What games help you get over depression?

What games help you get over depression?

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There is no game that helps over depression.

Depression Quest

When my dog died all I wanted to do was get away from the real world into a happier one. I booted up my Wii and played a bit of Mario Galaxy, hoped maybe my old friend would be able to cheer me up.

Didn't really help for more than a few minutes.

>depression
>get over
ahaha no

None of them. Not anymore. They used to help until my depression got so bad that I started to believe I didn't deserve to enjoy anything and basically lost the ability to enjoy things anyway. Now I'm stuck taking sleeping pills to escape existence and fucking up my teeth and figure with compulsive eating.

I've actually tried playing some happy, colorful, cute, and comfy games, but I've found that happy things just make my depression even worse.

Hellblade didn't help me get over depression but it's relatable and helped a bit. Especially the ending.

Relatable in that you're just as ugly as her?

Eh I thought she was pretty cute in a unique and different sort of way.

I found playing less games helped me out.

That's how unhealthy dependencies form. The power to overcome sorrow should come from within, not relied on from an external source.

Dark Souls.

Minus the difficulty meme the game is tits. Core message is that if you lose your purpose, if you give up, if you don't keep doing what you love you will go hollow. Whether it's being an adventurer, talking shit about people, or finding your own Sun doesn't matter. Pick your personal purpose and keep on trucking.

The game is pretty much about fighting depression.

Nothing can aid in the war against your own mind user.

meditation, exercise and a healthy diet are pretty good games, but kind of grindy

I played the Sims

Now i'm just bitter that i don't have 20 smart children who have mastered each possible skill. Or a mansion with a 3 hour work day job

Now when i feel depressed i run until i puke, usually fixes it

Max Payne 3

Quite literally kill yourself. Yes, it's enough of a reason to take your life.

I did all of that. None of them helped like jew pills.

Depression is a disease, you don't just "snap out" of it. And if you think you were depressed and you "snapped out of it" you weren't actually depressed.

>depression
>still able to post on Sup Forums
no

It deepened my depression since it's running on 15fps at last level.

exercise

I think I was able to "snap out of it" once, but that was only because I had a psychotic break, and I eventually fell back into depression anyway.

-USEALLAVAILABLECORES -sm4 in launch options, problem not quite solved but worked around

>playing video games to get over depression

Fucking go outside.

If you're depressed, do not seek out media to escape. We're all trying to fill a void, some people do it with drugs, alcohol, smoking, bad food, energy drinks. Video games are no different. Yes they are fun but they should be moderated. Seek growth, water the plant.

Visual novels and weeb crap helped me a lot during my alcoholism/depression rehab after my parents died.

Just play something you know that have good endings. I played Persona as well.

Are those ssri's and would you recommend someone starting them?

I'd rather just have depression and have things go up and down than this fucking dysthymia.

and no op, video games don't really help they're just a distraction. But if that's what you want I suggest pvp games where you need to stay on your toes.

You can't get over depression by hiding from it, you need to learn the cause and try to build on it

Persona 3 and 4. Also, replaying mario 64.

Of course, that doesn't work if the cause is something you can't fix.

you suck. now anytime you play mario galaxy it will remind you of that.

Fucking.
And lol.

Alcohol. Though only temporarily.

>tfw you will never be an s link in a persona game becoming best bros with the mc and overcoming your faults
youtube.com/watch?v=V-sr-dZE9qE

Persona series is pretty good

If you have real depression, yes.

Skyrim. I'm not even memeing.

I like to play Leave The House. It always helps me smile.

Good luck when your pee turns dark and starts smelling funny, alcohol is a terrible way to deal with life.

You know what I like to play to have fun? The Game

>that user being around long enough to get it

games from my childhood and games that are about building.

I just finished Army Men 2 not even 5 minutes ago, and I'm getting ready to start Toys in Space now.

P4G

stop playing videogames and do something else with your life

depression will not just go away if you do nothing, do stuff

When my doctor put me on celexa it changed my fucking life. I couldn't believe how much of a dramatic effect it had on my energy and my mood.

Legit depression can be solved with meds and you can stop the meds if your depression goes into remission (like mine has). In fact, when I started taking them I actually started to enjoy playing vidya again and blasted through a huge portion of my backlog without any hesitation or second-guessing.

If you can afford to go see a doctor then do it. Don't let anyone try to convince you that the meds are not going to help.

>implying I expected him to get it

If you've got actual clinical depression, games won't do much for you other than keep your mind off the illness. When people say that some movie or video game cured their depression, they're basically just saying they felt a little sad for a week and got over it.

I found out that doing productive stuff and self-improvement helped a lot for me. Now, I'm pretty happy and 4 months ago I always felt like shit.

Excercising, learning, and doing anything productive helps a lot.

I also found out that videogmes and anime were more enjoyable.

I set up an appointment with my doctor to dicuss ssri, but I'm nervous and ended up not going but still paying twice.

What makes me unsure is that I've read many reports on these medications causing even worse depression and instability, especially during the first couple of weeks and possibly for much longer if you don't find one that works for you. I'm already struggling and there's not much of a safety net holding me down if I happen to be one of those who suffer adverse effects.

Depression won't just go away if you just "do stuff", either.

Same game, different view...
Didn't really help me get "over it" per-say, just helped deal with it. I don't know why but something about the whole monotony of mindlessly trying the same challenges again and again until you beat them got just made me feel better.

I don't know, it just made me feel like I could actually do real like...

>What makes me unsure is that I've read many reports on these medications causing even worse depression and instability, especially during the first couple of weeks and possibly for much longer if you don't find one that works for you.
They also have a decent chance to result in suicide. Some people are literally too depressed to even kill themselves, and the medication makes them feel just good enough to finally do it.

>tfw dad has diabetes and was an alcoholic until he had a stroke
It's hard to look at him sometimes since he's basically blind as well.

>have severe anxiety and depression for 3-4years
>hands shaking
>hearth aches sometimes
>breathing is not easy
>feel always tired like I've been running all night
>hard to focus vision
>can't read properly
>forget things easily, sometimes mix words, stutter a little every phrase
>and a long list of shitty things
also all my head hair became fragile and with less density
am I balding or can anxiety cause this?
it's strange because it's not the upper part of the head, it's the whole head (back, sideburns, around ears, etc)

There's no cure son

The best hope you have if you don't take meds is to distract yourself from it as much as possible and hope that you get lucky enough in life that you have no reason to be depressed anymore

>that you have no reason to be depressed anymore
Do you mean in a biological sense or in a personal sense?

Depends. You can lose hair due to legitimate stress, but it is temporary. Now, if you have male pattern baldness, then you're balding. Sounds to me that you should consult a dermatologist if you want to be 100% sure.

Real life school shooting simulator

but what if the stress doesn't end?

well firstly you need to take yourself away from any negative influences. when you're depressed you're in a fragile state of mind and you need to take it easy. I don't know what to say to do besides avoid watching movies or tv shows that will make you remind of your problems.

>hope that you get lucky enough in life that you have no reason to be depressed anymore
>tfw gave up on hope and await the sweet release of death

Dear Esther

Though in retrospect it might have made it worse. Who knows.

Some of us do it with videogames + alcohol for a double fill. Doesn't help much.

I honestly don't know man, but constant stress is very detrimental to your health. See a doctor.

Yume Nikki

There are none. What helped me years ago was alcohol. Now I stopped caring and drink daily until I pass out.
Nothing matters.

thanks, I went to a dermathologist and told her my scalp was bleeding and I was losing hair
she told me it was my imagination
so I'm now trying to go to a private clinic and see what happens

There is no power within.

maybe I shouldn't have gone into it hoping for more than that, but the "twist" was boring as fuck and I felt that I had no reason to care

be careful if you start taking this DO NOT QUIT COLD TURKEY. I did it and it put me into the hospital.

This is what I was thinking about. I've been close once and it wasn't very fun, and while life the last two years have been a dreary hell it hasn't been that bad again, and I don't want to risk it deteriorating when the possible benefits seem very intangible.

My dad has diabeetus too and his health is failing and will probably die within 5 years, he used to be a violent cunt throughout my childhood and now he seems really helpless most of the time. Feels weird man.

Just got to deal with it if it's genetically determined, a majority of us will suffer hairloss after age 30.

>Just got to deal with it
but what I meant is, if the stress doesn't end, can the hair loss keep going on and recover if I beat the stress phase?
tell me doctor

Sonic Heroes

how many times are you going to make this thread?

spiral knights

Concept 3 looks far better than the finished product.

If stress is the cause and you manage to relax it will recover in time.

Try to get a male derma who has had experience with balding patients, or is balding himself, since they tend to be more understanding about that issue. And yes, definitely get a second opinion.

thank you anons

>I don't know what to say to do besides avoid watching movies or tv shows that will make you remind of your problems.
That's a problem when just about anything can remind me of my problems.

alcohol is a depressant you clown

Self improvement helps depression, not games

Only if you stop drinking.

Drinking games
That I play by myself

Do you take a shot for every period you omit from the end of a sentence?

Nah it just makes me angry and bitter when I quit it.

ITS BEEN FUCKING YEARS

Only if it's self-improvement that's both possible and that you actually give a shit about. My depression comes from the fact that I got crippled as a teenager and had the best years of my life stolen from me. No amount of nebulous "self-improvement" is going to make that hurt any less, and there's no accomplishment in the world that I wouldn't trade away to get back what I lost.

None. Not anymore.

Smoke pot for a bit. And don't take anti-depressants, they make you wanna fucking kill yourself.
Pay for a good therapist.

Being sad because something bad happened is normal, it's not the same as depression.

That's what I do. Going to doc next week to get on wellbutrin. Heard goods things from senpai members about it.

>Pay for a good therapist.
Don't listen to this shill.

nigga we're on Sup Forums to shitpost, not here to type overly verbose academic papers you fucking faggot

Holy shit dude, i quit these 2 weeks ago and i seriously thought i was going to die throughout it all. The withdrawals are hell. Please ask your doc to taper you off them and get you on something else.

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the drink until i puke every day game

I tried going to a therapist and it was one of the most uncomfortable people I have ever met.
If anyone ITT consider this, demand you get a therapist who is 50+ years old.

Don't get your panties in a bunch, I was simply making a joke.

>Don't get your panties in a bunch, I was simply making a joke.
oh my b. we cool we cool

A therapist who has experienced bad times is beneficial too although there's no way to tell until after you interact with them. I say this as a psychfag with some friends in a Counseling program who I wouldn't see myself