Are you using violence in games to vent real-world problems?
Violent games are made to do things that normally you can not do in real life. Usually when I'm angry or when I'm in a bad mood I play Fallout or Postal, or any violent game. Sometimes playing with friends can make you forget what you were angry about. Watching videos and listening to music works too.
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Fallout is great for beheading bastards and then playing with their libms :D
Though my point is not to forget what I was angry about, but to feel it fully inside me, and let the resulting rage shape my actions in the game. This way I get a relief, and I don't do anything postal (winkwink) in real life =)
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Calm as a potato until I meet those fucking noobs in multiplayer games.
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"with friend like this, you don't need enemies" (c)
Friendly fire helps fix that ;)
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Bump.
Martial arts do the trick for me. Not by hitting and throwing people around (which helps as well, haha). But by working out and developing a mindset which revolves around respecting others, no matter how small or big, weak or strong they are and trying to settle matters the non-violent way first. If violence is required, martial arts can teach you how to protect yourself and deal non-lethal damage to malevolent people.
Try Boxing or Kung-Fu for hitting and Judo or Greco Roman Wrestling for pins and throws. If self-defense is a priority, find a proper Krav-Maga or other relevant school. And I say "proper" because many ill-trained instructors call themselves teachers and sensei, these days.
Either way, try going for a run, swimming or other workout at least three times a week, you will also sleep better afterwards.
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Great tips, thank you. I respect the idea of having control over emotions as much as muscles.
Sometime in future, I might go through such training myself, and hopefully emerge a better person as a result. But I am not that person yet, so I vent through games =)
I already bought 1 year gym membership and intend on going there 2-3 times a week after I finish current project and have spare time. The project eats my strength and my soul, and it goes on for 4 months already. I really hope it will be finished soon, so I can shave my beard and hair, and get rid of all the bad energy gained along the way =)
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Bump! I think it's pretty normal to do that. I mostly just listen to music to let it all go away. :P
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I use the gym to get the stress out.
Even if you do some shadow boxing, you'll fell great. Just remember to stop your punches ( :
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Some games help, others only get me frustrated. I personally have a huge amount of self control and (almost) never show that I get angry (or frustrated, I rarely get really angry). I tend to listen to my favorite music to calm down (power metal tends to help really quick), which really helps. I rarely play games for this purpose though.
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I have a good control of my emotions but that doesn't mean I don't get angry. my friends saw me get upset once or twice in 7 years but I'm actually plotting a murder on that one douche friend, of course with full plan of not getting caught. games helps to relief stress, but I don't really need, you could say I'm a psychopathic person and I'm curious who will trigger me to be a real one. if you are having difficulties controlling those emotion then it's probably the other way, sociopath.
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If you plan to kill somebody and not get caught, don't talk about it on the internet ;) But if you really hate the person, you might just wait, they'll ruin their life on their own, while you'll watch and smile)
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FIFA has the opposite effect on me and can turn a perfect day into a rage induced rampage.. lol
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It seems that football in general tends to attract violence, heh =)
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I do know, but it also made me dumber, and that's a deal-breaker for me =)
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I grew up being beat up by mom and evolving into a state where I don't care about pain or emotional hurt towards myself
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
On that case, Shadow Warrior, (brutal) Doom, Saints Row The Third, and games like GTA and POSTAL will help you out alot when you're feeling down or hurt.
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Sorry to hear that mate. Hope you're okay now =)
And yeah, after playing violent games all my hate disappears and I cam calm and happy, so I guess that's a plus =)
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I guess I'm okay, but I'll be much better when I get out of this family situation. Thanks for the concern <3
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Toxic relatives are not fun at all. One of my friends had a situation like that, and he became much happier since he moved out. Maybe that will help you too ;)
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So much hate, but then she remembers she forgot to feed the cat this morning
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Cats are the best, yes. Jerks, but still the best.
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Two days ago client sent in another batch of comments about the product I'm making, and it was god damn infuriating. Feeling the need to really smash some heads in, I bought and played some Dying Light. This morning I realized that violent games (L4D, GTA, Serious Sam, etc) have helped me to stay sane and not go postal for more than 10 years now. I guess they provide a way to vent my anger without hurting any living creature, so that should be... good?
Am I alone in this? Is anyone else using violent games for this purpose? Should I see a doctor?
A little less violent giveaway
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