Do video games aid depression and or anxiety?
From my experience of playing games for many years, they can be frustrating, fun, too hard to win, making you determined to beat it.Depending on the person playing and the way they look at the game, if it is fun or something they must beat and be a winner, can make them feel down, if they do not.It also depends on how bad the depression/anxiety is and the way the player thinks about the game, hoping to alleviate all thoughts of depression/anxiety.Some get so “fixed” on a game that they must win that when it is so hard and nearly impossible for some never to win, can make them feel bad about themselves, not realising the game is very hard, but thinking they should be able to win.The article shown by Anonymous in the other answer is one persons theory and studies found what parts of the brain are used in gaming.I find that some games are frustrating but I am not a serious gamer that I must beat all the games. They do help with boredom, but I have not found that they cause me to get that upset that they depress me or cause any anxiety.Hopefully they will help with depression/anxiety and help motivate and make people feel better about themselves if they do not take a game too seriously.This is what I think through playing the games and knowing the mind.
Why do my pupils dilate when playing video games?
Your pupils are dilating to allow extra light in. All the sudden flashes and bright colors of Modern Warfare 2 are intense, so your eyes naturally adjust. It should be no problem, just be sure to pause and take breaks, blink, and most importantly BEAT THE GAME :)
I have terribke anxiety and i have deoression but no meds work?
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I hate high school and I wanna do online school but it is close to impossible to convince my parents.?
The reason why I want to do online school is because I am very bad with anxiety and I run away from my problems and play video games. I hate everyone at school because they all think there drug dealers and all they care about is sex and drugs and I just want to get away from all the a$$holes. The reason why is impossible to convince my parents is because they want me to live the high school experience they also told me the only way I can do online school is get good grades and I suck at school i just have a hard time learning with 40 other people in the class. I have now idea what to say to them I have tried saying it makes me very depressed being their they just don't care they don't understand that I am an anti Social Human being. I also have a twin sister who gets straight As I get Ds and they expect me to be as good as her and I just get stressed so bad I think online school would be perfect for me. So my question is to please help convince my parents! I know my life is not as hard as some people I am sorry if I am Annoying by bitching my problems away when in different countries people are surfing and getting killed but it would be nice for some advice