How do you play games while being depressed?

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Hello brothers,season depression hit and since i also suffer from bipolar my depression is extremly bad.I use video games as a method to cope with my loneliness and inceldom.I mostly play games from the 2000'e since my graphics card got fried last summer.Do you have game recommendations that can be enjoyed even when having anhedonia?Last games i played were:Half-Life 1,Resident evil 4(original not remake),hoi4 and persona 4.
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I stopped playing games
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I miss playing games, can't anymore now that I'm homeless
it will only get worse :doomer:
I'm Feyenoord till I die
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I barely play, sometimes I play Street Fighter 3rd Strike arcade mode and that's it. Games get boring as you age.
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its hard... you need to find game that is very addictive and i always drink when i play so it distracts me
INCEL POWER
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I have ahedonia that means games don't give me any pleasure, so I stopped playing.
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with drugs & alcohol
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Depression is unsubstantial. I've already reached an irreversible point in life so there's no relief or satisfaction in brooding about it. The inexpressible rage is real though. I wish I could do things that would place me in prison. Life is a prison. Bed-rotting is fine, but some of us have obligations to attend to. I can't afford to lay in bed everyday and contemplate my suffering and discontent. I need money, I have bills to pay. Man, I miss the good ol' days of NEETdom.
VH911 wrote: 30 Dec 2025, 06:10 I stopped playing games
What do you do instead?
Cryptonormies are the worst.
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Pour_Lui wrote: 30 Dec 2025, 09:57 I barely play, sometimes I play Street Fighter 3rd Strike arcade mode and that's it. Games get boring as you age.
I've found that you just need to find your preferable niche and stick to that. I recently played the Bioshock Trilogy, some Resident Evil, Batman, and other action-oriented games with critical acclaim. Just play whatever genre you enjoy most and find new titles.
Cryptonormies are the worst.
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