Method Minecraft as a way to diagnose depression. [Maybe dumb]

[CFLoser]

I was thinking...

If you start up a minecraft world, single player, and u are able to enjoy yourself for at least a month spending hours daily... then you may not be depressed.

Since it's a sandbox game, you have to make your own enjoyment. If you can make that enjoyment in minecraft, then you could potentially make that in real life as well if resources were willing.

Wat do u guys think??

 

[waived]

Escapism is definitely a coping mechanism.

 

[CFLoser]

Escapism is definitely a coping mechanism.

Okay.

But wat is the anti of escapism?

Is investing time in ur job escapism in the same way Minecraft is?
Wat about a Native American investing time in hunting a Buffalo?

 

[waived]

I think before video games people escaped into other activities and that they probably still do but that doesn't guarantee that the distracting activity they escape into will raise their quality of life enough to qualify as enjoyment. Things also reach a point where anything except for being in bed in the dark and asleep is actual torture.

 

[Deleted member 4288]

Heh, what an irony. Just recently started another world, played for three days and gave up because bored.

It's always like that: I play for some days and get bored. Wait for some time and repeat.

Not sure about the relation to depression thing though. Maybe you're correct.

 

[21Neberg]

Heh, what an irony. Just recently started another world, played for three days and gave up because bored.

It's always like that: I play for some days and get bored. Wait for some time and repeat.

Not sure about the relation to depression thing though. Maybe you're correct.

We should get a server and play together lol. I probably have the password to my Minecraft account somewhere...

 

[15dec]

We should get a server and play together lol. I probably have the password to my Minecraft account somewhere...

I'd totally be down for minecraft too! Or just games in general tbh

 

[Eren]

Every time I like less one player games, and almost everything I play is online.