Today I Am Grateful For ... Part 12
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: East Coast, The States
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Grateful I uninstalled a game on my phone. I was getting addicted.
It was taking up more and more free time.
I was ignoring the dog and getting short tempered because I wanted to play the game, not take care of him.
It was making me late for where I was due to be because I couldn't stop playing the game.
I caught myself telling myself I would moderate my use but I never could do it.
Told myself I could stop anytime but I couldn't stop until the game would time me out.
I realized today that all of that was classic signs of addiction and I uninstalled the game before I could change my mind. Lol
I missed it some today but I got a lot more done, was present with the dog, and reached out to real people.
It was taking up more and more free time.
I was ignoring the dog and getting short tempered because I wanted to play the game, not take care of him.
It was making me late for where I was due to be because I couldn't stop playing the game.
I caught myself telling myself I would moderate my use but I never could do it.
Told myself I could stop anytime but I couldn't stop until the game would time me out.
I realized today that all of that was classic signs of addiction and I uninstalled the game before I could change my mind. Lol
I missed it some today but I got a lot more done, was present with the dog, and reached out to real people.
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Maryland
Posts: 3,323
I replace alcohol with an addiction
TIAGF 27 years, 11 months, and 18 days living sober today.
EQ, you are so right about substituting addictions for the alcohol, drugs, and nicotine. Sugar, video games, movies, et al.
The chemical is a symptom of our disease as we try to work a simple program of recovery for complicated people like us.
EQ, you are so right about substituting addictions for the alcohol, drugs, and nicotine. Sugar, video games, movies, et al.
The chemical is a symptom of our disease as we try to work a simple program of recovery for complicated people like us.
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