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Originally Posted by Raj
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For whatever reason, i always feel opposite in P99 or most MMOs when I play them. I feel I increasingly get more seperated or isolated from RL communities or friendships and the lack of real faces or reality elements in an MMO make me feel more alone and sometimes hollow bordering on depression.
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This is well documented, with lots of news pieces and some studies on depression and MMO's, everquest specifically since it was the first one to have cultural impact.
There are lots of reasons. Having a bunch of satisfying (endorphin producing) tasks to accomplish in the game diminishes the value of the unsatisfying tasks like doing laundry, dishes, cooling meals. Those regular life tasks can also be endorphin producing but as you play the game your progress in the game is more interesting than your sustaining regular life inside the confines of your home, and as you mentioned your real life community and interactions decrease over time as you put more of yourself into the game.
Thats why there is always a lot of unhealthy people playing these games. It's a tough thing, to like these games but to manage real world responsibilities and health at the same time.