Do video games help you to relax?

[Lu Xun 2,069]

Do video games help you to relax?

 

 

 

Hmm.. I think it depends on the kind of game I'm playing

 

 

 

And you guys?

[Imoore4 687]

Well sometimes as long as i'm winning !!

[Kishira 2,854]

Depends on the game. Usually what relaxes me is drawing.

[TheVenXIII 55]

Depends On The Game

[Always 309]

Umm...sort of. LOL mostly I think they're stimulating, but they can help whenever I'm really stressed (that is, if I don't get stuck on an impossible boss and have to run around leveling up for an hour). Yay for escapism!

[Grimmjow 839]

"Not really, most games get me worked up."

 

I don't play games to chill per se.

I mean while playing it lets me forget problems but on the other hand playing video games are challenging and gets me worked up.

I'm thinking about buying Dark Souls but then I will freakin RAGE!!!!

[Sora2 84]

nah I mostly get worked up but it does help me forget whatever I have to do

[Rob 5,571]

I never noticed before if I was relaxed or not.....but I noticed I used to rage when I lose.

[Exlon 165]

Well, video games de-stress me unless I'm sucking at one part over and over.

 

But mostly, I think they energize me, so I guess that's kinda getting worked up...? I don't know.

[CrownKeeper13 688]

Depends on what game and my level of pissed of-ed-ness.

[TerraRedeemed 255]

They help me relax and focus. I like to listen to my recorded school lectures while beating heartless in Re:CoM

[DarkmoonTenshi 22]

It depends on how well I'm doing in the game... and sometimes whether or not my sister played it last. I can get very competitive when it comes to her.

[Sora96 17,256]

Not really.

[Nakura 1]

If it takes my mind off things than sure. Unless I get stuck on it than I rage.

[khfanXIII 60]

Most of the time but if I keep getting owned over and over again I lose my firetrucking mind...

[_The Door To Light_ 1,507]

Not really.

Video games get me too fired up.

[AwersomeOne 109]

as long as i dont feel like the game or the person im playing against is cheating lol

[Oishii 3,987]

They generally do. Whenever I'm stressed out, I like to escape to another world with a video game or a book. However, if I go into a game in a good mood and I'm playing like crap, I sometimes rage quit

[TheApprenticeofKingMickey 3,689]

They generally do. Whenever I'm stressed out, I like to escape to another world with a video game or a book. However, if I go into a game in a good mood and I'm playing like crap, I sometimes rage quit

 

Super Mario Brothers makes me rage. D:

[KeyOfVentus 90]

Video Games always help me relax, even if I'm doing poorly, cause every failure is a chance to study they mechanisms that make the game tick. If i'm stuck, I love reading guides online and seeing the patterns they notice, and looking for them myself. My only problem is finding the time to play them, or having everything set up just how I need it to be to actually play.

[J. Severe 1,137]

No, after a nice run of video gaming, I usually feel like killing somebody.

[xblade85 13]

it depend's on the game. like when im mad nothing is better than to blow of som steam while playing modern warfare

[Aqua7KH 5,395]

Depends on what game.

Like for example, when I play Nazi Zombies on Call of Duty, I get mad depressed and emo and I catch the Cloud syndrome.

And then I remember when I was pissed, I played Mario Kart and it ended with me rage quitting and throwing my DS agents the wall.

But then, when I play any KH game, I usually end up nice and calm~

[AnsemTheWise 1,114]

Everything except White Knight Chronicles. God, that's hard.

 

But God of War and Marvel vs Capcom totally help me relax. Must work out aggression! AGH!

[Sammi 63]

If I'm getting angry at a boss, I'm releasing tension - contributing to my ability to relax whilst gaming.

 

The only games that make me feel relaxed are Mario Kart Wii (multiplayer) and the KH games I own. With games like The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D, I feel as though I have to complete it - which makes me feel stressed.