I Relapsed and played 28 hours over two days...
Yeah... So this is quite a low moment for me. I have had a gaming addiction ever since I got my first console, but now that I am older, I have been able to wean off of gaming, going months sometimes years without gaming once, and I have a pretty good life trajectory currently, but this is definitely a blow to my self-esteem.
I don't even like gaming anymore, but as soon as it grabs me in just the right way, a creative challenge I need to overcome. I am hooked, and once I am in, I can't get out till I tire myself out.
It came right out of left field as well, slow weekend, friends asked if I wanted to play Minecraft. Great! I haven't played that in a couple of years, seems pretty casual/social. Yeah, sure, I'll hop on to see what's new. Then, we decided we wanted to build a castle and all of a sudden, I felt my inner kid again, on his laptop, making castles and bridges, and that was it.
I am proud of the cool structures I made, but in reality, it is;
14 hours each day, morning to night, Weekend gone.
I hate that when I get into a state like that, I just can't control myself AT ALL. I am already pretty good at staying away from games, but when it comes to a situation like this, I am helpless. In need of some advice!