There are habits I try so hard to control especially because though pleasurable, can be harmful in the long run. I try as much as possible to reduce my gaming time, however when it starts, stopping becomes hard because of the pleasure I derive from it. I decided to stop playing games at work (during my free time) because once I start, I would end up losing focus for the rest of the day. I would unconsciously pick up my phone in the middle of a task and start playing until I realize myself and try to go back to the task. This usually happens when I'm playing dream league, FIFA or one of those my adventurous games.
Come to think of it, it has become an addiction for me, and the only time I am not playing games is when I choose not to hold my phone for too long. I would intentionally drop my phone far away from me and use my PC else I would be in my games in no time. Yesterday I started playing games in the morning because I was feeling fuzzy, and at night I didn't stop, I played till around 2:00 am knowing fully well I needed to go to work in the morning. When it was 6:0p am leaving the bed became a tug of war for me, I wished there was an excuse to keep me in bed, but unfortunately there wasn't. I finally stood up after battling for 1 whole hour.
I ended up reaching work late, and that wasn't the first time I've had to go late because I slept very late as a result of playing games. The method of staying away from my phone however has proven very useful. I now use my laptop for the majority of the things I want to do and only use my phone as a hotspot if I don't have a router around. But there are cases when I just tend to feel bored and that's when I end up playing games. These days I find it difficult to watch movies alone without playing games, and a lot of the time, I would just fall asleep. I remember not long ago, movies had me where games has me now, and I honestly can't tell how I moved from movies to games.
