Prime Junta
RPGCodex' Little BRO
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I've been on hiatus from computer games for a few months. Instead, I've been working on my physical and mental well-being -- cycling, stretching, gym, meditation, reading good books, that sort of thing. It's been working, too -- I'm now fitter than I have been in maybe fifteen years, in most ways, and in definitely better mental shape than, like, ever.
I had been feeling especially good today.
Today afternoon, I spun up Crysis, and started playing. But after finishing the session, I discovered that I have a mild headache, I'm irritated, I have a crick in my neck, and my mind feels like a military academy. Even the persistent knee pain that had been on its way out was suddenly back. And I wasn't even losing.
The "before" and "after" contrast is so striking that I can't help but ascribe it to the Crysis session. I ain't gonna put up with this; if gaming really makes me feel like crap, I'm going to have to give it up.
However, I wouldn't like that, since gaming has been such a big part of my life since... well, a long time, and I get pretty big kicks out of it too.
Anyone else here had similar experiences? What did you do? Go cold turkey? Limit your session length somehow? If so, how, and to what length? Is there some particular type of game that screws with your head more that you have to avoid? FPS's? RTS? (gasp!) cRPG? Do you intentionally avoid some genre for reasons of well-being?
I had been feeling especially good today.
Today afternoon, I spun up Crysis, and started playing. But after finishing the session, I discovered that I have a mild headache, I'm irritated, I have a crick in my neck, and my mind feels like a military academy. Even the persistent knee pain that had been on its way out was suddenly back. And I wasn't even losing.
The "before" and "after" contrast is so striking that I can't help but ascribe it to the Crysis session. I ain't gonna put up with this; if gaming really makes me feel like crap, I'm going to have to give it up.
However, I wouldn't like that, since gaming has been such a big part of my life since... well, a long time, and I get pretty big kicks out of it too.
Anyone else here had similar experiences? What did you do? Go cold turkey? Limit your session length somehow? If so, how, and to what length? Is there some particular type of game that screws with your head more that you have to avoid? FPS's? RTS? (gasp!) cRPG? Do you intentionally avoid some genre for reasons of well-being?
- Joined
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