People are stressed. Unwinding, however, can be as easy as turning on your Xbox. In fact...

>People are stressed. Unwinding, however, can be as easy as turning on your Xbox. In fact, gaming has become so popular that for some men, it’s better than sex as a way to let off steam, according to a new study.
>Among 251 men surveyed in a University College London study, discovered by Esquire on Thursday, 29 percent used video games to relieve stress. Only 27 percent chose having sex or watching porn to help them cope.
>The most popular stress-reliever for men, however, remains talking with friends, with 74 percent of men saying that’s their first choice.
>Neither video games nor sex are popular ways to relax for women. Of the 240 women who participated in the study, only 11 percent chose sex or porn as a way to relieve stress. Most women opted for reading, friends or art.
>The survey follows a 2010 Texas A&M study that found both men and women who play violent video games tend to handle stress better.

Do you play vidya to unwind or because you have nothing better to do?

I just play video games for fun. Why is that so hard to comprehend?

i have nothing better to do

At first glance, I thought the photo was Tommy Vercetti playing GTA

>pick up a video game wait 5 minutes to get into game
relax for an hour
>ask your bf/gf to let you fuck them
>have to wait 20 or so minutes for them to get ready if they say yes
>pleasure only lasts a few minutes
no shit

>for some men
IE small-dicked beta males.

Tommy Vercetti? Shit. Never thought they'd let him out.

I play "violent" videogames to hype myself up before sex.

Not to mention the physical exhaustion and the pressure to perform well

what if you play sex and HAVE videogames while you are at it

If you spend your time playing video games, you probably don't have any genuine stress in your life

>tfw you play turn based strategy games by yourself cause you need something strategic and stimulating to your superior intelligence after a long day of dealing with inferior brainlet chimp normies and books are too bland and normie tier for your massive IQ

Did the survey take a decent amount of the men who answered video games being virgins into account?

That's a pretty fucking dumb blanket statement there friendo

>pleasure only lasts a mintue
found the cuck.

I'm sure if I tasted pussy before I got heavily into videogames it'd be a different story. As it stands, videogames were there when the social pecking order threw me to the bottom, same with a lot of guys and that's totally alright.

>My life is so hard that I have free time to spent playing on an over priced video game platform.

Nah bro, thats first world problems not genuine stress.

pussy does not taste all that great

this, sex is only good if you're masculine and have a large dick

Most amount of fun for the least amount of effort.

>The most popular stress-reliever for men, however, remains talking with friends, with 74 percent of men saying that’s their first choice.
Whats it like having friends Sup Forums?

That just means you're bad with time management you big loser

>Might have a kid on the way
>Stressed beyond belief for my future
V-Video games never did this to me. Why did I have to stray from the path of light.

That's not true. A lot of people use video games to get away from their problems.

What a dumb study, it's much easier to relieve stress through playing video games because it's more convenient then trying to get laid.

And no, I play them because I enjoy it.

My cousin was my best friend throughout my 20s. Not so much anymore. I miss it.

Real talk.

How does an average man feel confident about sex? I ain't packing down low like a porn star and my abs certainly cant grate cheese.

On the other hand, as long as the girl isnt fat she's considered Attractive and desierable.

>No worries about the bills being paid next month
>No doubt that you will be able to eat tomorrow
>Probably no real uncertain that someone wont walk into your house and kill you tonight

Yeah man you're so stressed. Just imagine you might be late for work again. Do that ten more times and you get a write up!

Not so blunt, but this is true. Sex is way better than games and the bond with creates with your girl is amazing, but it's not good at relieving stress. You have sex and including foreplay and cuddling is an hour tops every other day, with games you can get lost for hours every day.

I forgot

>giant weeb nigger faggot got a girl knocked up

>swipe yes to everything on tinder
>eventually get a date
>spend $30 for her dinner
>70% chance she wants to fuck since it's tinder

Not that hard if you lower your standards. Harder than putting a disk in a box though

>think he's holding a switch controller
>it's actually an amazon fire tv controller
why is the switch pro controller so terribly generic looking

Not OP but I'm late for work almost every day, boss doesn't give a fuck as long as deadlines are met. :^) I live a relatively stress-free life.

There aren't many better feelings than hitting up the vidya immediately after having sex. So my vote is that you need both to reach true nirvana.

Why do you even have internet if you're so stressed out bro. Do you avert your eyes from every television you see? Pour black ink on all of your books?

Fucking another man in the ass is a great stress reliefer

I play to relieve stress.

salty milk and coins

Women BTFO!

What do you look like?

Stress is stress, the human brain is extremely good at acclimating to the environment it's in, which is to say that the magnitude that a person feels stressed can be shockingly similar between people in very different situations, subjective validity of the source of said stress aside. Being able to play vidya on the regular to unwind is a first world privilege, but stress itself is ubiquitous.

Vidya is a perfect fit as an unwind for me in my situation, I'm glad to have it, makes my life more bearable.

In actuality, girls don't give a shit about how you look. If you can make her feel safe and that her future is secure, you've made it. Just look at how many couples consist of an ugly/average dude that's rich/famous and a hot babe. Men consistently marry up in terms of attractiveness because attractiveness is important to them and women don't really care. I know that sounds ludicrous, but that's because you're a man and your brain is chemically predisposed to thinking that physical attractiveness is super important. So don't sweat it. The princess might be a total babe, but she and everyone else plans on leaving the knight's helmet on because his actions are more important than his face.

>invite a girl on tinder for netflix and chill
>all we did was watch netflix and chill

Pussy is good but not that great.

Yeah, I'm a woman and this is blatantly false. The guy I like is a gigantic manchild autist, but he's lanky and attractive.

>because his actions are more important than his face.

Misandrists did their best to convince the world that men need to act while women just have to look pretty.

So what you're saying is all women are vapid money grubbing whores.

Yeah single for life it is.

Just like the millionaire kid is stressed about not being able to go to that party snort his coke could, the homeless person worried about food the next day is also stressed. Stress is Stress.

No. Women just have more determining factors than men, but attractiveness is still very important, they just also care about social standing, wealthiness etc.

I wouldn't say relieve stress, more like escape into a much more fascinating reality and also to release some excess energy I have.

If anything I get even more stressed playing games. Lookin' at you spyro you uncoordinated piece of shit

>implying im stressed.

I'm an American. I have nothing to be stressed out about. There is zero chance I'm going to die tonight or tomorrow and if an absolutely calamity strikes and my world gets flipped upside down. the state will feed me.

I'm not a big enough bitch to start claiming I'm stressed or have depression while living in the first world.

I've turned down easy fucks to play a video game. Favorite games are almost always games starring men going on solo adventures in different worlds.
Now that I'm off of porn, giving up jacking off and back into exercise I'm pretty good.

No more going on sex and swinger sites and saying"my dicks almost ten inches, want to fuck" and what not.

I feel great.

This, as a girl (yes with a vagina you fuck) my pecking order goes as follows: Height > General Demeanour/Personality > Financial Stability > Face > Body

tits or gtfo

But you are a big enough bitch to pretend you don't have any and then mad at people online about it. Which is worse, I think.

>clinical depression is a state of mind meme

You're wrong. I'm glad you or the people you love aren't dealing with serious depression, but you're ignorant as fuck.

>Crazy Taxi when I feel like shit
>FTL when I'm in a study break
>Rythm games when traveling somewhere
>RPG when I'm completely free of all obligations

>gigantic manchild autist

This is only a bad thing if it impairs is sociability. You don't sound like you have a problem with it.

>height first
/fit/ pls go.

Annoying as fuck once the thrill of new experiences wears off and you're left dealing with idiots and their problems. God forbid you have your own place, they'll want to come over and get drunk and crash on your couch endlessly, when you're just trying to play vidya games after work.

I don't have friends anymore and I don't miss it

Spent my flight yesterday playing crypt of the necrodancer. Made it go so quickly.

>The most popular stress-reliever for men, however, remains talking with friends, with 74 percent of men saying that’s their first choice.
That's a nice thing to see.

I play to unwind mostly, or play when I'm away from home and have time to spare.

>Wanting to stuff pills down someones face instead of actually fixing their shitty outlook.

She's a korean qt so at least I'd have a super cute kid but fuck I do not want or need one right now. Gods help me.

What rhythm games are you playing? I need something to fill the void, not being able to play Chunithm Air anymore.

>251 men
>from a college
>in London

Gee, this sure seems indicative of a real percentage of the populace's view on sexuality!

>I would bother taking the poll if I could be having sex

So basically you want to date Hagrid

>I ain't packing down low like a porn star
Most male porn stars don't even exceed 7 inches, those who appear to use prosthetic penises to look bigger. That should explain why most female pornstars don't accidentally get pregnant or catch STDs on the job.It also means white pornstars like Stoya and Gianna Michaels can avoid reproductive organ contact with black men, though fluids through cunnilingus could still be a risk factor

kek

Medication is what works for some people, but only with counseling. Counseling is always the first step regardless, and it's enough for some people.

Depression is a sickness, user. Outlook can play into it but it's largely an imbalance in the brain, and not everyone can get over it without balancing things out for them first.

WarioWare touched, Rythm Heaven Megamix, and Harmoknight

Video games don't accuse me of rape
Women do

Well then quit raping people

vidya increases my stress

You'll do fine.

You sound autistic, and particularly euphoric.

Nah I don't agree with that. Excusing cases where people go through some big tragedy. ""Depression"" in the first world is largely a case of people not able to find a reason to live or a goal to move towards so they just go through the motions and wallow in their shitty outlook

>i am pseudoelitistic faggot the post

>People use their hobbies to relieve stress and unwind

In other breaking news, people like to eat when they feel hungry.

Friends want to get drunk with you and sleep over like middle school
You are upset and silly
Good have fun being alone
I fucking miss sleepovers with friends

Video games don't report you for rape a few months down the line and throw you in jail so no wonder.

>""Depression"" is [a definition for depression]
hey wow really no shit? Are you retarded?

>playing video games helps relieve stress better than trying to get sex from women who are raised by single mothers and/or brainwashed with a decade of batshit feminism

>girl just want to have fun
>sleeping with chads and getting their cunt loose they can fit a bad dragon in it
>don't want to settle down because muh projects muh freedom muh sexual liberation


>ok, i guess is work and videogames
>"omg what a loser, men are so childish nowadays, what happened to real men?"

I bet you actually identify with Oreki, you absolute pseud.

how I put penis in vagina?

T-Thanks, user. I still don't want one now though. Too much I want to accomplish and I don't want to ruin her life (or mine). Even though we are together.

Ah, damn. Won't scratch that itch.
Solid choices though, man.

>Just look at how many couples consist of an ugly/average dude that's rich/famous and a hot babe.

No shit, they're tolerating the ugliness for an easy paycheck. That doesn't mean they're sexually attracted to ugly and effeminate guys.

>Men consistently marry up in terms of attractiveness because attractiveness is important to them and women don't really care.

In reality, it's the exact opposite of what you describe for most men.

WOMEN ONLY LIKE YOU FOR ENTERTAINMENT AN MONEY.
Wow guess I'm playing video games and ordering hash and dabs online.

Well, when women these days expect you to do so much just to get pussy it's no wonder videogames are a cheaper , easier and sometimes better entertainment.

>girl just want to have fun
Aside from that song, Cyndi Lauper's singing is annoying to listen to

If it's the weekend? Fine, but when it's after work on a weekday and they just want to drink and bitch about their problems, which are mostly caused by
>shitty girlfriends that they refused to leave
>shitty jobs that they refused to leave
>shitty living arrangements with parents whom they refused to leave
It was fucking aggravating.

>person doesn't get laid very often and is insecure about it
>rationalizes it as being because he chooses not to and would rather play video games
>participates in psychology study
>responds to questions in study in a way to maintain their delusion
>results of study are used to further justify said delusion
>endless cycle of denial

Psychology studies are slightly more scientific than the quizzes you find in 6teen Magazine. Slightly.

>letting off steam with sex

Who does this? How mild do you have to be? I'm quiet and vanilla as fuck, but there WOULD be injuries if I let off steam in the bedroom. That's not a place you go (or are allowed to go, rightfully) when you're stressed and/or angry.

Your fault for being friends with leeches

I'm too ugly and shy to get laid or make friends so I guess my options are limited.

because fun is a meme

The former.
If i just work/study all day then go to bed the stress just piles up. I take 2-4 hours a day to drink beer and play vidya/read/watch movies anime and tv.
I always have something better to do but I'm more productive if i do take the time anyway.
You forgot the post coital depression that just makes you worse than before.
Sex and relationships are good don't get me wrong, but they are stressful and sex isn't stress relief per say.

Really fucking shallow now Show your cunt and floppy tits

Yeah I mean look at all the women who hate hard and passionate and rough sex they all absolutely despise that kind of thing.