Posted on Mar 4, 2018
Have any of you turned to video games for stress relief?
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Absolutely. I play MMOs like WoW, FFXIV, and ESO. I play Fallout, Mass Effect and TES. Here lately I’ve spent some time on GTA Online building myself a small criminal empire. It’s a great way to decompress.
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Cpl Carlos Munoz
Ive started to play Elders Scroll, but since I mostly play by myself and haven't really joined any particular group, i had focused on other activities. That being said I don't like starting a game and not get through most of it. The two other guys I play with are programmers from Mexico City and they have an alternative sleep schedule where they play way later than I do.
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CPL Michael E. R.
I pretty much play the above mentioned games on Steam, GoG, Origin,Ubi Gw2,ESO. Atm I am needing to load all that back onto my new baby "Apex Predator" I had a lot of fun building her and modding everything out.
So if any of you want to get slapped around and totally P'owned by a true gaming master..... until they get here..............Will I do ? *wink*
So if any of you want to get slapped around and totally P'owned by a true gaming master..... until they get here..............Will I do ? *wink*
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PFC Jenn Schueller
I play the Sims as well as BattleFront2, Battlefield 1-4, GTAV, and a few others, I prefer to get on when I am more stressed or when my hubby is playing.
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Sgt (Join to see)
I love nostalgic games, but also play WOT - not often a stress reliever but sometimes pays off. I've been a gamer since Apple ][+ era, back in 1982.
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Sometimes I turn to games for stress releif. Mostly computer games like PUBG, Slay The Spire, anything on Steam. My honest to God go to is the gym though - get those endorphins going to relieve stress.
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SPC Nilza Rivera
I agree with the exercise. I never tried the games for stress relief, but I have heard it works.
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PO2 Adam Stabler
Agree, pushing weights around does give the best stress relief. However, my disability restricts me from exercising to where I can workout hard enough to feel the stress relief. So I play video games and it works for me, always has.
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Yes I do and many of my veteran buddies have been on Call of Duty and Gears of War and we play a a dead by daylight and we stay on Xbox all night long conversating with one another you know supporting one another just in case somebody might have like an episode of their PTSD so if anybody needs to hit me up I'm down to talk..!
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SPC Brian Mason
I still don't understand why some Veterans like to play those types after going through what we did. I can understand and explain from my perspective and I don't play FPS and war type games.
If it's not triggering anything then 'what' do you get out of it?
If it's not triggering anything then 'what' do you get out of it?
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I not only use as stress relief, but at one time it was a major way for me to calm my anxiety from PTSD.
#PTSD #Gaming # Gaming & PTSD
#PTSD #Gaming # Gaming & PTSD
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Absolutely! I plan breaks into my day specifically for stress relief. I know not everyone can do that and may play at night or on weekends. But I find that playing RPGs help the most. It's helpful when you can immerse yourself into a character and play out the scenarios. Your mind can be completely elsewhere.
The RPGs I enjoy playing are the Mass Effect Series, Fallout Series, Dragon age series, Civilization, and the Assassin's Creed series. I do play online games like Smite as well.
I do not consider online games or multiplayer modes as a stress relief as you are normally playing as a team and have other people screaming into your headset. Especially for competitive people, it can have the opposite effect of stress relief. We all know those people-they lose a match and chuck their controller, break their keyboard, take it out on their spouse/kids and be mad the rest of the day.
Since I work from home and have small children, I can't always play video games as freely as I used to. Both my husband and I enjoy reading as an alternative. I know some people that enjoy going for a walk/run for stress relief as well. There are other options out there when gaming doesn't work out.
The RPGs I enjoy playing are the Mass Effect Series, Fallout Series, Dragon age series, Civilization, and the Assassin's Creed series. I do play online games like Smite as well.
I do not consider online games or multiplayer modes as a stress relief as you are normally playing as a team and have other people screaming into your headset. Especially for competitive people, it can have the opposite effect of stress relief. We all know those people-they lose a match and chuck their controller, break their keyboard, take it out on their spouse/kids and be mad the rest of the day.
Since I work from home and have small children, I can't always play video games as freely as I used to. Both my husband and I enjoy reading as an alternative. I know some people that enjoy going for a walk/run for stress relief as well. There are other options out there when gaming doesn't work out.
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SPC Brian Mason
Most definitively.
I don't play co-op or multi-player. I agree with a lot of what you like as well. I don't have to worry about someone else's schedule and performance.
I haven't seen that in person and only on the internet. Music, jogging/running, and some good horror movies are what work for me.
I don't play co-op or multi-player. I agree with a lot of what you like as well. I don't have to worry about someone else's schedule and performance.
I haven't seen that in person and only on the internet. Music, jogging/running, and some good horror movies are what work for me.
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I constantly turn to video games as a stress relief, it helps me move my focus from the things that are stressing me, to something much simpler. To each their own though, everyone is different.
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SPC Brian Mason
The website I posted is a FB page for ALL gaming. No preferences and no slandering of ones you don't like.
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Yes, I do it a lot. It helps my PTSD. I can’t concentrate in different things other than thinking on what happened during war.
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