How to Not Rage at Video Games
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A lot of people have this uncontrollable rage sometimes when they lose in a video game. I made this guide to kind of help with that, as someone who has dealt with it before
The Cause of Gamer Rage:
Gamer rage is often caused by consciously or subconsciously associating your overall self-worth as a person with your success at the game(s) you play. It can be triggered when you lose, when a game is perceived to be unfair (something about a specific strategy, teammates, etc.), or when any type of progress is lost.
How to Stop Raging At The Final Call of FortCraft Souls:
The main way to do it, while still caring about the game, is to change your mindset on losing. Instead of aiming to win, aim to get better at the games you play. Losing with effort (like while actually trying to win) results in getting better at the game faster than if you had won. With this in mind, try to think of losing as something overall beneficial than a bad thing. Like Sisyphus and the stone type shit
You can also take it less seriously, most "ranked" games are just casual esports and don't actually reward you with anything than a really cool number or rank. In casual, there's even more of an excuse to not take it seriously since it's casual. While playing a video game, your main goal is to ultimately have fun. Trying as hard as possible to be good at the game you play should also be part of that fun, I also like getting better at games and trying super hard to win because its fun. Actual esports is a whole other thing though.
Quitting the Game When It Sucks Αss:
Sometimes, the game itself is the problem is just really bad or just not your thing. Bad moderation, bad game design, personal preference, etc., can trigger rage. Instead of responding to it with rage, while its ok to be a little irritated/angered by it, you should just stop playing the game. At this point, when the game itself isn't fun and the main goal is to have fun, you should begin to play it less or not at all. Try not to become too frustrated when a game is like this, there are many other great games you can play instead.
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I used to rage at games so hard like two years ago lmao. I was fully aware of why (self-worth, etc.) but it didnt really change anything until I actually changed my mindset towards losing, which now lowkey helps me in life too.
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i wish rage/"crashouts" were less normalized, it's just unhinged behavior
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I used to rage at games so hard like two years ago lmao. I was fully aware of why (self-worth, etc.) but it didnt really change anything until I actually changed my mindset towards losing, which now lowkey helps me in life too.
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@UnpaidIntern what was this even about this is literally not useful
@Shelleyy the title literally says raging at video games lmao
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A lot of people have this uncontrollable rage sometimes when they lose in a video game. I made this guide to kind of help with that, as someone who has dealt with it before
The Cause of Gamer Rage:
Gamer rage is often caused by consciously or subconsciously associating your overall self-worth as a person with your success at the game(s) you play. It can be triggered when you lose, when a game is perceived to be unfair (something about a specific strategy, teammates, etc.), or when any type of progress is lost.
How to Stop Raging At The Final Call of FortCraft Souls:
The main way to do it, while still caring about the game, is to change your mindset on losing. Instead of aiming to win, aim to get better at the games you play. Losing with effort (like while actually trying to win) results in getting better at the game faster than if you had won. With this in mind, try to think of losing as something overall beneficial than a bad thing. Like Sisyphus and the stone type shit
You can also take it less seriously, most "ranked" games are just casual esports and don't actually reward you with anything than a really cool number or rank. In casual, there's even more of an excuse to not take it seriously since it's casual. While playing a video game, your main goal is to ultimately have fun. Trying as hard as possible to be good at the game you play should also be part of that fun, I also like getting better at games and trying super hard to win because its fun. Actual esports is a whole other thing though.
Quitting the Game When It Sucks Αss:
Sometimes, the game itself is the problem is just really bad or just not your thing. Bad moderation, bad game design, personal preference, etc., can trigger rage. Instead of responding to it with rage, while its ok to be a little irritated/angered by it, you should just stop playing the game. At this point, when the game itself isn't fun and the main goal is to have fun, you should begin to play it less or not at all. Try not to become too frustrated when a game is like this, there are many other great games you can play instead.
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@UnpaidIntern I lowk rage at minesweeper I should read ts but I'm prob not gonna
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Deltarune tomorrow
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Bisexual 💙💜🩷 shrek geetar I ♥ Nirvana Arctic Monkeys♥ MCRMY green day ♥ Red Hot Chilli Peppers smashing pumpkins rat in a cage But 20$ is 20$ Gonna Shit This Down And he was a fairy #friendshit 🍮𝓅𝓊𝒹𝒹𝒾𝓃🥄 ˚₊‧ sweetpuddin ppl Tarmac fw<3 Fry Guys!! #joypilled #fuckmybakalife Guitar peeps ♬⋆.˚ song of the day@UnpaidIntern I got blown up and I got a bit angry
Woah it's that guy (‘◉⌓◉’)
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@UnpaidIntern I got blown up and I got a bit angry
did you blow up your computer or something lmao
Deltarune tomorrow
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did you blow up your computer or something lmao
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@UnpaidIntern I lowk rage at minesweeper I should read ts but I'm prob not gonna
@thatguy valid, i got far once... then i lost...
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