kat_on_the_roof
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I'm just being sarcastic. It just sounded like you were threatening OP with a good time, not a real punishment
GAF. I need Help. Gamer ADHD here. Force me to complete a game and hold me accountable please
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CrimsonTide
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Too many choices for sure. Same can be said for our movies and TV shows we have
CrimsonTide
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I love Howlongtobeat btw! great siteOkay, here's what worked for me. First off, I started a document on my phone that tracks every game I've beaten each year. I considering a game "beaten" if I've gotten to the main credits. The first year I did this, I only beat like 8 games, but that was 8 more than I had beaten the year before.
Here's a picture of this year's document:
As you'll notice, a lot of the games I've beaten this year (especially early on) are super short games. I decided to run the Mario gauntlet, which I do once every five years or so.
Once you start getting games on the board, it becomes more addictive and fulfilling to actually complete them.
Step 2: Visit howlongtobeat.com
I use this site a lot when picking my next game. Usually if something is over 30 hours, I don't even consider it. I'm looking for that 8-16 hour range when at all possible. I've got a very limited amount of time to play games, and so I don't even want to look at some 100+ hour RPG.
I've got gaming ADHD too, and I probably have a handful of games this year that I started and won't end up finishing. But as long as I keep tracking the ones that I do finish, I find that it helps give me that extra push to finish more.
Hope this helps, OP.
Also I would like to start a notepad on games where credits rolled. Good idea actually. Sounds fun
coffinbirth
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See now, it's the achievements that often push me to grind through sections/levels/entire games that I normally would give up on in frustration or simply to replay all over again. RetroAchievements have been a godsend. I've been going back and clearing out my backlog of NES-GameCube games the last few years to the point that I often times find it a more compelling way to spend my day than many modern titles.
To each their own, obviously, but I've found that achievements and keeping track of what games I finish have helped me FINALLY clear out my looooong accumulating backlog.
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jzbadblood
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I finished Mafia Old Country and then jumped to Godfather 2 on 360 because I was still looking for a mafia fix. After I finished that I'm now on to Scarface on the PS2 because I still need my open world crime empire building fix.
It's hard. I was deep into Zelda Echoes of Wisdom and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 then took a week off to play Donkey Kong Bananza. I went off the rails on getting back to those too. Tried to play some more Zelda yesterday on my lunch break but that Nintendo mood is over for now. Personally, I just get it in moods and I've got to plow through a game while I'm in that mood or it's over.
It's hard. I was deep into Zelda Echoes of Wisdom and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 then took a week off to play Donkey Kong Bananza. I went off the rails on getting back to those too. Tried to play some more Zelda yesterday on my lunch break but that Nintendo mood is over for now. Personally, I just get it in moods and I've got to plow through a game while I'm in that mood or it's over.
poodaddy
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I was on ADHD medication from 5 to 17, and getting off of it was the best thing I've ever done for my depression, my weight, and my general happiness.I am speaking from experience of having an anxiety disorder and panic attacks since I was a child and medication absolutely saving and transforming my life. For ADHD there are very good options too that can help the person live a much better life. The brain is a muscle and sometimes it needs to be treated as any other part of the body
Different strokes and all. I think when people rely on a drug to fix an issue, they're merely kicking the can down the road. At some point one has to turn inward.
Weightlifting and a good, clean diet is what helped with my depression, and I haven't had a panic attack in the past two years, and that one was only because my dad died, and before that I didn't have any for over twenty years straight. I had several while I was on ADHD medication during my childhood. I actually try to advise as many people as possible to try a fitness regimen first before getting on medication, but I do agree that the medication has a place, but for a much, much smaller demographic of people than the amount of folks currently on meds.
Please, please don't take this the wrong way. I'm not suggesting you do this, it's just something that may help.
A friend of mine has ADHD and had similar issues. One of the things I told him to do was actually to stop playing so many games and do some focused exercise instead. He took up running and because of his ADHD he got REALLY into it but he loved it and he would go on these crazy long-distance runs (still does) but what he found was that once he was done, his mind was way more focused and he could channel his energy into other endeavors.
Might be worth trying?
A friend of mine has ADHD and had similar issues. One of the things I told him to do was actually to stop playing so many games and do some focused exercise instead. He took up running and because of his ADHD he got REALLY into it but he loved it and he would go on these crazy long-distance runs (still does) but what he found was that once he was done, his mind was way more focused and he could channel his energy into other endeavors.
Might be worth trying?
CrimsonTide
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But I can get through 40-60 hour slogs of a game with full focus, same with movies and binging tv shows. It DEF though has to hook me and I have to be in the mood. I absolutely used to run 5k's around 2010-2013. Got that runners high for some reason. Now I am an old man (38) and would likely not be able to even finish one lol
"old man"? You're only 38!
Try something else; swimming, for example?
CrimsonTide
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That requires me getting wet though"old man"? You're only 38!
Nah but some cardio would be what I do anyhow lol
Glass Prison
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Pick the absolute worst game you can think of from your backlog and force yourself to finish it.
If you decide do give up mid way through, realize that you're probably never clearing that backlog, so don't waste your time worrying about it.
Now if you really want to at least reduce it, the first thing you need to do is stop buying new games lol.
If you decide do give up mid way through, realize that you're probably never clearing that backlog, so don't waste your time worrying about it.
Now if you really want to at least reduce it, the first thing you need to do is stop buying new games lol.
Kite flying?
CrimsonTide
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What about game playing??!Kite flying?