95% of the time i play games i play with friends, otherwise i just watch youtube. Can anyone maybe help me? (i know this is little to work of off but i dont know what to say)

  • Björn@swg-empire.de
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    4 hours ago

    Sometimes I have some YouTube videos running on a second screen while playing. And for story moments I just pause them.

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      3 hours ago

      yeah sure, but that just feels so sloppy to do and probably fries my brain to a crisp 😭

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        2 hours ago

        It’s fried already either way. Might as well enjoy it.

        Make it music so that it feels “correct”.

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          2 hours ago

          theres still hope twin, if you, for example (not saying that you or me should do this, its just for demonstrational purposes): if you quit youtube and stuff entirely and dont go back, it will most definitely improve your overall mental state and such. keep going at it 🥹❤️‍🩹

          edit: im not saying that you need to quit, just try to minimize the stimulation. to start off, maybe try playing games without a youtube video playing or atleast switch it out for music, and try to watch less stimulating videos like mrbreast (extreme example) and more like some dude talking about a game for 30 minutes (kinda extreme too)

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    5 hours ago

    Nothing wrong with preferring multiplayer games. If your problem is that there are single player games that you really want to enjoy but can’t concentrate on for very long then perhaps you should look into attention deficit treatments.

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      5 hours ago

      its almost exactly the second one, i really really want to play my singleplayer games and i know they’re fun and i do enjoy them, but i just can’t really get into it or even start at all. maybe i need to watch less youtube

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        5 hours ago

        Sometimes just going for a 15 minute walk can help a bunch. Thinking about something you want to do without digital distractions can make it a lot easier to get into when you get back.

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          4 hours ago

          ooo thats true, maybe ill try something like that, also my backlog is huge and i have too many consoles (im not tryna flex this is for info)