Great video dude, I hope this video will reach people that have the same struggles . It’s good for people to know they are not alone. Video games have been given negative press for so long and it’s good to see how our hobby helps people rather being used as a scapegoat for negative behaviour.
Thank you for the nice words. Hopefully it perhaps helps some people understand the good things in this hobby and maybe let them know there might be others experincing something similar. :)
I've got the reflexes of a sedimentary rock & rarely have had the resources to game due to my own disabilities, but I find pleasure, comfort, inspiration, & interesting ideas as well as refuge in the videos some gamers make, esp long form analyses + retrospectives of older titles. Thank you, Old Dwarf, Wise Dwarf.
Thanks for the reply! I am glad you enjoyed the video and sorry to hear you are dealing with your own difficulties. This old dwarf shall go forth and make more videos, which hopefully you will also enjoy :)
RU-vid recommended this video to me and i almost cried(i have undiagnosed depression and have been feeling bad for a couple of years now with bad thoughts from day to night)i also have what seems to be chronic pain all over my body(i am 24 years old). Video games have been the hobbies that i use to silence my mind from all of the negative chatter or at least put them on the side,i like to play jrpgs due to the turn based combat,worlds and characters. I recently played disgaea 2 and absolutely loved it,grinding my characters and creating new units was very fun to me and made me forget about my situation.
Thank you for the comment. I am sorry to hear about the issues you are having. Gaming can really help with things and I am glad you are getting some respite through them. I can understand the enjoyment of turn based games; you can stop whenever you want which is great. I don't know your situation of course, but I would perhaps suggest seeing a GP or what have you - even for just a chat. There is help out there that might be beneficial :)
@@balidorf8573 i am thinking about talking to a mental Health professional for sure,there is a lot of stigma and they are hard to find in my country(Angola)but i have to do something.
Excellent video! It's great to see some positivity in the perception of playing video games! Moderation and balance like everything in life is key when playing games! 🙂
Great video, Balidorf! Video games have definitely saved my life on many occasions. Infact, they are one of the only things that enable me to switch off from perseverative thoughts and allow my body to attempt to relax. It's just a shame I don't have more time to play the more social types of games that I used to enjoy.
I have ocpd which I know is not the same as ocd but I was wondering if you ever have the problem of a fun game turning into an obsession to complete and no longer fun anymore?
Hey :) Thank you for the question. I assume you might get this from your question as It seems quite a thing with OCPD. I am sorry if that is affecting you. Generally, I don't, no. I have felt compelled to complete games that I might not be enjoying but rather because someone has said its a game everyone needs to play or that I have a sunk cost falacy of spending a lot of time on it so I better complete it. On the flip side, I have had severe anxiety with certain games, mostly FPS games where my heart is going a million miles an hour and its all a bit too much stimulus for me so I start to panic! I hope that answers you question.
@balidorf8573 it does. I know that ocpd and ocd can have similar things but they are different. I suffered a head injury and developed ocpd with perfectionism so it make some games fun to start but not to finish if that makes sense. Instead of rituals like ocd I obsess over schedules and getting things done in what I subconsciously determin is a good amount of time and it can lead to anxiety. I am also able to use games to guage my depression because once I lose the urge to play games it is a sign that I'm in a decline. I like your videos and as a fellow Dwarven soul keep them up.
@@rb20guy I am sorry to hear about the head Injury. That is really tough. Besides the ocpd I hope you have recovered. It is interesting talking about a gauge of depression. I hope that it isn't too often you would be this down. Sadly we know it can be but we strive onwards best be can. Thank you for liking the videos - it means a lot!
