Do you play video games to cope with your mental illness?

[Caitlin № GO Yεa!™]

Does it work?

[Xlye]

no.

[Down The Drain]

I don't play video games, they are bad.

[Esoteric]

Partly and sometimes.

[雑•Nubi]

depend on games

[Amuro0079]

It's the other way round. I cope with gaming using my mental illness. It's working.

[voyager]

ya i did for a long time, and it definitely helped. especially when i got into competitive gaming and i had to communicate with my team using a mic. being able to talk to people so freely online definitely helped with anxiety

edit: but it's important you're actually having fun. if you're playing an mmo and you're constantly raging, it's not gonna help. also, video games can help because the word we live in sucks, but that doesn't mean it's an effective way of copying by any means

[Blargo]

Yes.

Originally posted by Cαitlin № GO Yεa!™:

Does it work?

No.

[Electro🎃Nomi]

I use then to ENHANCE them.

[Takami]

it helps me alot when i play with my friends

[ᑕ Λ Տ Տ Ꭵ Ξ]

I used to. The instant gratification doesn’t work anymore because it’s so self-centered.

I find volunteer work more satisfying for my mind.

[Bastila Shan]

You know what helps? Prayer.

[MADWACZ]

Maybe

[Jej]

It did help during some very troubled times in my life.

[Mr. Megidramon]

Eh,no.

It doesn't really do anything to one issue, while the other one causes me to become really hyper and too distracted to decide what too play sometimes

[O5]

I suppose I do. Though I mostly cope through anime.