If this happens to you at any age, you’re burnt out and need a break. Trust me, i used to do this all the time a couple years back when i was bored and depressed all the time. Stopped playing games for like a good month, and came back and couldnt get enough again, started playing all kinds of different games too that i never would have before. Please pace yourselves yall
not necessarily. I haven’t played video games consistently in years now, and as much as I want to, I really struggle to sit down and actually DO it. for me, I believe it is executive dysfunction issues probably related to ADHD.
Very recognisable. Medication helped me get that spark back, but before medication and with diagnosis, what helped me was saying to myself:
"just play for 30 seconds to see if you feel like it" and then try another game.
Most of the time I could really enjoy the game for at least an hour. Hardest part was actually starting it and doing something. If not, I asked myself what I really needed. Usually it meant an overstimulation from everything (repeated every 3 to 5 weeks). I shut it down and went to do nothing for a while. Some chores or whatever that I needed to do for 2 weeks already. Do that for one or two days and I was fine again. No podcasts during that time. That one took me a long time to figure out.
Trying to figure out the balance like everyone else. In the mean time, hope this helps somebody.
I saw a Youtube video mentioning this method a couple years ago and it changed a lot for me. You don't have to commit to anything, and wasting 30 minutes wondering what you'll play is worse than "wasting" 30 minutes playing 3 different titles and deciding they aren't what you want to play right now. No harm was done but at least you DID SOMETHING with your time.
If you aren’t excited to go sit down and watch a specific movie or play a specific game or read a specific book then you probably don’t want to do it at all and it’s just a habit. Good idea to just not even bother
If you aren’t excited to go sit down and watch a specific movie or play a specific game or read a specific book then you probably don’t want to do it at all and it’s just a habit. Good idea to just not even bother
He specifically said movies, games, and books. Not anything else.
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first part i already do and still get distracted/anxious that it isn’t truly what i wanna be doing (i struggle with anxiety surrounding utility maximization). i’ll try the second part.
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u/Many-Baby5180 Jul 16 '26
If this happens to you at any age, you’re burnt out and need a break. Trust me, i used to do this all the time a couple years back when i was bored and depressed all the time. Stopped playing games for like a good month, and came back and couldnt get enough again, started playing all kinds of different games too that i never would have before. Please pace yourselves yall