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Originally Posted by Dilbert1234567
when i really need to blow off some steam and calm down, i play violent video games, it raises my anxiety while i play, but after i play for about an hour then stop, i end up calm and relaxed.
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Dilbert, excellent point - I don't know how the hell I missed this one. Aside from the strategy I noted above, violent video games are incredibly useful for lowering my anxiety. It raises your blood pressure and anxiety when you play, but when you're done.. whatever you were anxious about seems so trivial.
My girlfriend called it
catharsis one time when we were discussing it, and I think it's very applicable. Some people can do it with country music or sad movies, for me - it's chainsawing people in half with the Lancer
