I seem to have a problem with moderating myself when it comes to playtime on Video Games, How do you keep yourself from just endlessly playing games?

AphoticDev
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Listen, if you are neglecting your household chores or other important duties, then it doesn’t really matter how much time you spend playing games. Time you enjoyed spending is never wasted, and if you enjoy playing games on your downtime, then do it.

SamXavia
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@AphoticDev It not only get’s in the way of household chores but also physical health ones that I should be doing.

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Hire a cleaner if you can afford it. Then integrate exercise into gaming, like Pokemon Go or high intensity VR games.

SamXavia
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@Kit Exercise isn’t the problem as I’m actually really underweight and can’t put it on. It’s more the case of making sure to take showers, eating and getting fresh air, stuff like that.

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If your gaming addiction is impacting your self care to that level you need to seek therapy. It will help.

SamXavia
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@Kit I understand therapy will help me in the long run it’s just unaffordable as of the moment, as soon as I can afford it I will be getting regular therapy sessions as I really do need them.

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Check for low income mental health clinics. They tend to offer counseling and sometimes therapy by volunteers.

SamXavia
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@Kit I know about one a charity in the local area that does have ‘counselling’ but I have had a LOT of feedback about how they are and they are really not equipped for things such as Addiction, Autism or being Trans so it seems like they are not an option, I will see if I can make an appointment for my doctor to go through a many things I need help with.

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The way my morning routine around showers work is that I bring the clothes I will be wearing that day to the bathroom with me when I go to the toilet in the morning, and then after the toilet I undress my pjamas and immediately take a shower and then I get dressed for the day.

This can also be done if I decide to shower in the evening then I go to the bathroom have a shower, brush my teeth and then but on my pjamas that was on a shelf in the bathroom already.

Could something like that work for hygiene, you have to go to the toilet so take the shower while your in there. And have a change of clothes on a shelf or drawer in there so you can just put the new stuff on afterwards.

SamXavia
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@SgtAStrawberry That could help, I think one of the key things I need to look in getting is a shower cap as I know my hair doesn’t need cleaning everyday and there’s a lot of it to dry every day.

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If you need a shower cap to shower more and comfortable then definitely get one. I never really got the point of them.

In my country we have hand showers or have a hand shower together with a fixed one in newer places. The only exceptions are public places like gym. So we don’t have as much of a need for shower caps, we can just not aim the water towards the hair. The only one I have actually seen in real life was one that came free with some magazine.

SamXavia
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@SgtAStrawberry That’s fair enough, I know it’s something that I will most likely need as my fair is quite long (As you can probably see in my PFP) and it’s quite bad to clean your hair everyday but thank you for all the suggestions.

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Then you should absolutely get one, and what lovely colours you have in your PFP, I definitely understand wanting to be careful with that.

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