What games get you through depression?

>>389925250
nothing does

this world isn't meant for us

the game of browsing /v/

>>389925250
Always go back to Warframe when I get really depressed

>>389925250
Games dont get you through your depression
They only numb you to it

Or rather, games have the potential to demand 100% of your attention to the game itself while you play it so none of that mental bandwidth attends to your depressive state

If I'm feeling really dead I find that a fairly simple game that I don't have to think on too hard usually fits the bill. Something with some kind of progression where I can mostly focus on a podcast or something while zoning out on the game. Clicker games, MMOs, turn based RPG's, stuff like that. I want to be *doing* something but I don't really have the willpower to focus very well, so more grindy types of games work pretty well.

>>389925250
Little Busters and Rewrite common routes. Then I stop playing and remember I don't have friends.

>>389925250
Telltale shit. I don't know why. Game of Thrones was terrible though.

>>389925250
Russian roulette

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>>389925250
find a game that requires all of your focus and attention which could practically be any of them (I play melee and multi log osrs)
then you have to get yourself in the mindset of setting goals within the game and then focus all of your effort on those goals
the tricky part is keeping your mind off whatever is bothering you, the way to rid yourself of depression is by letting go of everything that is bothering you and focus and especially THINK about nothing more than the moment you are currently in and the goals you strive to achieve.
the negative thoughts are sneaky though, you have to not let yourself spiral into a vicious cycle of making yourself feel sad. only you can control it and stop it when you recognize the negative thoughts coming back.
also apply this in the moment goal oriented thinking to real life and life will be a joy. I wake up in the morning motivated and happy
I know pharmaceuticals are not for everyone but I use SSRI's (namely zoloft) to help me and it works.

however, depression is a very subjective thing and many people experience it for many different reason, making the cure to find your personal case difficult. try new things until you finally find that sweet spot lifestyle that you are glad to live

>>389925250
I don't suffer from depression. What do I win?

>>389925250
Currently fighting it right now, and with all the events going on at the moment, FE heroes gives me something to look forward to every night. Might be stupid, but I haven't put a bullet in my head yet.

Max Payne 3

Games will usually make you more depressed.

Hiding from your problems only works for so long and then you become too aware of what you're doing and nothing satisfies anymore, because you realize these games will never make you feel better about what's really keeping you down in life.


Unless of course you're depressed because you haven't played any video games, then they'll probably help.

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>>389925250
Depression isnt real anon, its just a meme bunch of jews made up.

>>389925452
you're just filling the void anon

>>389925250
LSD, sick beats, and casual sex

Lifting during loading times, or only allowing yourself to play games after working out.

>>389925250
XCOM2. Don't forget to play on Legendary Ironman and name your soldiers after your family/friends.

>>389926486
Not being sad.

>>389925250
They don't. Depression isn't a passing state. It fluctuates how heavy it hits at times, but it's something you have for life. What matters is how you develop your brain to cope with it and challenge your thoughts logically and earnestly.

A game, music alcohol, etc are all just means to ignore the real problem. A distraction at best. Don't get me wrong, sometimes in moderation they can help when you're developing your ability to deal with depression, but it's not something that can work alone.

If you feel like medication is an additional step, go for it.

>tfw all widow mother really has left
>only wants to see me be happy
>can't get a girl to want anything to do with me
>wish she wouldn't miss me so I could just get it over with

>>389925250
Nothing does. You have to find a way to trick your brain, it's more of a mindset issue than any specific distraction. Listening to music and framing your thoughts would probably be more helpful. That, or talking and hanging out with good friends more often.

I don't play video games. They're distractions for children

>>389927215
I just smile as much as possible and be as friendly as I can. You have to force it out sometimes but making yourself act that way really does sort of trick your brain in a way.

Sometimes at work I can go a few hours feeling pretty good doing this without noticing I'm still doing it. There are a lot of shitty moments where the illusion breaks and reality sets in, but there's really not much you can do about it. Still been a solid strategy

Zero Escape

Kingdom Hearts and Dark Souls, not joking

>>389930092
Lol so weird because in the past month or so I've played Bloodborne, DSIII, and KH1 and I have crippling depression and was fired 2 weeks ago.

>>389925250
Mass Effect. You can be a super soldier saving lives, get laid, have eveeyone's adoration, and basically be an overall successful person. Just avoid ME3

>>389925250
persona

>>389925250
Yakuza and Miitopia, They make the hours fly by and help you forget the depression for a while.

>>389925250
Mother 3 has been the only one.

>>389930485
+Andromeda

>>389925250
I heard stuff like therapy helps but I've been going there for a few years.


Just clean up your room

>>389925250
My first playthrough of Persona 3 was during the lowest point of my life and I feel like it was a better experience for it.

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League of Legends is my game of choice for depression.

I'm in shitter ELO so the games always last at least 40+ minutes. That's at least 40 minutes of total concentration and focus.

>>389926608
>Games will usually make you more depressed.

>Hiding from your problems only works for so long and then you become too aware of what you're doing and nothing satisfies anymore, because you realize these games will never make you feel better about what's really keeping you down in life.
Yeah, well, I had this realization. but then I found that no matter what I did, it didn't fix the cause of my depression. Now I'm worse off than before and I can't even enjoy my escapism anymore. I tried to force myself to come out of my protective bubble before I was ready and it only made things worse.

None. Also they make me more depressed because I'll play them for hours and feel like shit.

>>389930439
>was fired 2 weeks ago

Sorry, my dude. I've been applying for jobs for 2 months, have had 5 interviews, and none of them want me to work for 'em. God bless.

>>389927095
>only wants to see me be happy
Wait, mothers like this exist? Mothers who don't just *say* that, but actually *mean* it? They don't all only care about you fulfilling their vision of who you should be and getting into a traditional marriage so they can use your wife as a substitute for the daughter they wish they had instead of you? They aren't all self-righteous bitches who use their own depression and near-suicide attempts as weapons against you to say "I didn't kill myself, so what the fuck is *your* problem?"

Well, that's, uh, interesting. I think my life might have given me very limited information.

>>389927215
Of course, if you've reached the point where you can hardly even *try* to change your mindset because you think you *deserve* to suffer, you're all kinds of fucked.

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>>389925250
the game of self improvement, nerd

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>tfw you finish playing some game and instantly feel anxiety return the second you think about your life

>>389925616
you can't say he didn't try

>>389925250
Listening to Jordan Peterson.

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You're not getting through depression, you're just escaping into games to avoid it.
You gotta confront that shit head on and change the things making you depressed to get through it. Good luck.

>>389932464
you are a full blown shizo, sir

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Modern depression is a meme
Most of you feel sad because, ironically, you have a TOO GOOD life

If your grandfather felt like shit, he still had no choice, he had to work to survive
The human brain is conditioned to fight challenges, but your life is so sheltered and safe that it starts crashing down on itself

You know what would make this generation happier?
A new war, I'm not even joking

We're so protected, overly safe, bored, that our existential crisis is reaching new levels

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>>389933742
I don't know about a war but we are soft as fuck these days and the fact that people profit of being victims these days does not help at all.

>>389933742
True, war sucks however.
Working out hard with an abuse coach at your back can also work wonders.

>>389933742
>Modern depression is a meme
>If your grandfather felt like shit, he still had no choice, he had to work to survive
Well nothing change here in the turdworld. You just a first worlder who dont know shit.
Guy with 500 usd sallary

Do you guys get depressed a lot? I've never been depressed in my life. Or at least, I'm sure it wasn't depression. There's lotsa things that are shit in my life, but the moment I start thinking about it throughfully I realize they're almost irrelevant.
So what drags you so much into depression and why aren't you able to get out of it by yourself or with help?

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>>389925250
therapy and medication you fucking retard get help

>>389933349
So basically every sundaynight and every weekday night

>>389925250
Bubsy 3D

That game always helps soothes the nerves for any and every anon. Go ahead!, give it a try sport.

>>389935353
Depression is a positive-feedback loop, where depression encourages unhealthy habits that make you more depressed. Most people would be able to pull themselves out of it with a proper support network or therapy but the american mental health system is a fucking joke and american culture actively discourages people from getting the help they need to be productive members of society.

>>389933742
Fuck off we've all seen Fight Club

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>>389935353
i worry too much. whenever something gets on my mind, i can't stop thinking about it, and it really drags me down.

>>389932464
no one cares if your mom put cigarettes out on you or whatever

>>389933742
>have to slave away from 8-6, 5 days a week just to be able to live on my own, while also having severe depression, and anxiety the majority of the time
>"dude you aren't suffering enough lmao"

Fuck off

>>389925250
skyrim and witcher did for a while.

>>389935595
Most of europe has a great health system and even here depression is rampant.

>>389935749
This. Even then, mental health systems help in managing it and making yourself feel better at times (and also stopping you from commiting suicide) but it doesn't make most of it go away.

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Mario Kart 7, easily

Put some headphones, get comfy and try not to giggle hearing the birds chirp as your kart flies through the forest on Rock Rock Mountains.
The attention to detail in this game is amazing, and I love how crazy races are, you can never take anything for granted and anything can happen

>>389925250
I usually thumb through different and worse medical conditions. My conditions suck and will suck forever but at least I'm not blind, mute, deaf, dumb, or nerve dead.

As for games I play, I play Castlevania when I'm in a funk. The Adventure Rebirth is pretty therapeutic for reasons I don't get it. I don't want to keep my mind too occupied whenever I get into a funk or It'll end up trying for escapism which just isn't alright.

I usually find a vanilla wow realm and put all my time and effort to level and gear up a new character, the problem with this is that the depression hits even harder when I quit.

>>389935893
The biggest incorrect belief is that it's like any other sickness that can be cured. It's kind of like being an alcoholic. Even if you haven't touched booze for two decades, you're still an alcoholic. Even if you haven't gone insane and sliced yourself up in years you still have a problem. It's never going to go away, the best you can do is figure out the best way to control it. good fucking luck on that because I have no idea

>>389935408
Physical exercise before that

>>389925250
Something which just keeps you busy constantly I guess. An MMO maybe? A decent visual novel?

>>389933742
If THAT'S how you cope, more power to you I guess.

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I don't play games to cope with depression, I've always played them because they're fun as hell. The depression simply came later of its own volition, although I'd be lying if I said games aren't a good way to take your mind off it.

>>389925250
Anything you can immerse yourself in

>>389925250
Rune factory and Harvest moon
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otoUrVtTpno
healed my soul but lead me to despair

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none

>>389936142
It can be if it has an external cause or it's not chronic. Not everyone has the same sort of depression you do. This is a trap normalfags fall into believing, saying things like "it gets better" because they got over their breakup.

>>389925250
Torchlight and the Etrian Odyssey series help a lot for me.

>>389933742
You assume that everyone is a first world baby just like you. Trust me, you don't want a war, and you don't want a non-liberal government. You just got so used to liberalism that you can't imagine things being any other way.

>Get sorta depressed because I wonder what the fuck I am doing with my life
>Serve conscription time
>Meet cool people and be either too exhausted or drunk to have time to be depressed

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>>389925250
Exercise anon, use that anger.

When gf cheated on me I just started running, the first time I was so furious I ran for an hour straight, when I stopped I realized my heart was about to pump out of my chest, but I felt better.

Later down the track when I was seeing actual results, I felt better, people responded to me better, and in turn that made me feel amazing.

But when you're not exercising, something where you can relieve stress, the point will be not to challenge yourself since youre doing that when exercising, play something like diablo, or a hack n slash where you can just destroy enemies effortlessly.

Medication will make you worse in the long run, but therapy can help if you dont have anyone to talk/vent to.

Good luck anon, if it's the same problem I had, women are whores, learn to love life on your own, you don't need anyone else.

>>389933742

>just nuke the illness

Fuck my cultural and social development up senpai, stone ages were awesome because peope were "truly" depressed not nu mal depressed right gramps? Jesus

>>389936589
>Trust me, you don't want a war, and you don't want a non-liberal government.
Different anon: I think he actually does, but only because he thinks that *he* won't be killed in the war and that he'll be one of the oligarchs in the non-liberal government.

>>389936415
The problem is that people think it's similar to what they've experienced. Maybe they felt sad because their girlfriend dumped them. That's perfectly normal, what isn't normal is opening veins in your upper arm because it makes you think more clearly. If they learn about it, naturally they assume it must be because of similar things they've felt bad about in the past. They can't comprehend why someone would slice themselves up because anything they've experienced wasn't worth it, so obviously people doing it must be experiencing something they have that isn't worth it. It's nearly impossible to get them to realize that it's something completely irrational. You can't blame them, "I cut my arm up and then I can think clearly" doesn't translate well to normal thought. It doesn't make sense, and that's the problem.The only people who haven't asked self defeating questions about it are people who have similar scars of their own. There's absolutely no way to get people to understand.

>>389936415
>It can be if it has an external cause
You mean a *fixable* external cause.

>>389925616
>Evangelion Unit-01: Early Access

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>>389933742
>lmao you can't feel bad because some niggers in africa have it worse XD

>>389925250
Only one thing has staved off my depression for a bit. I recently went on a date with a cute girl. If it doesn't work out I'll try and find some other way to meet and date other cute girls.

>>389940841
Feeling like someone might actually want you is one hell of a drug. Last time it happened to me (where it was of course a lie out of desperation and/or pity) I felt the closest to being a real human bean as I had in years. I generally try to avoid women now.

>>389933742
ah to be a retarded 15 year old again

>>389941126
You could just go gay or something.

>>389941414
Ugly is ugly, anon. It would just be the same problem in a different direction. also i'm just not attracted to men at all so it's not even an option

Persona 3

>>389933742

>you will never be this woke

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>>389926472
Protein is a good supplement. Serotonin and dopamine are made from the amino acids, which are even purchasable online.

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>>389925250
games don't, although I find faced paced action games give a nice, temporary respite

Rather, read pic related. And exercise

>>389931386
>that face

>>389946180
>DUDE JUST EXPECT THINGS TO GO SHIT ALWAYS LMAO

>>389944306
hey faggot everytime i spend an hour walking or cycling my feet bloat up more than if i stayed in the seated position for two days street, what gives

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>>389927215
>You have to find a way to trick your brain

The only proper answer in this thread.

As highly intelligent life forms aware of our own mortality, its all about keeping the brain engaged and distracted until we inevitably die.

>>389935353
>never been depressed
That's probably because your low in neuroticism.

>>389925616
Thanks, doc!

>>389946805
That happened to me when I was laying on my leg all night.. I was initially going to mention salt and water intake, but the main point is checking that antioxidant list and getting on something ASAP.. even the garlic w/ vitamin C for blood pressure and its antioxidant activity.

>>389935914
After 600 hours in MKWii I can never take any other Mario Kart game seriously, they all feel like shit and are too slow compared to inside drifting bikes in that game.

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read a book you ignorant fool

>>389935353
>There's lotsa things that are shit in my life

Generally those periods you went through would be classified as "depression". But if you got over them unscathed like it was nothing, your brain probably has a natural ability to pump a fuck ton of serotonin and dopamine making you immune to depression

>>389946805
that's called blood flow to your extremities
keep sitting though thatll definitely end well

>>389925250
the game of love

>>389925250
If there were no video games maybe I wouldn't be a hopeless virgin now and had a qt wife. I've spent all these years playing games and completely wasting my youth, now I'm left with no friends and no future. All what video games did to me was made my depression worse that it could be so fuck it even though I enjoyed it a lot.

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>>389926472
Why isn't this guy getting more attention? Absolutely right on everything. Basically my approach exactly and I've done much better for myself. Only suggestion I could add is Securus as a medication, it's available to purchase online without prescription and is very effective for helping anyone experiencing major anxiety, which can help in causing depression.

>>389947268
thanks

>>389925616
post the door one

Its cute when first worlders think they have depression

>>389948380
>niggers in africa have it worse than you!
>youre not allowed to feel bad!
eat shit

>>389930485
As a person that experienced mass effect 3 firsthand, recommending mass effect to someone to avoid depression is one of the most bass ackwards things you could recommend

Depression is fucking babby tier

pls don't get on my level

>>389925250
My mom although she's probably also the source of my depression. She's been grooming me to be a replacement for my dad since I was a baby. She likes to watch me play games, except for strategy games. I love my mom, and she loves me. Probably too much for what is considered normal though.

>>389926472
>and a game that requires all of your focus and attention

I'm finding it really hard to focus on anything, I don't get any enjoyment out of gaming anymore and I seem to be getting worse at games because I just cant focus on anything without having my mind constantly racing.

>>389948638
>Go home from your job
>Open your fridge and grab a beverage of your choice
>Use whatever kind of media you enjoy in your fully air conditioned house.
>Go to sleep with no fear of the people next door busting in to rape you

Now repeat after me "I am depressed"

>>389948913
>niggers in africa have it worse than you!
>youre not allowed to feel bad!
eat shit

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>>389948995
>A bloo bloo bloo my life is so hard with all this job security, a functioning government constant internet and power. Gosh I really should kill myself people just weren't meant to withstand these conditions!

Have you tied being a little less of a punk bitch. Might help with your whole """"depression"""" thing

>>389949108
>niggers in africa have it worse than you!
>youre not allowed to feel bad!
eat shit

>>389949108
disregard that i suck cocks

>>389949216
I accept your apology

Hang out with friends.

>>389948913
Numbing depression with alcohol/drugs and mindless vidya will only get you so far, at one point even those won't help you. You'll just be miserable.

>be third world shitter
>everyone is getting murdered because they love drugs
>mfw I am just sitting on my comfy room feeling like I am on a loop
I reach level of feels impossible to imagine but hey at least I have mty vidya

It depends on the game, it might cheer you up a little, or ot may not. Sometimes i think that i should just off myself but im a spiritualist so im aware that ill be sending myself into even more suffering, so i have to keep myself from thinking about it.

>>389948882
Why not fuck already? Is she cute?

>>389944306
Doing MDMA made me realize just how much of our thoughts and feelings are about chemicals, MDMA bombards your brain with serotonin and you'll feel so happy and you just wish the best for everybody, after the serotonin depletes you'll feel really shitty again. It lead me to follow a healthier lifestyle.

Persona 3, for some reason. There was something about the game itself and the timing at which I started playing it that will stick with me for the rest of my life.

>>389950203
It's probably best getting on some ground cloves, as they protect dopamine receptors.

>>389948913
>>389948995

Depression has fuck all to do with your quality of life, it's a chemical imbalance and nothing more. You can't tell yourself to produce more seratonin.

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>>389925250
Black desert online, literally keeps me mentality healthy of this boring world.

>>389925250
the gym and a job

depression gone, congrats

>>389925250
project diva, miku does miracles for me

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>>389925250

>>389926742
t. teenager who doesn't know how depression feels like

>>389951892
Being sad?

>>389948882
post pics of mom's feet

I find it really hard to focus now. I used to love grinding in games and very hard difficulty now i can barely hold my own even on normal. Its like i just can't get into it. There's this barrier or mental fog that has really dulled my senses and increased my response time by 10x.

>>389936801
You have no idea what depression is.

>>389925250
Angels With Scaly Wings

>>389953049
have you tried regular exercise?

>>389951660
literally nothing here except the lack of sleep applies to me.
>porn maybe once a day at most
>zero weed
>zero shit food, mostly veg and home cooked
>social interaction not great but at least a few time a week with a social outing, or more.
>walk about 7000 steps a day, lift every day. In reasonable shape.
>zero alcohol
>games for about 2 hours, a few days a week
>I use a computer for work and often browse shit like /v/ for an hour or so a day
>zero shit like prozac but I do take a high dosage of venlaxafine daily, prescribed
>My sleep is shit, I take sleep pills to rebalance every few days

>>389953791
I should add
>suicidal, depressed for 7 years

>>389926472
Unironically, Dokkan Battle is the only game I can play when I'm in depressive state

>>389952159
No, it's more like feeling nothing all the time, you don't feel sad, things you used to escape it or even that gave you enjoyment now do nothing. Even small tasks are a huge mental effort to get done, you feel absolutely worthless.

WoW, farming mounts makes life a bit more bearable

who /decayingbody/ here?

anyone here feeling like everyday is the same and your feel like on time loop?

>>389954172
Shieeeet, that's how I feel!

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>>389925250
Bastion cured me of mine when I was 18.

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I went through a depression, I ended it
but why do I still feel like I'm on the verge of exploding
why my hands and mouth are shaking
why do I feel the urge to run endlessly

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>>389944306
>>389955231

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>>389950763
Wait, if lack of serotonin is linked to depression, why the hell would my psychologist tell me to take drugs for that and then say that I don't have depression? Is it damage control?

>>389961296
explain

>>389950763
>produce
See >>389944306

I'm seeing a new shrink tomorrow, the old one who was very nice and uderstanding quit for some reason, the new one is apparently a guy and I hate talking to guys even more than to women.

I don't know what to tell him. He's gonna want to prescribe me some meds guaranteed, but I've already tried so many I'm sick and tired of them, none of them have worked and they're expensive.

Taking meds for mental illness is like trying to win the lottery to me at this point.

I don't want to go another mental hospital again either, they're good if you want to be isolated from anything you could hurt yourself and others with, but not for actually getting better long term.

who living on short bursts of dopamine here?

only thing that gets me going is food,alcohol, energy drinks

im addicted to all 3

>>389950182
My mom is beautiful, and we have an intimate relationship. Sometimes I wish I could have a normal girlfriend though. My mom keeps me satisfied.

>>389952324
No, but she is a foot fag though. She likes to have them massaged ever night, and makes me kiss all her toes at the end.

>>389964631

This is my fetish, but fuck you, post evidence of this relationship.