Can FF games help reduce stress?

[lloyd0304]

Playing final fantasy can definitely make a certain person being addict with it but then as human, We have different nature of life as other can reduce their stress by playing this and some others aren't. In my opinion, it helps to reduce the stress because i have experienced it by myself whenever i have stress, i will find a thing that can help to get rid with it but then i tried to play this game and definitely my stress reduces as i play this game for a few minutes.

 

[kimberleemolon]

I think playing your favorite games like FF is a very good thing for you, since this games have a very good graphics and very good game play. You also need to a combo. Playing of this can past time and reduce your stress if this is your comfort zone or game. You have to do what you really enjoy to not ruin your mood. I really want FF because of its high graphics and strategic gameplay.

 

[chikatilo]

Final Fantasy can help you unwind and get your mind off the everyday trouble - in that sense it can help relieve stress to a certain extent.

However it's game in which there a battles, you fight with other characters/players, it's competition. Any form of fighting, even a video game one, can put you under stress by increasing the hormone cortisol. Cortisol keeps us in a "fight or flight" mode and if this goes for too long, we'll eventually feel tired and drained. I play FF when I'm calm and relaxed. The game increases my adrenaline, so if I've been under stress during the day, I avoid playing it.

 

[overcast1]

I think too much game-play of any type can't be good. And so for the same reason we have to consider that gaming has it's set of the issues. And we have to focus on where the stress can be reduced and can be doubled. I think we have to take things less serious ways. That's what I can tell you.

 

[klarence kay eviota]

Yes after a long day of work, Final Fantasy is a stress reliever. Especially when you have some problems, playing is a good way to reduce stress.

 

[jcc0130]

I think FF can in someway reduce stress, specially if the game makes you happy, and excited. Form some people games makes their body relax, they feel free from the outside world of stress.

 

[overcast1]

Not sure how people think it will. Because games are tend to make people have blood pressure increase. And it can be really harder to focus on not so stressful things. So gaming does not reduce stress all the time though.

 

[Jasmine13996]

Yes definitely, some people can help reduce their stress by simply playing some FF games. We have to remember that everyone copes differently with stress and have their own way to relieve it. While most turn to hobbies, drugs, sleep, or therapy to relieve their stress, some simply can turn to a game to relax a little. It won't be everyone's mechanism to relieve stress but for others it works well.

 

[chikatilo]

Not sure how people think it will. Because games are tend to make people have blood pressure increase. And it can be really harder to focus on not so stressful things. So gaming does not reduce stress all the time though.

You're right about games increasing blood pressure and the stress hormone cortisol. I agree with you that a game like Final Fantasy, in which there is fighting, will increase stress on the mind and body. However, I think that the people who say FF relieves stress mean that it just helps them get off their mind of the everyday trouble by doing something they enjoy and find pleasurable. Maybe these players don't realize that too much video gaming puts you under stress and makes you feel tired until they're already groggy.

 

[overcast1]

I have found out that too much exposure to the computer graphics makes some nausea. And for that reason alone we end up having more issues both mentally and physically. So we learn from our efforts. And that seems to be the case in there. I am not sure how that would be there as well.