(11-22-2014, 02:01 AM)Bring4th_Plenum Wrote: I hold to the opinion that much of the allure of gaming and computer tech (speaking from a lot of experience here!) is to delay, distract, and siphon off many orange ray anxieties and disempowerment feelings. It is a temporary salve or daily hit, and then one day, you wake up 5 or 10 years later, and realise you feel just as disempowered as you did as an awkward 13 year old teenager.
but apologies for this side tangent
That was the realization that made me quite playing Moba's (LoL, Dota, Starcraft etc...) I was a wee bit addicted! (large understatement). Video games were a big part of my life until the age of 19. I was unable to demonstrate self control when i still had the games available so i had to uninstall them (I did this like 4 times though lol) and try real hard to resist the urges.
I proud to announce I have been sober now for about 5 months and feel great I do not plan on going back. I also apologize for adding on to Plenum's side tangent. It is all his fault.