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doctor_doak

DualWielding wrote:

Ash_Anne wrote:

kkslider5552000 wrote:

Playing games where you can murder things without regret is a pretty logical choice for stress relief.

Though yeah using it as a substitute for real life is a terrible, awful thing that no one should even think about, ever.

I think you are right. I don't believe people should be playing video games if they are using it as a substitute for life. I think that when people are in that mind frame, it's time to put the controller down and get help. I wish mental health was talked about more in the United States because I believe many people would benefit from it.

I'm indeed going to therapy and I don't play that much since I have to work on getting my thesis done........ However, finding the gaming hobby once again last year has really helped me to deal to distract my mind from the hopelessness....

Good luck with your studies! And more importantly, make sure you have a good laugh at least once a day!

If that's not possible, assign someone to tickle you under the arm!!

doctor_doak

doctor_doak

Ryu_Niiyama wrote:

Agreed. My video game playing ratio usually goes up in proportion to my depression levels. When it gets really bad I go into a Zelda binge. I've suffered from depression since childhood as I was involved in a pretty bad accident (nothing too terrible but I lost an eye from it) and I was really suicidal at the time trying to cope with my new existence and having to deal with other kids that thought it was funny. I hadn't realized until I became an adult how much Zelda came to mean to me since I associate the series with playing it so much when I got out the the hospital and couldn't go to school. It is the only game series that I play that no matter what I'm in tears by the end (happy tears mind you but still).

Either way hold on my friend. Yes, life can be really crappy at times and sometimes other people make it worse, but there is a lot of awesome beauty in this world and a number of awesome people in it as well. Hold out for the good stuff.

Hey Ryu! I remember playing Ocarina of Time when it released, in between epically long sessions of Goldeneye.. and I was just floored by how amazing it was, and the sense that there was just nothing else like it...

I'm so excited to play the new Zelda, i've got it as my screensaver. I thought that anything other than the tech demo they showed off at E3 2011 would be a disappointment, but Nintendo once agained proved that the artistic/stylized design philosophy will always be more exciting and interesting than the 'realistic' approach..

doctor_doak

MikeLove

doctor_doak wrote:

ShanaUnite wrote:

Not having the money to buy any games to play is depressing.

Are you being flippant or sarcastic? Either way you must feel proud...

Laughter is the best medicine!

MikeLove

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