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<blockquote data-quote="invokethehojo" data-source="post: 5701447" data-attributes="member: 62525">Kaodi, It sounds like you are at where I was a few years ago.&nbsp; I have a thing called &quot;lower latent inhibitions&quot;, which is a fancy term for I have a hard time not focusing on the little details of everything and getting lost in them.&nbsp; Like you I enjoyed being part of the gaming community but didn't play much and felt like I could be spending that time much more constructively, especially since I was so lazy about my everyday life.&nbsp; I too thought about quitting gaming, except it was the only hobby I had that I was actually passionate about.&nbsp; I felt stifled at my day job (middle management) and I was coping with a chronic health condition that had developed a few years prior.I can only tell you what worked for me.&nbsp; I decided that if I wanted to stay with this hobby that I needed to turn it into something constructive so I didn't feel that I was &quot;wasting&quot; my time.&nbsp; I decided to write my own RPG and sell it online.&nbsp; I was already spending a good deal of my time working on tweaking the rules of various RPG's only to not end up playing them very much, so why not put that time towards good use.&nbsp; Even if I never made any money at it the process would be valuable work experience.&nbsp; It turned out to be one of the best things I have ever done.&nbsp; After working on my game for 6 months I debuted my game to my friends and they enjoyed it.&nbsp; The next year I went to gencon and ran some demos and got a lot of great feedback.&nbsp; These experiences gave me the confidence to realize that my ideas and creativity were valuable.&nbsp; Because of this I started to try more innovative ideas at my day job and after 6 months I was promoted to plant manager.&nbsp; It turns out I didn't need to leave my hobby behind, and I didn't need to beat myself up about being &quot;lazy&quot; in my life, I just needed to find something to devote myself to that I cared about and that I was passionate about and that in turn gave me the energy to get my proverbial s**t together in the rest of my life.I'm not sure if my experience can be of any help to you.&nbsp; To me it sounds like your dilemma about quitting gaming might be a symptom of a larger life issue.&nbsp; Don't feel weak if it takes seeing a therapist to figure out how to address this issue.&nbsp; And if I have made too many assumptions here then I apologize.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="invokethehojo, post: 5701447, member: 62525"] Kaodi, It sounds like you are at where I was a few years ago. I have a thing called "lower latent inhibitions", which is a fancy term for I have a hard time not focusing on the little details of everything and getting lost in them. Like you I enjoyed being part of the gaming community but didn't play much and felt like I could be spending that time much more constructively, especially since I was so lazy about my everyday life. I too thought about quitting gaming, except it was the only hobby I had that I was actually passionate about. I felt stifled at my day job (middle management) and I was coping with a chronic health condition that had developed a few years prior. I can only tell you what worked for me. I decided that if I wanted to stay with this hobby that I needed to turn it into something constructive so I didn't feel that I was "wasting" my time. I decided to write my own RPG and sell it online. I was already spending a good deal of my time working on tweaking the rules of various RPG's only to not end up playing them very much, so why not put that time towards good use. Even if I never made any money at it the process would be valuable work experience. It turned out to be one of the best things I have ever done. After working on my game for 6 months I debuted my game to my friends and they enjoyed it. The next year I went to gencon and ran some demos and got a lot of great feedback. These experiences gave me the confidence to realize that my ideas and creativity were valuable. Because of this I started to try more innovative ideas at my day job and after 6 months I was promoted to plant manager. It turns out I didn't need to leave my hobby behind, and I didn't need to beat myself up about being "lazy" in my life, I just needed to find something to devote myself to that I cared about and that I was passionate about and that in turn gave me the energy to get my proverbial s**t together in the rest of my life. I'm not sure if my experience can be of any help to you. To me it sounds like your dilemma about quitting gaming might be a symptom of a larger life issue. Don't feel weak if it takes seeing a therapist to figure out how to address this issue. And if I have made too many assumptions here then I apologize. [/QUOTE]

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