>Unemployed so have the time to play games>Have several games that I want to play>They are installed on my computer and just a mouse click away>Whenever I go to play them I immediately lose the motivation to actually start them>Instead of starting them I just watch Youtube videos about other people playing or talking about gamesWhat the fuck is wrong with me?
>>738586371Force yourself. Usually it's the initial hurdle that's the hardest to get ove.r
You have no meaning in your life and you don't find it in video games. Sorry but you're going to have to find something else, or just waste away forever.
>>738586371Your body is burned out and used up.Typical of the elderly.Only slower paced things will entertain you now.
>>738586371impossible to enjoy games with the worry of no employment and no housing looming over youSorry!
Watch a video in the background whilst playing a game.
>>738586371I have the opposite problem where I can't bring myself to launch a game but when I do I lose hours having fun
>>738586371>Have several games that I want to play>They are installed on my computer and just a mouse click away>Whenever I go to play them I immediately lose the motivation to actually start them>Instead of starting them I just watch Youtube videos about other people playing or talking about gamesLiterally me but I'm employed. We're just old chuds full of regret.
>>738586371I've actually been playing way more games since dropping out of college (haven't found a job yet).
>>738586426Which game should I force myself to play first?>FE Fates>Morrowind>Assassin's Creed>Dragon's Dogma 2>Drakengard>Forbidden Memories>Parasite Eve>Radiata Stories>>738586596>>738586903B-but I'm not even that old........>>738586769The only game I've been able to boot up consistently has been Marathon, but I've done all the contracts, filled out most of the codex and killed the Compiler so I don't really have much reason to play at this point until season reset.
>>738586371It's actually harder for me to play when I'm unemployed cause I have bills to pay and I keep thinking I need a job. The only way I got over it was either having job or spending 5-8 hours a day applying for jobs or learning whatever you need for your dream job and then play at night
>>738586513>You have no meaning in your lifeI don't think you know what it means
>>738587208MorrowindJust make sure to look up a guide on character creation otherwise you are good to go
>>738586371constantly having to learn new game mechanics is annoying. thats the biggest hurdle to playing. if you dont feel like doing that just one forever game and play that
>>738586513Just put the fries in the bag
>>738587395Character creation isn't that complex. However:>stamina is important for hit chance, probably well known by now>weapon damage ranges aren't random, they depend on how much you wind up your attack. A sword that does 1-50 damage will always do 50 damage if you fully wind up your attack>install the expansion delay mod
>>738586371Depression or ADHDStarting a task that the brain anticipates will require any amount of effort involved activating a certain level of focus and doing that means breaking a dopamine barrier. People think dopamine is a pleasure chemical - it's not. It's a priming chemical that activates focus and essentially tells the brain "this activity will be rewarding, get to it."In depression, among other issues, the brain tends to be very low on endogenous dopamine which is why depressed people can't seem to find motivation. Without abundant dopamine the brain doesn't see any task as worth doing.In ADHD the dopamine threshold for focus is insanely high, which makes it extremely hard for patients to begin or change tasks and also results in "hyperfocus" where the brain zooms in hard on the task at hand to the exclusion of all else.Either way the short-term fix is as simple as some strong coffee, but a long-term fix is tougher.
>>738586371>>738586756>>738587208You don't look like that
Maybe you just don't really like games? When I play games I have to peel myself away from the computer, I forget to do things like eating. Like all you did was list a wall of rpg garbage, of course it's boring, those aren't even real video games. Like what did you even want this thread to be? I don't want to hear about you playing boring games you don't even really like. Just don't post lol and go do something else.
>>738589983doomer retard, it's almost certainly Depression or ADHD >>738587921
>>738591012I was diagnosed with adhd like 20 years ago and don't take anything for it and I play games just fine. Playing batrider right now and I can sit down and play it for like 6 hours straight no sweat. Depression is not video games, if you're so depressed stop making threads and go download grindr. This is not my problem. Let your new sugar daddy take care of it.
>>738587921disturbingly factual take on adhdWhat weirds me out is that it feels like it has gotten way worse over the years. I'm 32 and can barely enjoy games anymore unless it's mmos where I'm being social.
>>738591253>I can do something with ADHD that some people can't, therefore, it's not ADHDmidwit retard take
>>738591283>I don't enjoy doing things I don't find interesting, this is truly a curseShut the computer and phone off and stare at your wall for 5 minutes. Your tune will change real quick.
>>738591435>You're depressed, you have adhd>play these super boring games that are 95% padding with nothing to hyperfocus on>Yeah they're boring to play, I guess we're all mentally crippled and helplessBehead yourself, faggot
>>738586371You are not an anime girl
>>738586371Turn to drugs
>>738591518>everyone is the same personI didn't recommend any game or game type, and that wasn't the OP either, take your fucking meds
>>738586371Play 30 mins only daily slowly it will start feeling easy again
>>738586371Get a part time job
>>738587921Literally all studies on ADHD cite video games as an exception to the rule and talk about how people with even severe ADHD will focus on games for hours at a time with ease.
>>738591878ok, can you cite a single one?
>>738591253>I was diagnosed with adhd like 20 years ago and don't take anything for it and I play games just fineOk? Do you think you're saying something here because you're not.>I can hyperfocus on my fixation for 6 hours!Yes, that's typical ADHD behavior. You're still not saying anything. Symptoms present radically differently for everyone and clearly OP doesn't have a game that starts hyperfocus.>Depression isn't video gamesCool story dipshit.>>738591878They don't cite them as "exceptions" you fucking idiot, games can be highly stimulating/rewarding activities which means in some cases they're able to break that increased dopamine barrier and cause hyper-focus.You people can't fucking read.
I work 50 hours a week and I only have 90 minutes of free time a day before I start involuntarily falling asleep.I hate you NEETs and I would wring your necks if I could. I wish I could fucking sit home and play vidya and watch movies and shit.
>>738591935NTA buthttps://texaspsychiatrygroup.com/blog/adhd-and-gaming-addiction/Looks like adhd not only doesn't make gaming more difficult, but also makes it more likely a person will play games competitively or for score. Which makes sense since OP said he was only interested in playing marathon.So the solution is not to play boring story games, it's to find healthier dopamine mills than bungie loot box farms.
>>738592114I wish I had a McJobbie so I could buy full priced games without feeling horrible even if its to play 1hr per day.
>>738592114So stop being a modern day slave instead of being jealous of other people? Swear you retards don't deserve human rights
>>738592149>texas group blog post anon frantically googled and didn't read that doesn't say what he thinks it doeshilarious.
>>738592371>I got btfo so I'm gunna pretend to be retarded now
>>738591878>>738591935not me>>738592149Nobody said ADHD "makes gaming more difficult" you fucking stooge. I described the basic mechanism by which ADHD makes starting ANYTHING more difficult. The dopamine release for an anticipated activity differs from person to person and activity to activity, with a general pattern of gaming being more stimulating and thus providing more dopamine than random shit like chores.You're not only failing to understand what I said and how ADHD works, you're also completely ignoring the fact that watching a youtube video requires vastly less dopamine to begin than starting up a game.You're being very stupid for no reason.
>>738592278Grow up.
>>738591878Classic ADHD, enjoy being BTFO.
>>738592602I despise AI and hate your for using it but in this case the slop machine is correct.
>>738591283As you age the natural levels of dopamine produced by your body decline.
>>738592640I used jeetgpt because who the fuck has access to random pubmed articles that succinctly articulate a point like this? It's the exact use case for AI.
hifooba
>>738586371>just turned 30>unemployed>want to work >apply for jobs>cant get the jobs i actually want>cant get other jobs eitheri just got contacted to work as a janitor in a restaurant for 17 dollars an hour and i have no choice but to take it fuck i hate my life.
>>738594012Maybe don't be unemployed until 30 next life retard
>>738594093what do you think ive been doing the whole time? ive been working other jobs that were also shit and also paid low. i have a degree but that hasnt helped.
>>738586371>What the fuck is wrong with me?Are you me?Except for the unemployed part.
>>738589503OP does look like that and I know from very up-close and personal experience.
>>738594136>>738594093>>738594012>graduate with CS degree>get job in tech startup>spend years on very specific proprietary work>LLM's annihilate my entire field>there are a thousand 22 year olds willing to work for a pat on the back and a smile for every tech support or networking jobHiring is shit everywhere. EVERYWHERE.
>>738594231it sucks so much bro.
Your mind and body rejects wasting time. Its that simple. The reason you are okay with watching it because its passive engagement and you think about it as relaxing time.
>>738594334slave mentality
>>738594012Try low end security jobs. Watch anime or play low end games on laptop.>>738594231Same didn't even get a first tech job. CS degree was a scam.
>>738592549>continue to suck corpo cocks after decades of betrayal, dead end positions, and low wages that do not keep up with inflation>OMG how is my life an endless nightmare of slavery for substance wagesThey have even convinced you unions and fair pay are communism, you are a slave forever in mind and soul. Enjoy being "grown up."
>>738586371phone ruined your brain and now you're a retard.
>>738595691>Try low end security jobs.idk where you live but where i live those jobs require having a security certification/license which costs money to get. i dont have enough money to get it
>>738592924Looking for a trusted source that you can rely on is the exact opposite of a use case for AI. If it didn't hallucinate or give you random bullshit some of the time then I'd agree with you, but that's obviously not the case. It's convenient and free which is nice but the hallucination and giving you random bullshit problem disqualifies it from this sort of thing.>but but but it doesn't do it all the time-it does it enough that you can't rely on it without already having the pubmed subscription so it's honestly useless outside of spitting a random study name at people you don't think will double-check you.
>>738586371stop being depressedhave you tried being happy retard?
>>738586513I can't waste all day in the drive thru champ.
I usually just do some house chores or cleaning when I don't have any motivation to play vidyaI'm neet and live with my parents so most of that falls to me anyway
>>738586371you know that youre a loser and dont deserve to enjoy things. when you have worked for things and lived a full and varied life, you will value gaming so much more. The most devout gamers I know are all older millennials and Gen Xers with wives and kids and fulltime careers, but these guys all make time for gaming. They may not have as much time as you, but these guys actually care about gaming and fucking love it when they get time to dig in. Fix yourself. Then play games.
>>738594334Watching other people play games is no different from watching another man fuck your wife, or watching some hung chad/tyrone demolish the type of woman you're attracted to. You know internally that you are a beta, know you cant actually beat video games the same way you cant actually make a woman's pussy cum. And so you watch real men play games and watch real men fuck pussy like you cant.
>>738597646>random cuck fetish post out of nowhereWeird projection
>>738598107i dont sit down and watch other people play video games because I'd rather fuck my wife myself.
It's like my brain is permanently stuck in observer mode and I can't even muster up the agency required to play a shitty video game with nothing on the line. And yeah, I can watch other people play for hours, but I can't be arsed to do it.
>>738599054wow lust AND egotism? you're so based
>>738586371ADHD
>>738599873Gen X and boomer chads are based. The streamer phenomenon is incomprehensibly gay to them, and they lived through the AIDS crisis. Unlike Gen Z sitting in the cuck chair watching some millionnaire streamer yelling "DO YOU SEE THIS CHAT?" playing the latest Resident Evil game that zoomers are too poor to buy.
>>738599809I'm sure you watch women fucked for hours by real men too.
>>738586371
>>738600257Yeah, I watch your mom get gangbanged by black men. Is that what you want to hear you perverted cunt?
>>738587498You'd think that people love to engage with different types of problem solving
>>738600363zoomoid, my mother died ages ago. And she may have fucked my alcoholic stepfather who regularly beat me, but at least she didnt fuck no niggers.
>>738586756This kind of behavior is what causes people to be unable to enjoy things Soon you'll need weed, porn, music, video games, and a documentary just to feel mildly entertained if you keep acting like that
>Sunday>was supposed to sign up for tabletop session for first time ever>didn't>"well, shit. Gonna do something else">didn't do art >didn't play games >or reading any books I got>just browsed this God-forsaken website, masturbated and listened to music>in the afternoon manage to force myself to go bicycling>with music in earbud>didn't talk to any other cyclists, most of them are couples, families or kids anyway>come back>feel like barely did anything good todayInitializing shit that wasn't baked into my very being through years since childhood is incredibly difficult.>inb4 just hide the computerIt won't work, at some point I need to use the computer for something and then the automatic actions kick in. When meds worked, it was much easier to just get up and do something else, there wasn't so much of internal resistance.
>>738592149>but also makes it more likely a person will play games competitively or for score.Despite finding sandbox games alluring, I often end up optimizing the fun away from it
>>738599809please be my wife
>>738600657for me it's smoking weed and then playing Guilty Gear on PC while watching baseball on my phone perched next to the monitor.
>it's ADHD bro!!okay? so what now? is there a non-amphetamine solution to this shit? give a step by step on how to powerup the dopamine required to play the game or whatever.
>>738600831just get some medsno reason to suffer needlessly
>>738600831>is there a non-amphetamine solution to this shit?Get the fucking meds. Titration will take a while. >but I said th-Nothing else really works. You will have a boost if productivity for a week or two when you start a new livehack, but that's literally just dopamine from trying new stuff.People used to cope with alcohol, nicotine and still-legal drugs.
>>738587095Same, I'm playing old stuff and romhacks almost everytime I come back from work
>>738600310the irony of using that show
>>738600823>MILKO
>>738586371>I just watch Youtube videos about other people playing or talking about gamesZoom zoom.I also bet you haven't actually watched anime for weeks/months.
