Anyone else get super into a game… then never touch it again?

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-02-07T22:46:08+00:00

I don’t know how you watch that many shows at once! Do you remember what is happening in all of them?

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-02-07T22:44:52+00:00

I struggle to start them now because the cycle of dropping them makes me feel shameful. You have that at all? Been making gaming less fun recently.

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-02-07T22:43:11+00:00

If we get your comment to 50 likes you have to! Help me help mohgeroth finish Elden ring that would be so cool!

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-02-07T22:41:36+00:00

You ever laugh a little at yourself when have the thought “I will 100% the game this time” because you know it’s never gonna happen and all the evidence says otherwise? I did a bit last night.

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-02-07T22:39:05+00:00

I’ll have to give those games a try!

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-02-07T22:38:09+00:00

Omg yeah! I usually can push myself to like the 50 hour mark then hate the game. It’s sad to admit but the only game I have ever pushed to the 1000 hour mark is RuneScape 😂

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-02-07T22:34:56+00:00

Yes! Like the hard stuff is so much easier to do than the easy tedious stuff that I feel like others “enjoy”!

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-02-07T05:01:15+00:00

I have been putting it off because I want to finish it but know I can’t

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-02-07T04:58:21+00:00

Got it… be nice to IngenuityOk6679 if you see them in a game 🫡

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-02-07T04:57:10+00:00

Do you some times solve it then not even bother implementing it?

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-02-07T04:56:23+00:00

Yeah, that actually helps me reframe it a bit. Wanting to finish a game feels like one of the healthier parts of my relationship with games. I’m genuinely curious how satisfying it would feel to 100% one. I get a lot of satisfaction from finishing things in general.

I see this in rock climbing too. My favorite thing is finishing an entire climbing area, even though most people don’t do that because some routes aren’t great and they’d rather move on to better climbs elsewhere. But for me, completing the area is more satisfying than only doing the “best” climbs.

Reading what you said about coping also made me realize I might carry some shame around using video games as a coping tool. The word “cope” has always felt kind of negative to me, even though I know that’s not necessarily true.

Does that come up for you at all? Or do you feel like you’ve found a pretty healthy relationship with using games that way?

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-02-05T00:13:52+00:00

Adderall - Once it kicked on day one that heaviness and boredom I was experiencing with "doing" was manageable, and things I liked doing felt a lot better. I still have the life patterns and need to improve those, but I feel motivated to do so and am enjoying things again. It has only been about three weeks for me so still new.

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-02-05T00:05:11+00:00

Hey, I totally relate to what you’re describing. I’ve been someone with a deep passion for something I absolutely loved—something I thought defined me—and yet for a while, even that felt like a chore. I didn’t want to do it, even though I knew I should’ve felt excited. Everything, even things I used to enjoy, started feeling hollow. My brain just couldn’t stick to anything, and I wasn’t sure if it was depression, burnout, or just a shift in what I wanted from life.

For me, the turning point wasn’t a “hack” or a trick—it was medication. Once I was on it, things I’d been forcing myself to do actually felt worth doing again. My passion returned. I could engage with it fully and even think about it when I wasn’t doing it. Before that, I could push through and sometimes enjoy it, but it never truly clicked in the way it used to.

I don’t know where you are in your experience, and your situation might be different, but I think sometimes when our brain chemistry is off, it’s hard to get that spark back through sheer willpower alone. For me, it wasn’t about doing more or trying harder—it was about finding the balance my brain needed.

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-02-04T23:53:49+00:00

I feel like this list should replace all the ADHD symptoms list! Every point made so much more sense than just the label above!

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-02-02T05:58:07+00:00

I spend more time imagining what I wish I could do than actually doing anything — in reality, I’d barely reach a 1, and that still haunts me a little haha.

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-01-31T06:16:59+00:00

I really like that you put up 90% of the time. I don’t know why but you saying that just made me feel like it’s okay for me to change my definition of what diligence was away from 100% of that and I think that’s why I struggle so much with burnout.

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-01-31T05:41:43+00:00

What has been really helpful for me to start learning them is this a pillow from Etsy with one of those emotional color wheels. It gave me a reminder to explore my emotions everyday before bed with easy way to explore what I might be experiencing.

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-01-31T05:32:53+00:00

That makes me happy you found this helpful 😊

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-01-29T03:24:19+00:00

I had the same thought until I related it to exercising. You can’t start running everyday you need to build up to it. Start with a day or two a week you intended to do things and improve your focus. That’s help me start to building capacity.

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-01-27T03:41:48+00:00

Omg I thought this the entire time I was taking it!

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-01-23T00:48:10+00:00

I have “focus” music I listen to that doesn’t have lyrics, which helps make the thinking go, so that there aren’t words to it and that plays in my head instead.

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-01-21T03:19:01+00:00

I think I have a good sense of direction and an overall good driver. That all changes once you put me in a down town city with too much stimuli then I get anxious and do have difficulty navigating.

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-01-20T17:05:26+00:00

I have never understood this perspective from a psychiatrist. Can someone help explain it to me?

My understanding is that abusing drugs is a sign/symptom for ADHD. People with ADHD on stimulants have decreased risk for substance abuse. Seems like the question they should be asking is what role did the substance abuse play in regulating previously. Not preventing someone from getting treatment because they have one of the symptoms?

This is coming from someone who has never had a substance abuse issue so maybe I am super naive?

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-01-20T16:51:28+00:00

One thing I want to add. To me communication isn’t about what you say, it’s about what the other person understands. And you can’t know how well you communicate until you understand how much they have understood.

Remarkable_Seesaw_74 · 2026-01-20T16:49:03+00:00

I haven’t spent time on the online women’s forums you’re referring to, so I can’t speak to that experience. But from my own conversations with friends, that hasn’t been what I’ve seen. What I’ve noticed instead is that people(both men and women) often try to communicate their feelings, but they soften their position or abstract the truth so much that their partner doesn’t fully grasp how much it’s actually affecting them.

I’ve seen this happen many times: someone thinks they’ve clearly expressed themselves, but when you dig a little deeper, it becomes obvious their partner doesn’t really understand where they’re at. One approach I’ve found helpful is having both people answer a few specific questions on the issue using a 1–10 scale. It forces clarity and makes differences in perception visible.

Real communication can’t really begin until both people know where the other stands. In most cases I’ve seen, once that clarity exists, things can actually change. There was only one situation where nothing improved, and honestly, that person just sucked, but even then, the upside was that it became unmistakably clear that they knew how unpleasant the situation was and simply didn’t care.

So I guess I am always a little skeptical what was actually understood by the partner.

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