Yarik Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 I'm not exactly sure. Gaming can be a way to relax. You relieve yourself from stress by playing video games. If this counts, then yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Totally agree.. gaming has always been my escape from stress. It keeps me present, distracted, and genuinely helps me feel better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameOn Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 Absolutely! Video games can be described as therapeutic. The previous studies have it that gaming is healthy in as much as it reduces stress, anxiety and depression. It helped to avoids adverse thinking and helps to concentrate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lens Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 The issue of gaming is beneficial to me in managing anxiety as well as stress. Getting lost in game helps me to take my mind off real life’s problems. Nowadays, with games like The Sims, Fallout, and Elder Scrolls, I feel i'm in control, and nothing feels better than accomplishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameOn Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 I find myself to be more relaxed when playing stress-free games like Journey, Abzû and Flower. They are among my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 I can see how games might help with stress, but can they really replace other forms of therapy, like talking to a professional? While video games provide temporary relief, I wonder if relying on them might avoid addressing the deeper issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shagger Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 The quick answer is no. They are not even remotely similar. If fixing mental health problems and trauma was as easy as planting one's ass in front of TV and handing the patient a controller mental health issues and social problems wouldn't exist. Video games are entertainment made to help you relax, test you reflexes and strategies, stimulate your imagination with stories and characters and all manner of things generally good for one's mental health, but it's not therapy. Therapy is to the mind is what surgury is to the body, by it's very nature is not entertaning or relaxing. It's invasive and uncomfortable because that's how it works. Quite frankly, people need to stop looking at arbertry entrainment as some sort of substitute for real help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
