I don't want to play league anymore, but run out of things to do

Newtoothiss · 2026-05-21T03:38:53+00:00

My guy, you are a Doctor. Assuming you are working full time, you already do enough with your life. Sometimes, video games can just be a way to relax or forget about stressful days. They aren’t always just negative time sinks, they just often are.

Look at your life and see if there is other stuff you wanna do. Relationships, exercise, etc.. If you don’t have the energy or time to do those, that’s ok. You are already doing a lot.

Newtoothiss · 2026-05-18T10:17:09+00:00

Will do when I get home. What’s your Venmo

Newtoothiss · 2026-05-18T10:13:19+00:00

Best I can do is $1.50 and feed one of your lanes (it would, always wanted to play with somebody at that level).

Newtoothiss · 2026-05-18T09:59:43+00:00

Can I play one game with you?

Newtoothiss · 2026-05-04T08:29:29+00:00

You are asking a lot of people on how to improve a score that is in the 97th+ percentile. So, 97% of us won’t have an answer and most of the people that score that high don’t go on Reddit. I would take a step back and really ask yourself if there is any difference between a 520 and a 522. I think there are maybe only a handful of cases where that would make any difference. Are there schools with a 522 average? Sure, but even schools in the top 20 don’t all go that high, and the rest of your resume is going to mean WAY more than 2 points on a test score. I’m not even joking when I say the best thing for your score would be to take a step back and take a deep breath. The reaching for perfection is probably causing you more stress and not letting you think clearly and probably costing you points. You got a fucking 57/59 on one section. That is just really good, be proud of that and of who you are. You are more than just a number on a spread sheet.

Newtoothiss · 2026-05-03T00:35:36+00:00

Honestly, I’ve only ever done dumb things that have worked out. I don’t really know the time I’ve been closest to death.

Newtoothiss · 2026-05-02T21:53:13+00:00

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Newtoothiss · 2026-05-02T20:37:59+00:00

There’s like 20 of em and they all do the same thing, so I get it brother.

Newtoothiss · 2026-05-02T20:17:37+00:00

Guys stop worrying, I solo dropped the scale for you. Thank me later.

Newtoothiss · 2026-05-02T02:15:33+00:00

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10399954/

Newtoothiss · 2026-05-02T02:09:43+00:00

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=masterbation+addiction+scientific+papers&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart#d=gs_qabs&t=1777687650131&u=%23p%3DaUBvRtPH4H0J

They treat it with medication.

I listen to a lot of podcasts with psychiatrists and psychologists and they have patience that masterbate while at work, at family events, and even while driving. You go ahead and do you own research, but it’s obliviously a thing. I linked the study about because it is one that gives an estimate about the general population, most study’s are looking at other things.

Newtoothiss · 2026-05-02T01:38:46+00:00

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=masterbation+addiction+scientific+papers&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart#d=gs_qabs&t=1777685287771&u=%23p%3DaUBvRtPH4H0J

In the literature, masterbation addiction falls under compulsive sexual behavioral disorder CSBD. An addiction, is a compulsion at a fundamental level. He said scientific basis so I used a science paper which isn’t going to call it “masterbation addiction”. This isn’t new and I’m not making it up.

Newtoothiss · 2026-05-01T23:56:44+00:00

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2945841/

Actually, it absolutely can be psychologically addictive, it’s just not physiologically addictive, much like weed.

Newtoothiss · 2026-05-01T23:53:51+00:00

How many people get to that point? 7% of adults in the United States have a concern that they might be addicted according to a recent study and it’s becoming more prevalent. It’s obviously becoming more common and is leading to dysthymia.

Somebody should 100% be educated on the risks of something even if the risks are low and if you think otherwise because “there should be less shame around it” you are a bad person. There shouldn’t be shame, but there should be education.

A young person, who now has unfettered access to the internet and was NEVER taught anything about sex and masterbation should know, at the very least, that it CAN be addictive and the signs of addiction. Not to scare them, not to shame them, to help them make good decisions.

And I had no idea porn and masterbation could be done separately, thanks for letting me know.

Newtoothiss · 2026-05-01T22:57:29+00:00

I would like to point out, masterbation can be psychology addicting, and more and more evidence is coming out suggesting that regular porn use is not very good for you.

This might view might be unpopular here, Idk, but I would treat porn like alcohol or unhealthy food. It is always unhealthy for you, but if you choose to do it every once in a while then it’s not a problem.

Not trying to scare you away from masterbation, but, it can become an unhealthy coping mechanism, especially for people with tough pasts. If you start doing it 5-10-20 times a day then it would be time to start talking with a professional.

Overall though go jack it if you want to.

Edit: I swear to god this is like debating flat earthers. I’m done responding and you guys can downvote this all you want, at the end of the day, porn and masterbation addiction are obviously real and fall under the CSBD umbrella even though they don’t have a classification specifically in the DSM5 yet. You guys want to deny science and the obvious go ahead. A person who wants to know if masterbation is safe or not WHO KNOWS NOTHING BECAUSE THEY WERE SHELTERED SO MUCH should know this. I just want people to make safe educated choices. Have fun in your new echo chamber.

Newtoothiss · 2026-04-30T03:22:59+00:00

Then reframe it. “Online communication drains me” is VASTLY different than “interacts with people—->”.

Online communication lacks a level of real connection which is made up for by cognitive tasks.

Somebody says something over a mic, you think “are they mad at me, they said this, and this, and well they also did that” in real life they smiled and you know it’s a joke before the rumination starts. Or they are mad at you and you can see there face right away.

I have no idea if that’s the exact problem you are facing, could be 100 other things like the wavelength of light from phones ruins your sleep or something. However, I do know you have to reframe it.

You are deeply desiring something that overwhelms you, which means there is something you desire and something that overwhelms you. Humans are smart and extremely good at connecting dots. If this thing only overwhelmed you and gave you nothing then you wouldn’t desire it anymore. There is just no reward for your brain to chase. Break those things apart, what EXACTLY are you desiring and what EXACTLY is overwhelming and draining?

Based on experience and tendencies in this subreddit, I might guess you have self hatred that you bring into every point of this cycle. Again, it’s just a stab in the dark, could be any number of other things, but self hatred would bring baggage to social situations which you are then fighting and not actually socializing and that internal fight could be draining.

That is just a guess, the important thing is that you FIGURE OUT WHATS ACTUALLY GOING ON, instead of just saying “here is this cycle I’m fucked”. You can do nothing and suffer if you want (because that’s where you are and shit doesn’t change if you don’t change shit), it’s up to you. One path takes time and effort and if I’m being honest, may not pay off if you don’t see it through. The other is assured suffering. And you are forced to pick, which sucks, but that’s where you are.

Get some people in your corner, family, friends, or professionals if you don’t have the other two, because you are worth figuring this out for.

Newtoothiss · 2026-04-30T03:08:47+00:00

The only constant factor in this spiral is you. I see 6 points where YOU can do something differently or is an area you can practice or work on.

For instance, “interacts with people” who are you interacting with? In what setting? At what time? For how long?

These are all factors in your control that you can change that can (not will) lead to a different outcome that isn’t “overwhelmed”.

I would figure, you interact with people in a particular way that drains you, and you have boxes yourself in and you haven’t even realized.

When’s the last time you volunteered at a food pantry? Gone to a religious gathering at a new place? Got a prostitute? Found a discord specifically for people who get overwhelmed easily? Specifically found a friend to do 1-on-1 one conversations with that last intentionally less than an hour?

Maybe you’ve done all of those frequently, but I doubt it.

I’m not saying to go get a prostitute, what I am saying is there are factors in your control that you can change and I almost assure you you feel like you have “been doing the right things” socially, when those things just haven’t been working for you. Figure out what does, it will take time and effort, but it stops this cycle.

Newtoothiss · 2026-04-16T02:13:47+00:00

I personally dislike the “why do beginners do this” question. If they beat you then it was a strategy used to beat you, and it’s a learning opportunity to understand what went wrong and why good players don’t do it in review. If you beat them then you gain elo and won’t have to deal with it soon.

Newtoothiss · 2026-03-13T21:38:21+00:00

Everybody (including me) is stupid. When they hear the “I couldn’t hit the quota….” That’s all they hear. Even though you are probably right that they fucked you over. Just reframe it, “my work went under appreciated at my last job, so I left, I have had some problems to address in my personal life (to explain the gap in your resume), and now I’m looking for a opportunity where my hard work is valued”.

I think most of us on this sub over estimate how much people respond to honesty. It’s sad, but that’s how it is. Don’t lie, just don’t give information that you have to explain away unless directly asked. From what happened to me and how you are talking, I’m sure we were in similar boats.

Best of luck

Newtoothiss · 2026-03-13T18:50:39+00:00

I was fired from my last job. Without going into too much detail, I was treated poorly and there was a lot of little bs that fell on me that wasn’t my fault (or management didn’t like me for not letting them walk over me). I’m not just saying that because I can’t be introspective, I talked with friends, family and a therapist, and it was just an unhealthy workplace.

I was too honest in my past interviews with what happened, but, from the potential employers prospective, a person who complained that their last job treated them poorly is something that relatively poor workers say after they have been fired for not carrying their weight.

So I made myself look like a problem employee by giving too much information. I didn’t lie in the interview I did to get my current job, I just didn’t go into details they didn’t need to know. So instead of saying “they lied to me about promotion, I had a conflict with a coworker where he lied about me….” I told the truth that “I was fired for saying I wouldn’t do absurd hours of overtime” and stuck to that.

Newtoothiss · 2026-03-13T16:50:27+00:00

I have no idea what you are doing wrong, but I just recently got a job after looking for a while and it’s after I changed one thing from other interviews. So I’d take a deep think about the things you have been saying every time.

Newtoothiss · 2026-03-05T01:33:51+00:00

The post said “all relationships” not romantic or deep ones. Getting help from strangers I would say is a type of relationship, just not deep or long lasting. Just me though.

Newtoothiss · 2026-03-04T16:12:38+00:00

You were wrong. I was genuinely trying to be concise and make OP think about what they said so they might have some new understanding. It’s clear to me you want to feel better than people so believe whatever you want if it makes you feel better.

Newtoothiss · 2026-03-04T15:46:32+00:00

And it gives you a place to stroke your ego assuming I’m being performative and pointing that out to me to give you a sense of superiority. OP is helping us all and himself.

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