A few years ago I messed up my shoulder pretty bad from work. I had to see a few different doctors and go to physical therapy. The situation made me feel very depressed and low energy. I spent a lot of time just sitting on the couch and feeling sorry for myself.
While browsing Reddit I came across a game called “Brawl Quest” (not to be confused with “Brawl Stars”). It was an easy to play beat’em up and I could play it one handed. I ended up putting a ton of time into it and learned a lot about Filipino culture (country of the devs.) Just having something I could do and be good at while only having to use my uninjured arm really lifted my spirits and helped motivate me to get up and do things. I put a ton of hours into the game over the course of a few weeks, maxing out several characters and beating all of the content the game had to offer. I really think it helped me get healthy faster, both physically and mentally.
Just curious to hear if anyone here has similar stories.
Not everyones cup of tea maybe: but DayZ. For me this game allows be to be someone else at times I want to be, you get to communicate with people who don’t know you, you could fake your personality for fun, or share sensitive things just to let it of your chest with someone who doesn’t know you. For me this has been important growing up, and have made many great friends throughout my many thousands hours, that I still speak to after 8 ywæears of playing. Highly recommend DayZ.