How to TOTALLY Stop Your Video Game Addiction 🎮

A 5 Step Strategy to Overcome video game addiction!
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Hey everyone, in this video I talk about how to overcome video game addiction.
If this is something you've been facing, or trying to overcome, I hope this video really helps you. Please do share you thoughts & stories below on video games that you've been addicted to & how you managed the issue!
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(last updated: March 2019)
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[@keshavbx]

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[@lakshrathodyt6985]

Thank I will try

[@manisticshow6496]

The worst part of mobo games is their is no option for permanently delete gaming account, I uninstall more than 100 times and installed it again . If any 1 is having suggestion plz help

[@arandomperson589]

@@manisticshow6496 I have one a painful one. Put ur game id and password in so many chats so that someone or other will take it and use it for themselves.

[@juliuscoder9118]

@@arandomperson589 good one haha

[@keshavluitel2380]

@@manisticshow6496 same problem bro

[@mark2607]

This should be shown in schools, showed my two young nephews and it really clicked with them both. Your creating positive ripples on this planet So much respect for you Keshav .

[@ramkumar-iu8nt]

He is an Indian. Proud to be an 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@linnerellie209]

@@ramkumar-iu8nt his race isn't important the message he is sharing is.

[@aneeshbhushan6090]

@@ramkumar-iu8nt people like you make us look bad, why? Do you know him personally? Are you the one who raised him? Why such "proudness" for a completely different individual you have no relationship with. Stop this proud to be indian thing, do something in your life and then say proud to be indian.

[@marto7143]

Finally someone that recognizes that only the abusive use of video games is harmful. Good to see there is some common sense in the world

[@ethanjames5621]

Man I’ve always been beating myself up because I am so addicted to it and it is destroying me piece by piece. I stopped praying and played the whole day even if my grand parents tell me to stop, and I just became an addict to it. And when I searched how to stop being a game addict and then found this and it helped me but I’m still trying to change

[@ad_v]

We have similar circumstances, how are you doing nowadays?

[@krish406]

@@ad_v 😦

[@-drakeypants-556]

Same here my life is flying by

[@krish406]

@@r4ken4u which game u play??

[@krish406]

@@r4ken4u r u still playing that game??

[@WolrdAsWeSee]

This needs more views. Great work

[@iloveferrets5859]

I just wanted a quick reference for what to do 1: Replace - Think about why you play the game, and replace what you do when that situation arises 2: Record - Look at the actual time you are spending 3: Realize - Reflect on the big picture and what you are doing 4: Remove - Get it away, practically and physically 5: Rules - Make rules and boundaries to create an if-then ruleset "Do you want to be addicted to video games what pass away the time, or do you want to keep it in a healthy balance where you enjoy life"

[@nighdoblox1670]

thanks for helping my short attention span

[@7thsky585]

I’m really gifted and smart, but I’ve lacked discipline and I was addicted to video games. I’m really realized who I can be if I just delete them and change my life. Pray for me brother. It’s time to be a legend. 💪 👑 love ❤️

[@Priceless.]

same bro

[@riskblade327]

😀 thats what imma do We are desams abel😀♥️ imma stop all this

[@gameding7419]

League of legend?!😉

[@killian6848]

I am addicted to gaming but I'm trying to stop. Even my family is falling apart due to my addiction. I cry and cry because it's so hard to cure my addiction. Hopefully all these tips will help me bit by bit.

[@rileyingram921]

Bro same

[@Alekito-qc7cg]

same but it also makes me spend stupidly amounts of money on games

[@icantdribble8808]

There is power in the name of Jesus. He can heal you my brother. Please just go to him

[@jintimedhi]

Same and I'm also spending money secretly on games

[@invincibleff7657]

Read the shrimad bhagwatam... Would help you a lot...

[@cdub1829]

just deleted a game i’ve been spending over 15 hours a week on. i need to pay attention to my business and i feel so much better now

[@djbss6667]

What team do you support in football

[@void4993]

@@djbss6667 FC Bayern

[@MugSack]

I just watched this video a minute ago and man I play 15 hours every 2 days maybe like 50 hours a week. I will uninstall every game i have

[@sensekoin4019]

Woke up one day realizing I was wasting all my time just sitting down an archiving nothing but now I’ll wake up work out play guitar and learn new lif lessons I really appreciate this video and opening my eyes.

[@ieriicccccc]

Hello Keshav, Thank you for this video. My gaming addiction stemmed from temporary achievements. I always felt good about being good at a game. I get praise from my friends and ATTENTION from my friends when I'm good at it. Whenever I get into a game, I'd pour hours and hours of my time. Yeah, I was able to still do things while gaming but I was neglecting my significant other. I am 28 now, priorities change. Back then I'd game and neglect school. I just do the bare minimum to get by and do the maximum in games. I want to change so I can be a better person and get my time back. I don't want gaming to consume my life. Now that I think of it, I would pour so much time and resources into gaming for what? I think it stems from the loneliness or neglect of real life. I use gaming as a means to escape reality instead of facing it. I had a very rough time growing up where I didn't have present parents(single mom who worked majority of my childhood). I used gaming to get attention and validation. Things I never get usually in real life. I felt like nothing I do is enough. I always compare myself to others, watching from the outside. I was jealous of people who had loving parents, jealous of people who have everything together. My mother found a different partner later down her life and her attention went to him and their kids. I have a good job, I am a go-getter but gaming makes me comfortable and I got too comfortable. It's because its convenient. If i were to time my gaming per day, it's probably close to 10+ hours a day. When I'm studying, all I want to do is game. You're right. I believe I'm selfish as well. I like helping people but not for the right reasons. I want to help people because they give me the attention and time of the day. Once they're done giving me temporary praise, I just feel empty again. When I was a little kid, I'd be a very good student. I did very well in school but it never felt enough. I felt like my mom was never happy even though I was doing well. Typing it out/venting is a very good first step. I need to learn how to be more open with myself and others around me. I have to stop bottling everything and put on a show that everything's alright when it's not. I've never told anyone about my trauma. I'll seek help from therapy. I need some guidance on what to do to improve. I need people to help guide me. For those that feel the same as me or suffering from the same thing. We got this. We'll take our lives back from gaming.

[@AkoSuper]

❤️

[@fereshteha8501]

🙁🙁

[@fiftycal166]

old comment man, but, I sincerely recommend counseling rather than therapy, very similar but counseling more so helps you explore yourself and the real reasons and motivations behind your actions. you’ve got many more years

[@YBKAJ]

Thank you so much for this video dude. I was not in contact with my family a lot ever since I started playing video games. My mom kept complaining that I keep playing those stupid video games and I always say sorry but then play again because I couldn’t help it. I’m finally stopping something that’s trying to stop my life

[@nonsonoleonardopapa8]

Thanks Keshav, i really needed this video. I think i’m going to uninstall all of the applications that distract me to see if i can get more productive over-time. If everything goes as planned, then after a while i’m going to install them again, but i’ll only use them if certain goals will have been reached. I hope my english didn’t suck; it isn’t my first language. Much love from Italy❤️

[@garlic_paste]

I can remember getting started because all my friends were playing the game and i was not playing the game so they were not interested in me. So i also started playing it and now i have realized that it had become a problem for me and i don't know how to stop it. Well now after watching your video now i know exactly what to do so thanks a lot for this. Really helpful video♥♥♥

[@lifeskunks4217]

also you might want to start finding new friends or just be open to gaining more friends just in case sht dont work out with those friends as you stated when you werent playing the game they werent interested in you maybe you already did idk just thought i say some but hopefully this routine work out for you me and most of everybody who watched this vid

[@onebluestone]

I'm so addicted to video games right now, and your video is helping me immensely. Thank you.

[@Helloooimholly]

I’ve been playing this video game for probably at least 4 years now. Throughout lockdown, everyday I come home from school, weekends and any spare time I have. And I’ve watched this video and a couple others, I felt it was a wake-up call for me because I really want to get rid of this obsession but I don’t know why I keep going back to the game. But when I thought thoroughly through, I found out most the time it’s because I don’t want to do work or anything productive which involves laziness. I wanted to play video games day-in and day-out, but now that’d kept in mind I am going to limit the time I’m spending on that video game and get my life together. I really appreciate this video even though I found this YEARS later.❤️❤️

[@balkan226]

Thank you so much for this video! You are really helping me !

[@aaronvarghese4458]

Thank you so much for making this video!

[@ede1597]

Thank you so much for this! I’ve been addicted to video games for such a long time and I know that it’s destroying me and it’s very unhealthy, but I still do it. This video helped me stop being addicted to video games. THANK YOU! GOD BLESS YOU

[@jamarionw1344]

Hey I have a question what els do you do that you enjoy doing instead of playing video games

[@kevilrana3670]

felt like someone helped it out for me.!!! Thanks dude

[@nilufayasmin3521]

Thanks for these tips !!❤❤

[@PracticalInspiration]

Fantastic motivation, thanks Keshav

[@lokoearthadventures]

Really great video, a new chapter in my life is beginning right now! Thanks for the advice man 👍

[@TOTAL457]

I suffer from SGAD, Severe Generalised Anxiety Disorder. I am under medication and psychiatric monitoring. After 15 years of playing my last video game, I am again at it on my PC. For the last 10 days I have been installing and uninstalling the same game and pray to God so that I can do other stuff which needs attention. The graphics of the game astounds me. This problem makes me anxious. I have other hobbies which I love to do but the game seems to have a spell on me. I play 2 hours every day and in those two hours, I can do a lot of things done. It's insane. You know you have a backlog of work and you waste your time in a silly game. On Friday I will be 55 years old. I thought young people had this problem. I can end this by closing the account of the game company and continue with my life as before. Thank you for your video.

[@joofpapi7251]

God bless you

[@vinceagashi1121]

If you enjoy the game then play it. 2 hours of a day to enjoy something is harmless. There are many people that wake up, start their video game, and then the sun goes down and they realize they haven't even eaten yet and they've been playing for 10 or more hours without realizing it. It is subjective to the individual and if you feel like 2 hours a day is problematic for you then it is. But generally speaking, 2 hours a day is extremely healthy and normal.

[@m3adowgirl]

Wow the R for Record really hit me. I realized I could be using a smaller fraction of my time each day to work on a better reality. Thanks for this video 🧡

[@iameji]

I just subbed. I have nearly reached the final milestone on my video game, just need to put in a couple more hours. After that, I have promised myself to stop playing or at least reduce my time spent drastically. Thanks for the lovely words and I'll make sure to reflect with another one of your videos.

[@Ryan-jd9qz]

Thank you soo much I really did need this and I hope you stay well and heartily once again thank you

[@jongpingtia2748]

Hey man, Really appreciate ya.I had a addiction and watching this vid made my life so much better. Thank you and may the lord bless you

[@bucketsarecoolreal]

This really helped, thank you!

[@rylanfedeleon2635]

thanks man this really helped me a lot thank you so much.

[@whisktheG]

This Video Has Really Been Helpful, I overcame my video game addiction, keep up the good work.

[@gloriousgaming2008]

Extremely helpful video. Thanks!!!

[@sr.foodandfasion4659]

Thankyou so much !!! This helped me so much !!!

[@leocauch7669]

I lost my gaming PC, I couldn't still believe that my PC is dead.Then I thought how do I gonna play games like I used to.I got depression and couldn't accept it.but your video is telling me that it's about time to do the real things in real life. then I started to know I gotta enjoy my real life.thank you bro.... ❤❤

[@funnyaddiction]

Thank you big time Broski! God bless you!

[@CashualChuck]

I think you just turned my life around. Thank you for making this video man!

[@yassineabderrahmane3608]

thanks a lot you made my life way easier when i searched in youtube how to quit gaming i saw your vid even with the low viewer count but still when i watched ur vid i did every single lesson (at the time when i wrote the comment i just done the remove lesson) but still u helped me a lot ( srry for grammar but i got used to the gaming grammar like instead of saying your i type ur ) as i said thanks a lot :)

[@rayanalmashhadi1380]

This is truly one of the most informative and useful videos I’ve watched. EVER.

[@axolotl9143]

This helps me a lot. Thank you very much ^ ^

[@domINkl]

spot on my friend.....I'm forwarding this excellent vid to somebody who neeeeeeds it.....

[@beabagsao1955]

Thank You for this video. Hoping the "Remove" step will help me get out of this.

[@izumi_shimizu]

Years later this is still helping me,thank you.

[@demcrus8124]

Gaming helps me to prevent myself from overthinking & negative thoughts. On the other hand, it took my time to talk & spend time with my family & friends and it also affected my career. I tried to stop many times but I couldn't and gave up and finally, it drove me to depression, I felt bad for myself, my family & friends.. Thank you so much for this video! I hope this helps :)

[@anuragsimon867]

Amazing ,eye opening video. Deserves more views definitely

[@edmundharding9979]

Really helpful gone from7 hours a day to 2 and it’s still getting better thank u so much

[@Ryukuda]

The final step helped me alot.

[@sparklefoxgaming8662]

thank you for this video! i was playing games a lot during the lockdown when you said how can we play games when it isnt there I UNINSTALLED ALL MY GAMES and now i will focus and spend more time on real life hope it will work! 😀

[@unitedfan007]

Thank you so much. It helped me a lot

[@yoganshmakkar9621]

Thanks man ! I really appreciate your help and I will be building a habit to read book instead of gaming

[@hypvfx9083]

I know this response is pretty late but I had a hard addiction to fortnite I was playing up to 10 hrs every day and I know that playing less wasn't going to help, this video has helped me in many ways that I cant even thank you enough, because of this I have been able to focus on my studies a lot more and realise the true meaning of life, I just wanna say thank you as I truly believe you have saved me

[@toxicgamer9296]

same with me but with roblox lol

[@AkoSuper]

​@@toxicgamer9296 Fr, roblox so addictive. Even more than fortnite or Gta

[@fiftycal166]

4 year old video but it really helped me see the flip side of the coin. i am so grateful for the advice, thank you

[@ora8712]

I try to change and I do for about a week but after that week I just stop being proactive and go into my bad habits of gaming and master baiting. This video has shown me different options of how I can change. Thanks!!

[@JaneDoe-xi1sn]

thank you for this, i needed this. not sure if i can take that big of a leap yet, but thanks to you, i'll try.

[@keshavbx]

Cheering you on from afar!!!!

[@kavindurathnayaka6824]

Grate👍👍👍,good job man , keep doing this 👏👍

[@carterday5029]

Should have so many more views. Incredible video!

[@ibrahimchelanga6109]

This is life changing thanks

[@aesthetic_rose3308]

Tysm this rlly helped I’ve been playing the game roblox for abt a year almost two and now I’ve decided to try and stop bc I never focused on my real life and now I know how important it is to value life! I’ll update on how it’s going if I don’t forget!

[@duongphan5058]

Hi, I want to say thank you that your video helped me to get rid of the addiction complete. Keep up the good work

[@Siosifa]

Alright, this guy knows how to hook me in after confirming my motivation to change around the 5 minute mark. I definitely know I can change, especially after picking up the guitar more than the controller for awhile now. I still think a lot about it.

[@vishnuvishnumm391]

Thanks dude it's a great advice for me

[@Ash52597]

thank you today you helped me and you made me cry in a good way

[@immortal98638]

Thank you so much,bro.

[@zaanquackenbush2077]

I am chronicly addicted and this is the best help i have ever received

[@gachamovies2963]

Ty this really helped bc I have a really bad addition to videogames I used to play at least 15 hours a day which is really bad for my health I have cut my screen time to 4 hours and I'm really glad I watched this x

[@victoriaaldave3450]

Hi, I think that this video was perfect. This was all that I needed to start my detox. Thank you so much from Uruguay!

[@_SamuraiWarrior_]

Hey there, how u doing? U wanna connect on Instagram Victoria? ;)

[@pa32779]

Thank you so much, I'm trying to quit gaming overall, too much negative energy, I've gave my pc to my dad as a donation for his dental clinic, bought a laptop and peer pressure made me play 3 hours, just selling my headphones to get beats and along ps4. Probably going to record and see if I'm right then setup rules and slowly quit. I'll begin with playing basketball ans swimming as I used to do since a child. Subbed, much love bro, learned new things!

[@ogkush36]

6:44-6:53 I'M GUILTY, I FELT THAT

[@Ryan-jd9qz]

Loool I just heard tha

[@milano2073]

This helped so much I love this video Thank you so much

[@shashahoplays1470]

This helped me alot thank you so much

[@strng7754]

Only one line hit me hard. "If its not there, how you gonna play!" and I paused the video and deleted all my games. It works guys just have a lill courage to do so.

[@soum8975]

Doesn't work for me. My internet is blazing fast because i need it for work so i download all games again within an hour

[@intelligent726]

me too

[@sudipgiri4501]

Same me too

[@GrandpaRust]

@@soum8975 same

[@alexanderlemos7284]

Greifers Crew drop it off somewhere far like parents or friends get it back when your happy with your progress

[@AJSKLD]

Thanks man really helped

[@xdxd662]

This video was the most helpful one in this category.

[@coffee-syrup]

Thank you. Really thank you. I will try to follow this steps. I'm playing a game that has been shitting on my life since I started playing bakc in september, I lost the term and I should have been studying since new years for my exams but i have studied nothing, because I keep not only procastinating but i play that game everyday (around 2-3 hrs which isnt a lot but I do that instead of my responsabilities which is a problem I recognize) So I'll try this. I don't wanna uninstall that game, It hurts because I enjoy it so much, I don't know if I should be worried about it. But I will try to discipline myself, to do other things. I'm an artist and i had also stopped creating that much since I spend my day watching videos or playing the game instead of doing it. i will try to have daily goals before playing. Not to harsh on myself but to have them. I have always struggled with very hard obsessions with anything (games, shows, etc) but it had never affected my daily life. I guess because i'm a newly adult and even though i had the obsessions as a teen i had responsabilities i was supervised to do. but now everything is on myself and it sucks... I have no control and i hate this sm I want to change.

[@fierce_hour5408]

This channel is the best for advice your deserve more likes and views I shared with my friends

[@bowty_vlogs6122]

Bro this came at just the right in life for me. The most useful tip was replacing. I plan on replacing the satisfaction from videogames with creating art. Cheers man, thanks for the insight.

[@asankarodrigo8079]

Tysm man u changed my whole life

[@crozzway3029]

This will help me Ty!

[@Kirito_Editz]

Thanks for your help It really helped me

[@adambaker5188]

Good stuff Sir!

[@utsav1510]

Thanks bro!

[@daj35villanuevalawsoni.79]

thanks starting today! gaming addict since 2019

[@k.srinivasareddysrinivas3258]

Tq man even its been four years you posted this video, it even helps people now.I been playing game called bloxfruit in roblox and iam addicted to it so much that i failed my 12th and wasted a year. Now i seen your video and from on i will change myself tq for tips.

[@billybobjoe9126]

Bro this dude might just change my life

[@xiaosleftnut7874]

Thanks I will definitely going to do it now

[@bolladragon]

This is an older video, but I’m going to really work to apply this. I’m savagely addicted to an MMO, and after watching this video, I froze the account. I have several channels to unsubscribe to, and the amount of money I’ve dumped into an experience that may be deleted in a decade fills me with so much anxiety. But I have the power to stop and use my time and money for something so much better. So I’m going to do that. I will.

[@russell9995]

researching video game addiction and ready player one for an essay rn, copilot brought me to this video!

[@jakemealey1317]

I am packing up my comics, consoles, anything else involving video games into boxes and taping them to the point where they would take forever to break open and I am stuffing them in my father's attic where I have to actually put in effort or even remember where they are to get to them. I have tried putting my consoles in my closet multiple times and honestly it never worked because they were so easy to reach for to plug back into my tv to continue playing them as my life passes by me like a quick breeze of leaves. I am done with excuses and I want to learn so many things such as photography, video, chess, basketball. etc. Quitting video games is my golden ticket to a better life.

[@littlebird4982]

When you talked about replacing the habits it really helped me, I’m not quitting video games to become an animator and pursue my dream

[@the_donsavio]

Me too! But I want to be a background artist for animation.

[@the_donsavio]

@Aubrey wildI would love that

[@the_donsavio]

@Aubrey wild I've sent it more than once but it keeps disappearing from for some reason

[@darkkisback246]

Finally going to stop playing video games. the most important for me in this vid was the steps to remove and make rules. Games have ruined my school grades as well because when I need to sit on my desk and do school work, I play games. This video means a lot and thanks to you so much for making it. wish I had found this video 2 years ago.

[@luckyr8386]

Thanks sir for this wonderful work, i needed this so bad

[@vijaykumar0612]

Thanks man !

[@cakedevourer69]

tysm for helping me get out of my disaster! my older sister and my older brother have been yelling at me so much just because im addicted

[@Zorojuoro]

Thank you! I used to play leauge 2-3 hoirs a day and i know this isn’t sounds a lot but it all of my free time and i negleckted my family. Thanks to you i could escape! Big W to this man!

[@avynkelly6282]

This need a lot more views you really helped because video games made me sick

[@fierce_hour5408]

You have really helped me thank you so much

[@devonmoody5517]

I know this video was made years ago but thank you for making this. Im 17 and I’ve spent the past few years gaming for almost 8 hours a day on the weekend every day eat dinner and go to sleep. I have great parents and siblings and I don’t want to throw them away by some videogames. I don’t know why the game is addicting but I want to stop

[@user-ti8ce4xm7k]

That's what I needed. Stop reading my mind, Keshav Bhatt! :) My rule is simple and helpful I play only on Friday and Saturday just to relax. But I will try to avoid getting distracted. :) Also there is something I need to ask you about my concentrate, but I guess it will be in the next video. Thanks!

[@GEBOTATE]

Thanks for making a change for me even if it was just a little

[@danobanano]

Thx, I don't play the game that much, but i am actually constantly thinking of the game. Have any more tips? BTW: just subscribed. You're doing a great jop

[@Ryan19374]

The complete deleting of the video game really helped me out because i had no other games that really interested me so i did other things such as hang out with friends and family. Thank you for the tip