Has the sims comfort you in away ?

Not really a "comfort", but more of a "I don't want my happiness to end, so I will make my own universe." lol
I tend to base my sims off characters in books/shows/etc. that I've really enjoyed, but have since come to an end. This way, I can kind of continue their stories and continue to enjoy their universe. :)

"simmerorigin;c-18202374" wrote:
No, I don't use the Sims as a substitute for IRL human connection or emotional support.

The Sims is like any other diversion + enthusiast hobby.

Pretty sure the OP did not use the word comfort to mean "surrogate for all human contact" but that's ok if you wanted to assure everyone that you don't use it in an unhealthy way.

A lot of people have found it therapeutic in addition to fun.

Many hobbies are therapeutic as well as fun.

"ignominiusrex;c-18203145" wrote:

"simmerorigin;c-18202374" wrote:
No, I don't use the Sims as a substitute for IRL human connection or emotional support.

The Sims is like any other diversion + enthusiast hobby.

Pretty sure the OP did not use the word comfort to mean "surrogate for all human contact" but that's ok if you wanted to assure everyone that you don't use it in an unhealthy way.

A lot of people have found it therapeutic in addition to fun.

Many hobbies are therapeutic as well as fun.

Thank you, I better understand OP's intention now.

Also for future reference in case anyone is interested about the differences in human lives and experiences, some people can choose to limit human contact for various reasons. Does that mean it's unhealthy or makes the person unhappy? Well that depends on the individual, however for me personally I being of the personality type where I attract certain negative personality types who deem me as "weak" or an "easy target" to take advantage of, manipulate, verbally abuse and so on is why my preferred lifestyle is being a loner. Not to mention I enjoy my own company anyway.

Life experiences have taught me that a lot of people lack empathy, sympathy, good will, authenticity, respect, communication skills, maturity, etc. A lot of people are quick to judge others while never looking within their own selves. Obviously this isn't everyone or everyone that I met. But some of the deciding factors of why I don't seek human connection on a deep level. However if I come across someone I'm compatible with, sure I'll spend time to get to know them which happened a few times in my life thus far but either I moved away, they moved away or we both lived in different places, lol. Everyone will have their own experiences whether good or bad and reason(s) for why they choose how they live.

I'm not afraid of being alone (though I'm never alone spiritually speaking) and I embrace it. I'm happy, at peace and I'm not lonely because I'd rather be alone than unhappy with frenemies and toxic family members.

"And here I go again on my own
Goin' down the only road I've ever known
Like a drifter I was born to walk alone"

Back in my Sims2 days, I went through a horrific two and a half year period wherein after my Dad passed away, I lost another person from my circle about every six weeks to two months. Lost about 16 people, in all, including having to put my dog down during this time. Sims was a life-saver, if you will. A moment to escape the grief, if only for a little while. When Spock died of old age in my game, I learned a harsh reality. You can't plead with Grimmie to bring them back when they die of old age. I cried about as much as his wife and children did. I deleted that game save.

So, yes, having this game to play during bad times is in its own way therapeutic. I do suppose this fostered my need to restart when things go horribly wrong. At least I have some control.

my answer is yes since my light autism syndrom diagnoses do not remember the exact year + the pandemic it help me relax

Sims keeps me busy when I am bored.
Also I have autism; hence why I was suggesting VR for the sims, because it would be immersive + I can do things on it that I can't do IRL.
(I'm not talking about those sus mods btw) >.>

like I want to Roleplay in VR and the sims would be perfect with that if one has the right content since I do reincarnation challenge; I will be able to live the lives of many sims, kinda like how we are IRL. except IRL it takes forever to live a life and it's a bit more complicated. In the sims the lives aren't as long and I get more fun out of em, I've did like over 20 sim lifetimes already and had sum fun stuff go on in em. So yea, that is why I want to play sims in VR.

Edit: yes I want to play in a life sim in VR, but there is no life sim game for it. D:
Moar edit: like being able to RP a cop, or a thug, or a lumber jack or a doctor, a fire fighter, etc... then one day your walking around in the virtual city and some thugs pop out of no where and murder ya and your character gets deleted, then you start a new game and end up being a baby again and have to go through the steps to reaching adulthood. lol

I'm a fan of RP so yea, VR RP would be immersive and fun as fluff! (Xenoblade chronicles style of cursing, gota love censorship)

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Yes - I struggled a lot with my mental health when I was in University. I lived far out of town in a horrible, cold apartment and every day I would wake up in absolute misery, wishing I was anywhere else, unable to cope with the realities of my new 'adult' life. Eventually it got so bad that I started having panic attacks every time I had to think about leaving the house.

Before that, sims was just something I played for fun, but during that time I got absolutely immersed. It was a way for me to escape my reality & live a different life that wasn't so miserable. I absolutely loved it, I made sims that had lives so different from mine that you couldn't even compare them, and even though my laptop broke the year I finished college and I lost all of those saves, I still think about those sims and the stories I invented of their complex lives. It sounds kind of silly, I'm sure, but they became really real in my head for that period.

I played Sims 1 years ago. I purchased and installed Sims 4 at the beginning of the pandemic, but my computer could not handle it. I was SOOOO stressed out with finals in December that I was having panic attacks. I decided to try Sims 4 on my new computer and every time I had a panic attack, I let myself play for an hour. I am still having panic attacks even though classes are over, and I am letting myself take this break with the Sims. I especially like the Moonwood Mills world!