🎙️ Episode 43: How Therapy Helped Me Face What Gaming Was Hiding

🦁 Hey Lions, ever felt trapped in your own escape?

What if the thing that numbs your stress is also what’s holding you back?

In this raw and honest episode of the HowToHeartShow, I open up about my personal journey through therapy—and how I overcame a long-standing addiction to video games. I share what led me to seek help, how gaming impacted my mental health, and how I began rebuilding my focus, energy, and self-respect.

We explore the fear of asking for help, time management, and the importance of making informed choices around mental health and medication. If you’ve ever used distractions to avoid real life—this episode is for you.

💭 Feeling overwhelmed and stuck in loops you can’t break?

💭 Wondering if therapy could help, but not sure where to start?

🌟 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

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  How video game addiction became a silent trap in my life

  
  


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  Why therapy was the turning point

  
  


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  Tools I used to manage my time and energy

  
  


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  How to seek help without shame

  
  


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  Why you need to question — not fear — mental health treatment

  
  


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  What it means to take control of your healing journey

  
  

💬 "I realized that my video game habits had become a self-imposed prison. It became an all-consuming escape from reality, holding me captive." – Vincent

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