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John2290

John2290

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Kojima is half genuis, half crazy and just a boss all around. Handheld gaming is better than console gaming and console gaming is better than PC gaming. Death stranding was repetitive but fantastic and I'll not pray for you.

Come at me mother fu... oh wait. :(
 
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Sidney Prescott

Unconfirmed Member
Moogle11 said:
Yep. I definitely suffered from it in the past and wasted too much time posting hundreds of times a day etc. for a lot of my late teens through early 30s. I've mostly gotten over it and have a healthier balance of using forums, Reddit etc. for info and fun and not getting obsessed.

I still have to be mindful of it and step back when I find myself spending too much time or getting to annoyed with folks a d having my mood negatively impacted etc. Been posting way too much this week, but that's just due to being laid up and recovering from surgery and struggling to focus as much on games or shows etc. with the pain meds. So I’ve been tending to hit forums a bit after a dose and then get back to gaming or whatever as the effects on my attention span wane after an hour or two. Finished those up earlier today and on to just Tylenol now so should be getting back more to normal focus wise (assuming the pain is ok).
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I'm glad you found your balance, and are doing better. I know in the past I wouldn't have been able to enjoy GAF without going overboard with my activity. It's good to have moderation and make sure you make time for real life. I think a lot of it lies in the dopamine rush. It is fun for me to interact with others and get feedback on what I post immediately. It makes me feel good when people find my posts helpful or interesting, or quote me and start a discussion. I constantly want to improve as a poster. I can see how it definitely gets addictive.

Believe me, I'm not totally in control either. Sometimes I realise it's nearly 3am (like right now) and I'm browsing GAF. Happens on occasion. I guess what I do well is taking days away from screen time when I need to. I don't overdo it. I feel like I do a lot of work, chores, housework, reading and other things that it keeps me in check. GAF and Gaming are my rewards. Don't beat yourself up over having one week where you are spending more time, especially if you are recovering from surgery. It's important not to push yourself in that scenario. I wish you well.
 
King of Foxes

King of Foxes

Banned
Sidney Prescott said:
I'm glad you found your balance, and are doing better. I know in the past I wouldn't have been able to enjoy GAF without going overboard with my activity. It's good to have moderation and make sure you make time for real life. I think a lot of it lies in the dopamine rush. It is fun for me to interact with others and get feedback on what I post immediately. It makes me feel good when people find my posts helpful or interesting, or quote me and start a discussion. I constantly want to improve as a poster. I can see how it definitely gets addictive.

Believe me, I'm not totally in control either. Sometimes I realise it's nearly 3am (like right now) and I'm browsing GAF. Happens on occasion. I guess what I do well is taking days away from screen time when I need to. I don't overdo it. I feel like I do a lot of work, chores, housework, reading and other things that it keeps me in check. GAF and Gaming are my rewards. Don't beat yourself up over having one week where you are spending more time, especially if you are recovering from surgery. It's important not to push yourself in that scenario. I wish you well.
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so whose alt are you? joined jan 14th, have gold and talk like you have been here years
 
teezzy

teezzy

Banned
King of Foxes said:
so whose alt are you? joined jan 14th, have gold and talk like you have been here years
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Sidney's one of the good ones, back off.

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Moogle11

Moogle11

Banned
Nitty_Grimes said:
Should have just done what hariseldon did just log out and that was it.
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Speaking as someone who has struggled with forum addiction in the past, that’s not enough for someone that really needs to quit. It’s like an alcoholic trying to moderate drinking. Most just can’t do it and will be getting shit faced all the time soon.

It works fine for someone who’s just fed up and doesn’t want to post on a specific site anymore as they can just log out and go elsewhere for their fix. But for someone who needs/wants a clean break from posting online at all, having accounts closed can be a necessary step. Yes, they could just make new accounts on existing sites or joining new ones. But for a lot of addicts, especially one’s who became prominent on the forums they posted on like MHK, that’s less appealing as part of the addiction was being forum famous, building a persona/character and sticking with it etc.
 
Nitty_Grimes

Nitty_Grimes

Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
I’ve just never understood goodbye threads to be honest with it. Are you doing it to be talked out of it? And that’s the only reason I mentioned HS. There was probably stuff going on that I would never have been privy too.

I base myself as being a nobody here anyway and not in any cliques. I wouldn’t be missed.

All too familiar with alcohol whilst not addicted I’m an all or nothing person when it comes to it. I’m either getting shit faced or I’m not drinking, sadly there’s no inbetween for me.
 
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Moogle11

Moogle11

Banned
Nitty_Grimes said:
I’ve just never understood goodbye threads to be honest with it. Are you doing it to be talked out of it? And that’s the only reason I mentioned HS. There was probably stuff going on that I would never have been privy too.

I base myself as being a nobody here anyway and not in any cliques. I wouldn’t be missed.

All too familiar with alcohol whilst not addicted I’m an all or nothing person when it comes to it. I’m either getting shit faced or I’m not drinking, sadly there’s no inbetween for me.
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Not meaning to be harsh, but I I think making good bye threads is just a sign that part of a person’s forum addiction is the attention seeking. It’s usually a well known, prominent poster who does it and it’s one final jolt of attention on their way out. When I’ve left sites, including this one back in the day, I just did it via pm or reporting one of my posts. But like you, I’ve never been well known on forums despite posting a lot, never been in cliques or made effort to make virtual friends etc. so that’s never been part of the appeal for me and I was never missed when I left, nor would be if I left again.

Othertimes it can be just making a statement that they don’t like the direction a site is heading if that’s why they’re leaving, rather than trying to take a break from addition like MHK.
 
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Sidney Prescott

Unconfirmed Member
King of Foxes said:
so whose alt are you? joined jan 14th, have gold and talk like you have been here years
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Not an alt, was barely here in December. It was like a week. I definitely spent much longer than that lurking GAF, though. I sort of came to recognise some names just by reading posts over several months. I was always scared to join up because of my social anxiety I guess. :messenger_smiling_with_eyes:

Also, I have teezzy teezzy to thank for the Gold. Too kind.

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King of Foxes

King of Foxes

Banned
Sidney Prescott said:
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Not an alt, was barely here in December. It was like a week. I definitely spent much longer than that lurking GAF, though. I sort of came to recognise some names just by reading posts over several months. I was always scared to join up because of my social anxiety I guess. :messenger_smiling_with_eyes:

Also, I have teezzy teezzy to thank for the Gold. Too kind.

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I appreciate the reply, despite what those others have said it wasnt a bully attempt or whatever, it was an honest question
 
Peggies

Peggies

Gold Member
King of Foxes said:
Then maybe its the ones who leave, 4 i have worked with have been constant complainers that open windows lead to cold air on necks and then sickness and even claimed its common knowledge on austrian tv
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You're funny 😂!

It's true, I heard people complaining about that shit but I think it's more a question of being an idiot than being from Austria.
 
King of Foxes

King of Foxes

Banned
Kamina said:
Wtf are you talking about?
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I have worked with four Austrians who whenever a window was open would bitch and moan like an old woman complaining that the open window will make you sick. This is not four people at the same time but over the course of 8 years i have worked for the bank i do. They have aggressively defended their position of open windows making you sick by stating its common knowledge "back home". Myself and other people from various countries have found this to be full of shit and irritating.

So yes, not all austrians are probably like this but every austrian i have ever met has complained about it

I googled it and apparently im not the only one to encounter a complaining German (you guys are basically the same thing)

https://www.toytowngermany.com/forum/topic/115648-moving-air-makes-you-sick-according-to-germans/

 
Kamina

Kamina

Golden Boy
King of Foxes said:
I have worked with four Austrians who whenever a window was open would bitch and moan like an old woman complaining that the open window will make you sick. This is not four people at the same time but over the course of 8 years i have worked for the bank i do. They have aggressively defended their position of open windows making you sick by stating its common knowledge "back home". Myself and other people from various countries have found this to be full of shit and irritating.

So yes, not all austrians are probably like this but every austrian i have ever met has complained about it.
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Seems like you met 4 weirdos is all.
Unless you are only telling half the story and the people actually complained about getting chilled by a draft which just feels shitty.

I googled it and apparently im not the only one to encounter a complaining German (you guys are basically the same thing)
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Oh no you didn’t
 
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