Have you ever been addicted to playing the Sims and if yes, how did you deal with that?Yes, both ts2 and ts3, but my addiction only ever lasted for a couple of weeks. In both cases it was a new shinny game that I would play until the early hours of the morning.
I never got angry or had panic attacks when I had to go and deal with real life.
I played rather than sleeping, but when I went to bed, I would sleep.
After a couple of weeks, the new-ness wore off, and I'd play a little less, I'd be more likely to pause the game, and go and do other things.
"Simmivie;d-983294" wrote:
I am very afraid a lot of other simmers are gonna end up in the same situation like me, because everyone is able to play a lot during the lockdowns and during the pandemic in general.
Excessive playing during lockdowns is a great idea.
Personally, I didn't play during the lockdown we had here, I was too agitated to focus on anything. I went outside and dug a garden bed instead, and communed with my neighbours cats.
You gonna get out of the lockdown, start going back to the "real" world and suddenly you forgot how to socialize and everything is gonna scare you.
That shouldn't happen, because while playing, you're mentally socialising. Not playing is more likely to cause you to forget how to socialise. I've come out of lockdown more able to talk to cats, than people. :/
It's a shame this can happen. The Sims is an amazing game who has helped a lot of us through our mental issues, but we need to remember to play it safe. I have been playing the game for 15+ years and I never ever have experienced this before. All of this happened because of the lockdown I have been in so I really want to warn you and ask you to take good care of yourself! And if you experienced this before or if you are experiencing it now, please let me know your how to deal with this situation.
The sims is a great tool for escape, just ask anyone who has chronic health problems that keep them at home a lot. When my health has been poor, I've lived vicariously through my sims, I've played at having a social life when I've not been able to have a real one.
The lockdowns are teaching healthy people what it's like to be housebound with a chronic health problem. You can't go out and socialise, you're stuck at home with limited things to do. The sims can ease some of the negative mental health issues that come with spending so much time alone. There's nothing wrong with playing for 5 or so hours per day, when you can't go anywhere, and can't socialise with real people.
Unlike real people, you can just pause your sims, and go and take care of other things, without offending them. Pause the game, go wash some dishes, or comb your hair. Play in 20 minute bursts, then go do something else for 20 minutes (just not what I do... I go and argue with people on facebook, for an hour or so, before resuming play)
