Anyone afraid of playing video games (multiplayer)?

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Hey guys. I recently became aware of my irrational fear of playing video games (multiplayer).

As far as I can remember I was always afraid of playing video games especially action games/shooter games and worst of all multiplayer games.

I am one of the guys who was excited to buy games but never in playing them. I liked watching my friends and siblings play the games. But I could never make myself play games.

Now after experiencing mental health issues for 8 years (and becoming aware of difficulties prior to that) I feel like my fear of playing video games (multiplayer ones) is kind of related to my severe social and overall anxieties.

Does anyone else has same experience?

I am sure here are many gamers. What were your experiences like?

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I love playing multiplayer games but i avoid using a mic it just makes me feel weird having to talk to ppl that i dont know while gaming online

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I don’t like shooters anymore. It has a bunch of little kids on consoles and a bunch of never-leave-the-house-not-even-for-food-or-sex-by-choice kind of people. Plus once COD became a thing, I didn’t really follow and now Overwatch is the big game and I don’t even have interest in that.

I’ll try my hand at single player games though and see if I still enjoy that. One that really caught my eye was “The Witness”.

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Okay. Why? Did my post offend you and this is some sort of revenge plot or are you just jealous because in your head I am all those things you mentioned?

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I’m about to play Fifa!

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I play cs:go, It’s best not to expect much from the community unless you want to get disappointed by the bigotry

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I like video games and spend time playing mutiplsyer game,it is actually fun but not productive

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Add me I am on PS4 or maybe PC

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i play multiplayer games and i like it but i dont use a mic

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Will do. I’m about to head out. I’ll be back in some hours.

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Do you know my nick in PS4?

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Nope. I’m out of my place right now but feel free to PM it to me if you’d like.

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I was pretty happy during my semi-competitive FPS days, but my elbows really suffered. The cartilage in my elbows is basically gone now after 10 years of that.

If not for that, or my SZ symptoms that developed in the past few years, I’d be all over that again, but responsibly, as in finding that good work / life / leisure balance.

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I have this exact problem.
I love video games so does my hubby. But I can’t play online multiplayers… I’m scared of the people and what they are thinking and scared of them being critical or mean…

I don’t let it bother me tho there is tons of great games that don’t involve other people ^.^

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This is odd too because I’ve had people in lobbies on ps4 with my Mic muted respond to what I was thinking. Makes me feel like there is this grand scheme against my very core of existence lol.

We gotta give ourselves a break, loosen up. Them negative, nasty thoughts only come when we feel that we are exposed

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I was always looking and I was particularly scared of racing or beatings gams,
Even monopoly, in fact as a little girl I did not like to play with other kids and compete in fild gamse’
I tried to play once and it made a lot of adrenaline and it was strange,The blood flowed in intensity and the heart bited fast and I was too excited '
I’m also afraid to drive a car or a bicycle [even though you can ride a bike]

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You gotta keep going when it gets intesne. That’s where you find freedom.

There is so many things I used to do, anxiety free. Now the anxiety I get doing them is insane and crippling.

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I love my pc games. Don’t play consoles but am an avid pc gamer. I don’t play multiplayer. I may give it a go sometime but love my solo rpg’s and such. Not a fan of shooters.

Played a couple of obscure titles online…always have problems with the programs so not that keen!

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Years ago I used to play online all day but later the social anxiety got out of control and I started to lose the motivation to do everything. Now I play offline like I did when I was a child. :frowning:

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No, I am not afraid of playing video games. It helps me forget that I am depressed and brings in me the feeling of competition. Sometimes, I and my brother play together. We play racing as well as soccer games, of which FIFA being our favorite. Recently he went to playstation plus 365 tage kaufen for me, so that we can play more.

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