Are video games really that bad?

I was like that with mmo's so I quit. I feel that.

 

That is an opinion not neurological data. His comment you replied to I mean.

 

Ya I got sucked into comparing myself to others raiding in WoW even though I was a beast on the charts (always had to top recount or I got pissy) and sucked hard at EVE.

 

Video games are fine and I love to play them but after rebooting for so long I learned to make sure that I spend more time away from being infront of a screen than the other way around but it's cold as fuck outside here on the east coast so other than reading and going to the gym it's hard to find things to do but not impossible I think at some point this month I'm gonna try indoor rock climbing with my friends

 

Lol people can get addicted from this forum when you check in your box and see those notifications it's the same rush of dopamine obviously not as bad as porn or cigarettes I see people think they can somehow avoid dopamine rushes I get it when I'm taking to people I have connection can I get addicted to that haha everyone should just use there discernment based on their own experiences

 

I think you need to be very careful with games and use your past as an indication of whether you should continue or not...

I used to play games as a way to escape stress...exactly in the same way I fell into using porn. It causes the same constant dopamine-stream that keeps you jacked up and fixated. In a way, at least for me, it was like edging.

I think games that you can play on your own in your room are dangerous because they're just such an accessible way to delay/postpone stress, other important things. If we're talking about playing Fifa with mates on a playstation that's different - at least you're bonding with someone over a shared experience.

 

Haha losing to your friend at FIFA is the worst especially in the 90th min lmao

 

rofl

 

Thats quite interesting this thread was brought up, i sold my xbox two years ago, when i was 15. Probably the best decision of my life. I disconnected from my friends at that time too because i realised the only thing keeping us together was the discussion of video games. As soon as i couldn't relate or talk to them about videogames it kind of got boring to hang out with them. I guess we had different interests then. I sold it to try and give myself more time for school work, reading books etc. None of that i actually did, buuuuut it did give me an entirely new focus in life, the focus of myself a bit more and on others, i met new awesome amazing friends that i couldn't imagine a life without! who have changed me into the person i am today and im happy for that!

To me, i'll always see the xbox or any video game console as something that drags me down, a machine of putting in hours, only to, when the time comes, for everything that you've worked up for, everything in that moment you strived to achieve, as if life depended on it, staying up late at night just to complete a whatever. To sell that, to lose what you have achieved by selling a console. NA THANKS i chose to sell it and develop real talents, talent in art, talent in music, talent in whatever.

That being said, i have nothing against video gaming, it's just, it makes me think of how trapped i was, in my house, spending money on dlc when it could be spent on many other things, just having fun with friends through a digital vice. Looking back now, i regret all that time i spent doing something so pointless when i could be developing my own talents to make me stand out and be a more interesting person. Video games are good for relaxing and enjoyment when your bored in the moment, i get that. I just got too sucked in, i think a lotta people do with video games, and thats why i wont condone it or believe it to be healthy.

It was time i cant take back, memories were had but they dont mean as much to me as my current memories im creating, then again. The choice to play video games is totally up to you ma bro!