just going to try and see how today goes when I turn my PC on and it could go one of two ways, back into gaming and can't stop or working on the project that I should do and pushing for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SamXavia@kbin.run [S] 3 points 2 years ago @fluke Thank you, yeah I think I know a more healthy hobbie to get myself into that I am passionate about just going to try and see how today goes when I turn my PC on and it could go one of two ways, back into gaming and can't stop or working on the project that I should do and pushing for it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Enzy@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Video editors can get paid by content creators. Follow your passions. Do what you want. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SamXavia@kbin.run [S] 2 points 2 years ago @Enzy That's the goal, thanks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SamXavia@kbin.run [S] 2 points 2 years ago @Enzy That's the goal, thanks. permalink fedilink source parent
