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How to deal with Anxiety when Gaming
How do you understand that you have an anxiety when gaming?
1. When you have excessive worry or fear about in-game events or situations.
For example, you might have those thoughts:
- What will my team think of me if I don’t do well?
- What will everyone think of me if I die a lot and have bad stats?
- What if I will get bad teammates?
- I might fail when I'm going to try to play this role/ character.
- I’m afraid when someone is going to flank, I won’t be able to hit my shots.
2. When you have difficulty concentrating or focusing.
For example, you might experience this:
- Can’t think clearly, and feel dizzy.
- Have too many thoughts.
- Can’t focus on a specific goal while gaming.
3. Muscle tension.
For example, you might be tensing up under pressure (when enemies are actively shooting you) or tensing up in general.
4. Avoidance of certain situations or activities.
For example, you might be afraid to:
- Take duels with enemies.
- Play ranked.
- Lose your rank.