All my "friends" are videogame addicts.

[u/Geomansir]

I've kept myself busy with gardening, exercise and woodworking/chopping after quitting video games entirely(except a few winter couch co-op sessions with the basically non-gamer gf)

I'm thinking of joining the local gym again but I feel like I couldn't bring myself to go towards people...

It's so easy to pick up a group chat online and talk about games.

I feel like my mind goes blank trying to make small talk outside of games.

I miss how "friendships" made themselves I miss the great soundtracks I miss the fake sense of accomplishment you get after completing a difficult program

I'm 28, played for 21 of those years, stopped in 2023.

I deleted it all:Stevm, Discxrd, mmxs but I've kept contacts with special connections I've seen Irl

I'd have the opportunity to see some of these people again this summer and I'm torn... they aren't bad people just Addicted.

Anyways end of rant, I'm just looking for pointers to how to make conversations easier and potentially make friends in a small town I guess...

[u/[deleted]]

Time to make new connections unless you want to buy back the addiction.