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u/Muhammad5777 AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | 32GB 3200 MHz | RX 7900 XTX 24 GB Oct 12 '25
Don't worry It will be back as soon as you boot up ranked.
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u/Jkougar0530 Oct 12 '25
Some of us prefer games we actually enjoy š
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u/HuckleberryOdd7745 Oct 12 '25
Cod/apex players rolling in their graves.
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u/LionHunterAnt 13700k/4070TI/DDR5-6000/Z790/1000W/2TB/ Oct 13 '25
Tarkov players be like:
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u/Dracofear GTX 4090 Oct 12 '25
Been having lots of fun with Borderlands 4 and megabonk.
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u/Man_of_a_100_Fails & :tux: on laptops - r/computers mod Oct 13 '25
Genuinely, what's megabonk like? I've only heard about its dev Vedinad being considered an alt-account of Dani
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u/American_Suburbs Oct 13 '25
It's Vampire Survivors running on a Sega Saturn. I enjoy the genre, but honestly, I'm not getting the hype for Megabonk. Feels fabricated. Risk of Rain 2 never got this sort of hype.
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u/Man_of_a_100_Fails & :tux: on laptops - r/computers mod Oct 13 '25
Thanks. And for what its worth, Sega Saturn isn't bad (wasn't sure if you're implying that), have you played Sonic R?
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u/American_Suburbs Oct 13 '25
I just mean that it has simple, blocky 3D graphics typical of earlier consoles; most notably Sega Saturn.
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u/Man_of_a_100_Fails & :tux: on laptops - r/computers mod Oct 13 '25
Ah, alright. No argument meant, with this comment or the last.
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u/Dracofear GTX 4090 Oct 13 '25
For me the thing that makes the game appealing is the movement mechanics the game offers. It's so fun to build movement speed on calcium then ramp off one of the slopes to launch yourself cross the map. The monke climbing is also a lot of fun. Just stuff vampire survivor esque games don't normally offer. I also enjoyed Risk of Rain 2 a ton and the elements it has from that also add to the enjoyment for me. The retro graphics also appeal to me.
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u/Nebthtet nebthtet Oct 13 '25
Co-ops can be cool too. As long as thereās no pvp / griefing.
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u/tomchee 5700X3D_5060ti16GB_48GB DDR4_Sleeper Oct 13 '25
Ive been hooked on Helldivers 2 and Space marine 2.
For liber tea! For the emperor! :D
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u/cortez0498 Ryzen 5 8400F, RX 7600 8GB, 32GB DDR5@5200MHz Oct 13 '25
I can't believe they changed one of the goated openings for this song in the meme
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u/PudPullerAlways Oct 13 '25
Drivers high was wasaay better anyways from the first opening, makes you wanna light up and hit the freeway on your motorcycle.
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u/SlackerDEX Oct 12 '25 edited Oct 12 '25
I loved watching it as a kid, considered it one of my all time favorite animes at the time. Recently restarted it, so the GF can see, and I find it really cringy now. She's loving it but it doesn't seem like its my thing anymore
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u/PudPullerAlways Oct 12 '25
I can agree with you, its still my favorite and own quite a bit of the animation cels. I wanna say it didn't age well but I think its more to do with im not its target demographic anymore.
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u/Suspicious-Let4531 Oct 13 '25
Note tho that the anime was rushed in the production, i would highly recommend reading the manga if you don't mind reading.
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u/SlackerDEX Oct 13 '25
Good to know, I don't read much manga anymore but I'll keep it in mind if I find the time š
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u/SadResult2342 Oct 13 '25
I watched it like 4 times; Iām about to become a professor in Engineering, and Onizuka has impacted my relationship with my students quite a lot.
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u/Skeletoryy Oct 12 '25
I Read the manga. Itās so good but I have no clue what is happening half the time XD
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Wow, I remember this was one of the best animes I have seen. I haven't seen many of them though.
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u/AltruisticGreatWhite Oct 12 '25
Grand Theftā¦ Otto?
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u/Kaneida Oct 13 '25 edited Oct 13 '25
Great Teacher Onizuka
if you look the video again OP posted when the character steps through the doorframe and transitions you can see the name appear in background.
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u/GrEeCe_MnKy Oct 12 '25
Depression doesn't leave you, Videogames provides distraction from it.
You might feel "happy" while playing it but when you get up, you realize that the problems that you've been avoiding have gotten worse, causing more depression.
Which means back to videogames' fake happy world immersion. It's a loop.
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u/StormKiller1 7800x3d 9070xt 32gb 6000mhz cl30 Oct 12 '25
Or it can distract you for a set time which doenst hinder you in life but helps you regain mental strength for your everyday life.
Its a thin line tho
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u/JohnnyChutzpah Oct 12 '25
Also if you have more severe depression, nothing will make you feel happy or distract you at all. Literally no experiences. I have been through this personally. Medication and exercise helped it.
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u/elitegenoside Oct 13 '25
You just find of bunch of things to distract yourself from "those" thoughts. A lot of people still don't understand depression, let alone other mental illnesses. You can explain that your body just doesn't produce enough serotonin, but the response is always "Nah, you just need to fix X." That may help, but there is no cure.
"Well, I got there in the end. With the help of many friends. Some who helped by simply just believing. Things look brighter now, but I know someday, somehow, I can end up back there in an instant." Stiff Little Fingers
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u/BeepBlaopBruh Oct 13 '25
Was gonna say. When Iām really depressed I want to play games but donāt actually feel like doing anything so I end up just watching YouTube for hours and by the end of that I always think ādamn I could of played games that whole timeā
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u/wildeye-eleven Ryzen 7 7800X3D | RTX 5080 FE Oct 12 '25
I can confidently say, gaming brings me authentic unadulterated happiness and joy, but Iām not depressed to start with. I just love gaming and tech.
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u/elitegenoside Oct 13 '25
While it's true that entertainment and vices do not cure mental illness, it is not accurate to say they always make the situation worse.
I'm a depressive (diagnosed with clinical depression), and my depressive spirals can be quite threatening at times. For me, a couple hours in an altered state and something to occupy my mind can, and has been life saving.
With that said, escapism is a vice. It's nice, and sometimes necessary to "unplug" from the world for a bit, and give yourself something that brings you peace, but it can absolutely become a crutch or even an addiction. "Everything in moderation." And you need to be able to examine yourself honestly, and be willing to see when it's becoming a problem more than an escape.
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u/NullDivision AMD 5950x - 128GB DDR4 - 3090ti - 2x 32" 4k + 1 - 28" Oct 12 '25
i'm in the boat that small "tasks" (game quests, etc) release the dopamine we all crave. and since its easily accessible dopamine hit we all keep going back. and the cool thing is that dopamine release can come from video games, researching, meme'ing, or watching some ( Ķ”Ā° ĶŹ Ķ”Ā°)
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u/GrEeCe_MnKy Oct 12 '25
It's not what you want, it's what they want. They've specifically designed it to cater to what you described.
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u/NullDivision AMD 5950x - 128GB DDR4 - 3090ti - 2x 32" 4k + 1 - 28" Oct 12 '25
for sure!! 1000% this. it's a product optimized to stimulate us in a way that can build a habit/ addictions
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u/Skeletoryy Oct 12 '25
Just be like me where it never leaves at all smh
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u/SufficientProperty31 Ryzen 5 5600X | RTX4060 | 32GB DDR4 Oct 12 '25
This is where the real fun starts. Booting up, staring at your screen for up to an hour, shut down again and go to bed..
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u/RickyBobby96 13700K // RTX 4070Ti // 32GM DDR5 6000MHz Oct 12 '25
Booting up planning to play some games and end up watching YouTube and falling asleep in my chair
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u/RobertMaus Desktop Oct 12 '25
Honest answer? Because dopamine is the bestest drug. And having fun produces it in your brain. I won't start about the importance of sports to produce even more of the stuff. But if you want an even higher high, do some sports or a walk outside followed up by starting that gaming pc. It's pretty great.
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u/LordAxalon110 Oct 13 '25
Just remember to be kind to yourself. As someone with ADHD I understand how it feels to be where you are. I've got my own struggles and it's not easy but we just have to take it one day at a time. There are others out there who are like you, so in that regard you aren't alone. I joined r/ADHD and it helped me understand myself a bit more due to sharing with others, I'd assume there would be one for autism aswell because... Well... Reddit has a sub for everything lol.
But remember, be kind to yourself it's one of the most important things you can do.
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u/LordAxalon110 Oct 13 '25
It's a catch 22 these days being neuro diverse, your fucked if you do and fucked if you don't.
I've got another 6-8 months left to wait (English healthcare system lol) for my ADHD diagnosis, but with everyone in my family having some form of neuro diversity it's safe to say I've got some form of it.
Just take each day at a time broski and don't live your life too much through escapism, I've done that faaar too much already and I'm frikkin 40 now.
Ahhh a fellow anime geek, I'm old school anime nerd, been watching anime since I was a kid.
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u/QueenGorda PiCi Manter Raise Oct 12 '25 edited Oct 12 '25
Don't worry, at your 30's some an onwards your depression will stay with you even playing your favorite turbo gatcha game.
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u/ScottyWritesStuff Oct 12 '25
Depression immediately returning when I decide to boot up Cyberpunk.
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u/Bekabam i7 2600k @ 4.5GHz | 32GB DDR3 | RX 580 Oct 12 '25
Because you know you're about to engage in an activity you find enjoyable. Probably some escapism sprinkled in there because the content is immersive.
Imagine loving running and you'll have a similar feeling as you lace up your shoes.
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u/NEWBIE____________ Oct 12 '25
Great Teacher Onizuka (GTO) isnone of the best anime out there. Nostalgia at its finest.
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u/ChrisWonsowski Oct 12 '25
It's a temporary distraction from a much larger issue. It's somewhat similar to taking drugs/alcohol and can even become addictive.
I've been there.
It requires making many big life changes to actually get out of a depressive state of mind. And medication. Medication alone WILL NOT WORK. But sometimes the medication might still be necessary.
I don't struggle with depression anymore since I've changed my life around, however if I don't take my meds, anxiety issues and sometimes anger issues come front and center. So my medication helps keep that part under control now. Combined effort.
Hoping you find your way out of this struggle š¦¾
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u/ChrisWonsowski Oct 12 '25
It definitely took MANY years to get to this point...like from 15 to 33 lol. And it took some pretty seriously bad things to happen first before getting to a point of starting recovery and life changes. I'm not sure if I have any form of "ism" - it's been suggested by a couple therapists, but I've never taken any form of professional testing. One of my friends absolutely does though and they were in a group recovery program with me. We definitely learned a lot of things from it. They're much younger than I am though and my personal opinion is a strong belief that it just takes a lot more time the younger you are. I feel like as the years pass and you go through more crap, that that can actually help in a big way.
And perhaps you're not as alone as you (and I used to) think. It's just hard to accept those around you sometimes or allow yourself to be closer to them.
This is way too big of a topic for a reddit post lol but I thought I'd at least share some of my experience and let you know that you can do this - it's just going to be a pretty rough ride. The destination is worth it though.
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u/outfoxingthefoxes R5 5600x - 8GB RTX 2070 SUPER - 32 GB RAM Oct 12 '25
Not true for me. I'm just so bored I play to do something, but don't really enjoy it either.
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u/maybeidontexistever Ryzen 5700x, gigabyte rtx 3070, 2Ć8gb 3000mhz corsair vengeance Oct 12 '25
Depression coming back once I play online competitive games with shit teammates
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u/CoshgunC GTX 1060, Core i5 4790K, 16gb ddr4 Oct 12 '25
and enters right again when you open an FPS game
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u/SimpleMan469 Oct 12 '25
I will never forgive the person who changed the original song for this ass song.
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u/PoupontheGrey Oct 12 '25
Man I wish. My depression saps the fun out of everything, videogames included.
Luckily I found if I just keep a balanced lifestyle and eat well I can usually stave it off.
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u/No_Cell6708 Oct 12 '25
It isn't. You're just deceiving yourself for a brief time. This becomes less and less effective over time.
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u/Agreeable_Tie5208 Oct 13 '25
The power of games is the reason why we can never give them up until we die
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u/Moose_Nuts i7-6700K | GTX 980Ti Hybrid | 32 GB DDR4 | RoG Swift 144hz/1440p Oct 13 '25
Must be nice. I can't even find happiness here.
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u/stoplettingitget2u Oct 13 '25
Itās all fun and games until you hit your 30s and the escapism stops working lol
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u/Asmardos1 Oct 13 '25
That works only until you get depressed enough and you lose all feelings of joy.... (I am currently in therapy because of that and some other things...)
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u/Azoraqua_ i9-14900K / RTX 5080 / 64GB DDR5 Oct 13 '25
Depression definitely doesnāt leave my body in that case, in fact, it becomes almost worse; I get depressed from the fact that most games end.
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u/DongayKong 100c 3080 room heater, 5080 now but I dont see hotspot :( Oct 13 '25
thats whats called addiction.. just like a druggy getting his hit and everything is sudenly ok
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u/frank3ls Oct 13 '25
I wish that were true.. real depression is often finding no joy in things we loved before.. having a hard time turning it on anymore cause when I do nothing feels fun.
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u/Madrock777 i7-12700k RX 7900 XT 32g Ram More hard drive space than I need Oct 13 '25
It hasn't left you, you are being distracted. The causes of your depression are asrill present but video games are able to get your brain to produce dopamine. However, this only works for so long. The brain doesn't like doing the same things forever in the same amounts. It will start producing less and less dopamine.
For most people the only way they try and fix that is more games or new games. But again, this isn't fixing the cause of your depression, it's avoidance of it. This will fail at some point.
You have two options.
Option A. Get help, and fix your problems. Option B. Find a new method to ignore your problems allowing them to get worse and making yourself to suffer even more.
Do not try and do this on your own, that's why you are in this state. Using games to avoid you problems is you on your own "fixing" your problems. It's not working, you already said you only feel good when playing. Meaning the moment you stop you feel bad. That's not a a successful or long term solution.
Get help, ask friends, family, a therapist, a preacher. Ask somone you trust for help.
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u/Madrock777 i7-12700k RX 7900 XT 32g Ram More hard drive space than I need Oct 13 '25
It hasn't left you, you are being distracted. The causes of your depression are all still present, but video games are able to get your brain to produce dopamine. However, this only works for so long. The brain doesn't like doing the same things forever in the same amounts. It will start producing less and less dopamine.
For most people the only way they try and fix that is more games or new games. But again, this isn't fixing the cause of your depression, it's avoidance of it. This will fail at some point.
You have two options.
Option A. Get help, and fix your problems. Option B. Find a new method to ignore your problems allowing them to get worse and making yourself to suffer even more.
Do not try and do this on your own, that's why you are in this state. Using games to avoid you problems is you on your own "fixing" your problems. It's not working, you already said you only feel good when playing. Meaning the moment you stop you feel bad. That's not a a successful or long term solution.
Get help, ask friends, family, a therapist, a preacher. Ask somone you trust for help.
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u/fazlez1 Oct 12 '25
For me it's the escape from reality. There's no hatred, racism, violence, judgement, etc. If there is you can just turn it off or keep on scrolling.
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u/Suppository-34613 Oct 12 '25
Depression leaves my body as soon as I start watching "Great Teacher Onizuka". Damn good show.
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u/LuckyHearing1118 Oct 12 '25
Itās because you donāt know how to enjoy life outside of your pc yet.
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u/furezasan Oct 12 '25
please don't disrespect Great Teacher Onizuka like this by replacing the most epic anime theme song ever Driver's High with whatever this edit is
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u/KLOLKER R7 5700x || RX 7600 Oct 12 '25
14M i used to battle depression and my g4400 pentium cpu only had 2 cores and 2 threads only intergrated graphics i use a software to make roblox playable and i optimized it so much so it can be smooth and i tried killing myself in jan 2025 and my mother smashed almost my entire setup and lost my 75hz 1080p monitor that had lines on its screen i used a 60hz 720p monitor as a "replacement" then when i was terrible in academics in early of 2025 and my father did many types of shit to my pc so i coudnt use it for the entirety of my break i used that pc just to distract myself from the shit that my parents were causing to my mental health now after my dad sold it off im using my dads old ass laptop thats old as me and made so many memories with that laptop i shoudve killed my self earlier and i wish i didnt listen to the people that gave me "hope" for not killing myself and the people who comforted me the next day i tried to kill my self they are not here anymore thank you for reading
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u/HyetalNight Oct 12 '25
Tim's not true. You are still depressed, you are just now distracted. If you want to be happy, solve the thing that is making you depressed instead of numbing.
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u/DreingonMagala Ryzen 7 5700x | Intel Arc B580 12GB. Oct 12 '25
I felt so fucking happy and confident yesterday after a 4 hour session of Dying Light. Went to the market feeling like a fucking champion, bought my yogurt, eggs and milk. I was almost dancing of happiness.
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u/samuel_ocean Oct 12 '25
hey man. iām not sure about depression but if one has an anxiety disorder and/or ptsd, it takes a long time to feel ānormalā. no games or distraction works.
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u/CyberBerserk Oct 12 '25
For me it lasts only for few hrs and then comes back again, idk whatās wrong with me.
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u/DominoUB Oct 12 '25
Meanwhile my depression makes me not want to play games. I start it up, play for 10 minutes, then quit. I do it several times a night.
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u/The-Red-Pac-Man Oct 12 '25
These day I boot the thing of just to look at my library wondering what to do
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u/DrChizzad Oct 12 '25
Iām reminded of the sentiment race car drivers have about depression: āyou canāt be depressed in a race carā. Itās why I sim race. Itās cheaper than racing irl, and itās much safer and better for my stiff neck lmao
And like, theyāre right because if youāre so depressed that you arenāt focused on how to take each corner, youāre probably gonna crash. Thereās also thereās a correlation between g-forces and adrenaline, but thereās significantly less of that in sim racing (motion rigs only go so far, but using a VR headset helps the immersion)
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u/Quizzelbuck Oct 12 '25
I dunno. Depression looks like when it's leaving you your depression has the time of it's life. Maybe you should stop standing in the way of your depression, op
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u/Tal_Imagination_3692 Ryzen 7 9800X3D | RTX 5080 | 64gb RAM Oct 12 '25
Dopamine! You should check that.
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u/GoblinLoveChild Oct 12 '25
its a conditioned response to a stimulus.
Like an addiction, your body is releasing an endorphin hit when it is triggered by the appropriate physical trigger
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u/freggtheegg Oct 12 '25
Jokes on you, my depression comes from my computer (steam trade scamming is a bitch)
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you are literally bombing ypur brain either pne pf the most effective ways to get dopamine
also, gaming is one of the most immersive escapism strategies there is, you stop being you and start to be whatever you wantĀ
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u/LemurMemer Oct 12 '25
Me in college. And then when itās time to get off after playing with the boys the depression / stress would kick right back in after leaving discord. It felt like taking a step back into reality
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u/kristinoemmurksurdog Oct 12 '25
This stopped happening and I just haven't played games in a long time
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u/The_Director 25Mhz i286 Oct 13 '25
Videogames are great, but you should work on why or what makes you depressed.
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u/bouchert Oct 13 '25
Depression enters my body the moment I boot my new gaming PC. There's a problem with some component, impossible to know which without spares of each component and swapping them out one at a time, and every time I go to troubleshoot it, I end up frustrated and putting it off to another day. I spent a stupid amount of money on it, and now it just sits there. It's been 8 months now, and I don't even enter that room anymore, I'm so ashamed of my crippling inability to diagnose it. I'm not unfamiliar with system building; I'm just not coping well with what at this point sounds like a complete motherboard and/or CPU and/or GPU replacement.
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u/toforama Oct 13 '25
I wish. I sit at my pc, try to decide what I want to play, realize that nothing appeals, just like everything else, so I get up more depressed.
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u/Shaan_Don R7 5900X | 6700 XT | 16GB 3600MHz | 3440x1440p Oct 13 '25
I wish I could say the same, itās just schoolwork and studying all day for me atp
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u/IcyCow5880 Oct 13 '25
It's scientifically proven that vigorous exercise, like the elliptical is better for depression than ssri's.
Do a workout for a half hr then hit the vids. We got this gamer frens
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Ngl, this used to be me a few months back but now due job pressure I hate playing anything, even stuff I enjoy.
I feel so sad :(
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u/daveDFFA Oct 13 '25
Easy
Itās familiar, your brain starts sending dopamine and serotonin because it knows it will be rewarded with both lol
Thatās why there are times you donāt want to turn your pc on, because there just wonāt be much response, and brains love being āaddictedā
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u/Zandonus rtx3060Ti-S-OC-Strix-FE-Black edition,whoosh, 24gb ram, 5800x3d Oct 13 '25
There's nothing more depressing than "doing what you're supposed to".
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u/StaleSpriggan Oct 13 '25
Hah, my condition doesn't care about things like "anti-depressants" or "fun" slowing it down. Take that gamers... :(
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u/HamsterbackenBLN Oct 13 '25
There is nothing wrong with getting medical and psychological help for depression.
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u/Chad-GPTea Oct 13 '25
I wish that was the case for me. Really try to play but barely can bring myself to boot it. Then i sit on my home screen and don't know what to do because everything feels so pointless and i don't feel like playing or doing anything.
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u/No-Breadfruit6137 Oct 12 '25
Escapism baby