Did you ever get the "brain feels weird, like the waves are a different shape" after a long deep dive in a game? Only games and books do it to me, books being a less janky, more smooth but definitely different sensation.

God please say yes it's not only me right? what's up with my worm-meat?

[–] Vitaly@feddit.uk 1 points 1 hour ago

I don't underdtand, rephrase the feeling please

[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 37 points 1 day ago

Your brain is dopamine deprived, video games are designed to get our dumb monkey brains to squeeze out all the happy juice. Adderall floods your brain with dopamine so the video games just don't hit like they used to.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Videogames weren't a medication, they were just something you were drawn to.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Oh i absolutely use(d) games to calm my anxiety, "straighten out" my chaotic thoughts and silence the intrusive ideation.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 0 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It's like a soother, but it doesn't help the actual cause so not medication.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 16 hours ago