Have video games irreversibly damaged your life? Do you find other activities increasingly boring? Video gaming is a very hard habit to break. Get started now!
- Assess yourself, your history of gaming and why you want to stop.
- Make a note of how long you play everyday, whether 22/12/8/4/ hours.Then cut off an hour everyday.This sort of progressive reduction will help your body adjust.You won't need the fix.
- Tell your parents to remind you to turn it off at a particular time. Make sure you and they immediately turn it off at the designated time.No matter what checkpoint you need to reach, no matter if its online, no matter if it gets you banned.
- If step 3 doesn't work, download this simple software that will force your computer to shut down at a designated time:http://www.konradp.com/products/auto_shutdown/download/autoshutdown.exe
- Now set the time with the Force shutdown option to 2 hours lesser that what you did on your previous day. As the computer shuts off, unplug the mouse & keyboard.
- Be very strict, and think of all the reasons you want to quit gaming for.
- When stopping something you love, it will hurt. You should be strict anyway: only a couple of hours on Weekends, after you've finished your chores.
- If you are a hardcore gamer who is active on the forums/public chat,then make a thread about you quitting - make your quitting public.This will make your resolve stronger.
- If you feel like you have a severe addiction, and you feel like you won't be able to survive without it, take a deep breath and think to your self, I control this body and nobody can make me do what they want, no matter what. That way you will feel like you have more control
- Try asking someone to hide them from you for a few hours and gradually go up to a few days, weeks, months etc.
- If there are some that you don't use any more, give them to some of your younger relatives or donate them.
- Try doing other things to get your mind off of it. Some examples are: Reading, sports, helping around the house, etc.