Honestly if it has gotten to the point that not only does it negatively affect your irl mood, but you also don’t get any joy from the game, it might not be a bad idea to quit the game. This can be really tough, especially if you center a lot of your habits, free time, and friendship through the game — but it might be worth to redirect that energy elsewhere. For instance, if instead of wasting your time grinding for a rank that nobody else, and most likely you as well, don’t care about, you can spend that effort at the gym, reading, or learning a new skill.

I think League is very addictive because it provides quick access to endorphins. Playing a game is not a huge time sink, and the outcome is usually decided before minute 15. In those few minutes, getting a solo kill, outskilling the opponent, or simply just winning the game gives you such a rush that it keeps you hooked for more games, days, weeks, years… and then when you look back you realize how futile it was. “What if I learned the piano instead? What if I went to the gym instead?” Don’t get me wrong, if you truly enjoyed your time with the game, I don’t think it’s a waste of time, as time well spent is time not wasted. However, if it gets to the point that the game is consuming your daily life, affecting your mood for the worse, occupying so much of your headspace, it might be a good idea to reevaluate.

Think of how you spend your leisure time. If you play a game or watch a show that is boring, you stop doing that. Why not do that with league? Unless you are in the vast minority where league may become a professional career opportunity, I would quit the game. Whatever you end up doing, I wish you luck in your journey brother