Have any of you turned to video games for stress relief?

I never did video games so I'm going to give it a try.

I play games most all day

Yes, and they do assist

As a gamer who has been a caregiver now for 3 family members, and caring for one right now with TBI/dementia and mental illness, let me tell you, it feels GOOD to get into WoW and beat the...outta things. Sometimes I am a healer and a tank too. (both require much more thinking). I find it helps with anxiety, frustration, as the VA when it comes to medical care is pretty much a useless and cruel entity. S.O. was not the gamer like I was, but he still, even with all his issues, logs in and plays, or tries to, not the way he was able to once apon a time but he still finds plenty of things to do. Is there stress in video games like WoW. YOU BETCHA. And there is trolling too. But you learn to get a sense of humor or trash talk with the best of them. You learn to "git gud" or go home. The thing about most video games, esp MMORPGS, is there are many things you can do inside them. Do you want to RP, then RP, do you want to PVP then PVP, that bugs you go PVE, run group content, run single content, it's all good. I think its great for controlling stress and giving it a healthy outlet and it actually helps LOWER anxiety! I've tried some FPS games but that's not my thing, maybe for others it would be. AND WE ARE NO SPRING CHICKENS either...old enough to be most player's parents, yet we still are big into it. I SAY GO FOR IT!

Great source to occupy time

I have many times as it seems to take me away from the negative things in my life and get me into a world of my own.

Yes I have, it seems to help a lot.

I am an official gamer putting 1000 plus hours into video games. So much so I am told it is something that makes me happy. There is definitely a stress releasing, endorphin rush when I first get on. I warn others that it can occupy a lot of your time that could be spent on something considered productive.

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Play Epic PWI to relax and escape