Homer
08-01-2005, 09:25 AM
It seems every day I meet another gamer that has Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, and sometimes Depression, I myself have dealt with Anxiety sense I was a kid but went away and came back the Day of graduation.
But it seems that I meet more and more people that play games that have some of these problems, It's probably because a person with Social Anxiety and so fourth, needs to talk or hang out with someone or just chill, but the Anxiety stops them from doing it in everyday life so thats were the games come in, Online Games that is.
Online Games are a great way for people with Anxiety to stay social in life but still have the comfort of being home all the time. I know when I had attacks and I jumped online everything troubling me seemed to fade away with my mind Focused on the game at hand, but see thats just the trick.
You need to keep your mind Active and not think of whats going to happen or not going to happen, thats the problem with people with Anxiety is that we Think to Much about stuff thats not going to happen or might happen, but games distract the "Anxiety train of thought" and change it into a "Gamers Train of Thought".
It's like a "Mellow Out Effect" for the subconscious mind thats thinking of stuff to trigger Anxiety and making it focus on "what do I need to get to my next lvl", "were is that sniper hiding", "I can beat that score", stuff like that takes the stress from the mind, because the mind for a person with Anxiety can be your worst enemy, but at the same time be your best friend, it's confusing to someone that doesn't suffer from Anxiety, but then again how do you think the person that Suffering from it feels?
It's like a roller Coaster, your "up" then "down".
The Main thing is to remember that the Attack will not last forever, it's a simple feeling of confusion,chest pain,scared,alone,going crazy feeling, that will pass in time. and once you realize that the Attack will pass you suddenly feel peace and tranquility.. :)
I just thought I would just share with people that it's rough living with Anxiety Disorder but one thing I can say for certain is 'What doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger" and believe me a panic Attack won't kill you and every time you control one you get stronger, Mind wise. And thats the only drug you need.
I haven't had a panic attack in a long, long, time and the small ones i get don't even faze me anymore because of the things I do that i explained above, not necessarily the games, but thinking that everything is OK is what will make you stronger.
I just had to type this for people that don't under stand what there going thru and to let them know that Millions of people go thru it maybe if they read it it will help them with it. ;)
Vincent P. a.k.a. Homer
But it seems that I meet more and more people that play games that have some of these problems, It's probably because a person with Social Anxiety and so fourth, needs to talk or hang out with someone or just chill, but the Anxiety stops them from doing it in everyday life so thats were the games come in, Online Games that is.
Online Games are a great way for people with Anxiety to stay social in life but still have the comfort of being home all the time. I know when I had attacks and I jumped online everything troubling me seemed to fade away with my mind Focused on the game at hand, but see thats just the trick.
You need to keep your mind Active and not think of whats going to happen or not going to happen, thats the problem with people with Anxiety is that we Think to Much about stuff thats not going to happen or might happen, but games distract the "Anxiety train of thought" and change it into a "Gamers Train of Thought".
It's like a "Mellow Out Effect" for the subconscious mind thats thinking of stuff to trigger Anxiety and making it focus on "what do I need to get to my next lvl", "were is that sniper hiding", "I can beat that score", stuff like that takes the stress from the mind, because the mind for a person with Anxiety can be your worst enemy, but at the same time be your best friend, it's confusing to someone that doesn't suffer from Anxiety, but then again how do you think the person that Suffering from it feels?
It's like a roller Coaster, your "up" then "down".
The Main thing is to remember that the Attack will not last forever, it's a simple feeling of confusion,chest pain,scared,alone,going crazy feeling, that will pass in time. and once you realize that the Attack will pass you suddenly feel peace and tranquility.. :)
I just thought I would just share with people that it's rough living with Anxiety Disorder but one thing I can say for certain is 'What doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger" and believe me a panic Attack won't kill you and every time you control one you get stronger, Mind wise. And thats the only drug you need.
I haven't had a panic attack in a long, long, time and the small ones i get don't even faze me anymore because of the things I do that i explained above, not necessarily the games, but thinking that everything is OK is what will make you stronger.
I just had to type this for people that don't under stand what there going thru and to let them know that Millions of people go thru it maybe if they read it it will help them with it. ;)
Vincent P. a.k.a. Homer