Discussion Do you guys play video games to distract yourself from social anxiety/suicidal ideation?

[Skynights]

title.

 

[iloverachel]

yeah
Video games
Chess
movies
tv shows

anything to get my mind off anxiety, suicidal thoughts and how awful life is

 

[MyNameIsRavi]

I suppose maybe sometimes I do? Half the time (lately most of the time) I feel like shit whenever I try to escape into something like games or tv shows. I just have this voice in my head that screams "you're a loser who wasted your life playing video games and you're gonna do it even more!?".

I think the last time i truly got sucked into a game was when I played all four of the Arkham games back to back starting in December last year. It was genuinely one of the few times I woke up excited to play or do something despite not being a huge comic book guy. When I just reached the cloudburst segment in Arkham Knight my father suddenly collapsed and died without warning. I barely spoke to him that day because I spent the entire day in my room playing a superhero game.

 

[illuposolitarioita]

I lost the desire to play

 

[unnecessary]

sometimes it works but when apathy appears, that doesn't even work

 

[Hotsackage]

Usually league of legends, or poker

 

[Darkover]

i lost the ability to play due to a brain injury

 

[Dark Moon]

I still play but I don't enjoy it, to be honest it's something to pass the time but it still feels like I'm wasting my time and I get bored.

 

[LaVieEnRose]

I generally have but not lately. After I'm done it always hits me how fake and hollow it is.

 

[evannave]

Yup. Everyday. I see them as another world I can dive in to to take my mind off the stresses of this world.

Some games I have been playing a lot recently are Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Persona 3 Reload, Guilty Gear Strive, and Overwatch 2 (although this one makes me want to CTB more at times )

 

[Eudaimonic]

I used to but now I've mostly lost interest in them

 

[xinino]

I used to but I gave up on them, they require work and dedication.

Yup. Everyday. I see them as another world I can dive in to to take my mind off the stresses of this world.

Some games I have been playing a lot recently are Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Persona 3 Reload, Guilty Gear Strive, and Overwatch 2 (although this one makes me want to CTB more at times )

Mortal kombat would be perfect for you

 

[Skynights]

sometimes it works but when apathy appears, that doesn't even work

I am also apathetic so I can understand what you mean.

 

[lovedread]

Yeah. Usually just Roblox. That reminds me of them a lot now tho

 

[fleetingnight]

All the time. I like endless games like Tetris, they're distracting. Even better if they have good music