StaceyPowers Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 I was enjoying @Steerminator's thread here, which made me draw a link to gaming frustration and self-esteem issues. It made me curious how gaming and self-esteem relate for everyone here. Does gaming improve your self-esteem? Decrease it? Neither? Both in different contexts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steerminator Posted July 8, 2021 Share Posted July 8, 2021 Welll I don't really know. I've been playing video games since I was 5 years old, and I've been obsessed ever since. I'm the exact opposite of competitive, I play for my own enjoyment. But playing games always makes me feel good, and I know that, to me, video games are an extremely important part of my life. There's really not anything else I'd want to do more. So, yeah, I would say playing games and thinking about all the games I have played (and games I'm looking forward to playing in the future) makes me feel very good about myself. Family sedan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family sedan Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 I would say that gaming helps my self esteem if I'm up by 25 or 30 points in NBA Live lets say, but if I'm down by a large amount, then that hurts my self esteem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 What's self esteem? I know the definition of the term but nothing more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality vs Adventure Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I think certain themes in a game can boost a certain individual's esteem. Kids for example love superheroes and playing a game they love would probably make them enact that character in real life making them feel brave and righteous. A psychological game with a good outcome from some kind of abuse can boost that person's esteem that had similar issues. Simulation games can help break away fear barriers like heights, if they played a flight simulator or something. And even games with a strong character having a controversial sexual orientation can help boost the esteem of others. Personally, I can't think of a way gaming has boosted my esteem. I think VR can really help some people with esteem problems by having a public speech game. Cause who wants to speak in front a bunch of people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Personally, games don't affect my self-esteem at all. It's a hobby that I love and I play it for enjoyment. I do feel a bit of pride when I have overcome a difficult test in a video game but I don't go overboard because in the real world, it still won't change much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Well, it depends on what game I'm playing and what it's going to affect in my personality. Take for instance, football game influences my knowledge on anything football and directly impacts on my attitude on it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blackangel Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Heatman said: Well, it depends on what game I'm playing and what it's going to affect in my personality. Take for instance, football game influences my knowledge on anything football and directly impacts on my attitude on it as well. Are you talking soccer, or American football? We have enough members here that are talking about soccer when they say football, that I get confused. True, the vast majority of the world calls the sport football, not soccer. Actually, now that I think about it, I think Americans are the only ones that call it soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor1911 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 4:09 AM, StaceyPowers said: I was enjoying @Steerminator's thread here, which made me draw a link to gaming frustration and self-esteem issues. It made me curious how gaming and self-esteem relate for everyone here. Does gaming improve your self-esteem? Decrease it? Neither? Both in different contexts? It happens with me when I play in Multiplayer mode. When opponents starts bullying for getting defeated, it makes me angry, and I play even harder to regain my self confidence. 😊 Family sedan and StaceyPowers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 On 7/15/2021 at 8:55 PM, The Blackangel said: Are you talking soccer, or American football? We have enough members here that are talking about soccer when they say football, that I get confused. True, the vast majority of the world calls the sport football, not soccer. Actually, now that I think about it, I think Americans are the only ones that call it soccer. Not American football but soccer mate. I think that it's a custom for the Americans addressing it as soccer. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razor1911 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, Heatman said: Not American football but soccer mate. I think that it's a custom for the Americans addressing it as soccer. What do you think? Football and soccer more or less are the same. In America people call it soccer, where as in rest of the world we call it football. I too had the same confusion at the starting. The main reason for confusion was because EA releases the game as football and Konami releases game named Pro evolution Soccer. 😅 Edited July 18, 2021 by Razor1911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lämmchen Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 If I'm playing with younger people then gaming most certainly causes my self-esteem to drop since I'm not as good as they are! I prefer to play alone so no one sees how poorly I do at some of the games! If I get a high score on a game that others think is hard then my self-esteem is definitely boosted. Family sedan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 On 7/18/2021 at 8:43 AM, Razor1911 said: Football and soccer more or less are the same. In America people call it soccer, where as in rest of the world we call it football. I too had the same confusion at the starting. The main reason for confusion was because EA releases the game as football and Konami releases game named Pro evolution Soccer. 😅 It's exactly the delima in which both of companies EA SPORTS AND PES put us through but with time, we got used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeChester Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I also heard about decreased/increased self-esteem while gaming from my friends and colleagues. I try to be easy about it. It's just a game, eventually, and it shouldn't impact my real life. DC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 3 hours ago, LukeChester said: I also heard about decreased/increased self-esteem while gaming from my friends and colleagues. I try to be easy about it. It's just a game, eventually, and it shouldn't impact my real life. I totally agree mate - or else we'll just be like those people who rage over games and destroy their electronics. LukeChester and DC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
