So…I’m a gamer. We won’t get into what this means to me or anything like that in this post, instead lets talk about why I find figuring out how to make mods work on an older game helpful.
I love to download and sort mods, I’ve made a random hobby of it. Though I am still fairly new to this pastime, I’ve become adept as I’ve done more research and made my own mistakes.
Trying to get a game just the way you want is time consuming and there are many, many mistakes which are made. Some leading to multiple restarts and others to uninstalling the entire game as well as the 85 mods I’ve painstakingly chosen and arranged.
How could this possibly be good for anyone’s mental health?!
I’ve found its given me a bit of a purpose as well as a sense of control. With covid, fires, and all the shit in the US as well as health problems, there is a fuck ton of crap going on. Its enough to trigger my depression, anxiety and PTSD all at the same time and lead to weeks of my own personal hell.
When I am able to refocus my energy on something I can control such as modding Skyrim and figuring out the nuances on how to make things work, I began to feel better. It allows my brain to focus on something outside of the tragedy and hardships.
At the same time it helps me work on my problem solving skills. Instead of just getting angry, I can step back and approach the problem with curiosity. Why didn’t it work? Did I miss something? Or did I read something wrong?
I’d love to type out more about this, but I’m incredibly tired and don’t want too anymore.
Oh! That’s another thing which helps, I can easily stop when I become too frustrated and find myself asking myself: Am I too tired? Do I need to eat? Do I need to step away and socialize? Is it time for me to switch to something else?
That’s all for this post! Happy gaming!
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