-Minsc-
Member
For a few months I had taken a break from GAF and gradually began vising the forums again in June. I've been reflecting on what kind of posting I'd like to contribute. Based on what has been laced within my postings the years before is a topic for those who see the need to leave gaming behind for an indeterminate amount of time. I've decided to post it directly on the gaming forum for those who need it. An example would be a person sticking to playing games even though they constantly complain about hating them.
There are many reasons to want to leave gaming behind. For me, gaming became an unhealthy escape. They were that blanket you wrapped yourself in as a kid. Some can game and lead a healthy life. Me, I'd game and let that animal get sick and die. I'd game and let my house decay around me. By the year end I'll be 40, like it or not more and more responsibilities will fall onto me. I think about being a father. Do I really want to be that person who ignores his kid because he's too busy hiding in Minecraft? While video gaming can be a way to bond with a child I'll need to look at that through the lens of the needs of my child and not as a method of medicating my neglect. Someday I may be able to game again. Today it's like drowning myself in alcohol.
Surrounding video games is the culture such as a gaming forum or video reviews and game streaming. By extension, these too have become an unhealthy escape and distract from what's more important in life.
Obviously, each person will need to reflect upon their own life and see what's beneficial and what needs to go. There's no shortage of things out there wanting to grab our attention, time and money. Where do we stay and where do we go? While I can not give another a specific answer I can say these choices are guaranteed to change as we grow older in life. Our life today is not what we imagined twenty years ago. Our life twenty years from now will not be what we imagined today.
There are many reasons to want to leave gaming behind. For me, gaming became an unhealthy escape. They were that blanket you wrapped yourself in as a kid. Some can game and lead a healthy life. Me, I'd game and let that animal get sick and die. I'd game and let my house decay around me. By the year end I'll be 40, like it or not more and more responsibilities will fall onto me. I think about being a father. Do I really want to be that person who ignores his kid because he's too busy hiding in Minecraft? While video gaming can be a way to bond with a child I'll need to look at that through the lens of the needs of my child and not as a method of medicating my neglect. Someday I may be able to game again. Today it's like drowning myself in alcohol.
Surrounding video games is the culture such as a gaming forum or video reviews and game streaming. By extension, these too have become an unhealthy escape and distract from what's more important in life.
Obviously, each person will need to reflect upon their own life and see what's beneficial and what needs to go. There's no shortage of things out there wanting to grab our attention, time and money. Where do we stay and where do we go? While I can not give another a specific answer I can say these choices are guaranteed to change as we grow older in life. Our life today is not what we imagined twenty years ago. Our life twenty years from now will not be what we imagined today.