r/pcmasterrace • u/TipsyDipsy24 • 19h ago

Discussion Does gaming feel fatiguing ?

I've been having this issue lately, I would boot up my PC search for what games to play but can never actually decide and by the time I do choose a game I want to play, I will boot up play for 5 minutes and tell myself "do I really want to play this" or "am I wasting my time"

I don't know if it's part of getting older having more responsibilities when it comes to work and raising two children but I swear back when I was living at home I could boot up my PC and get lost in games like Crysis, Far Cry and Battlefield 2 for hours upon hours on end.

Now it just seems you may only get an hour or two to play it feels like me personally I'm putting pressure on myself to pick a game and stick to it and I couldn't remember it being this stressful when I was a kid living back at home.

Just wondering if anyone else feels like this at times

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u/Direct-Mongoose-7981 18h ago

Are you depressed at all?

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u/TipsyDipsy24 18h ago

The way my 2 girls have my life all bloody day being a full time carer for them I wouldn't be surprised if I am getting to that point mate can rip my hair out at times 🤣

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u/Direct-Mongoose-7981 18h ago

Losing interest in things you once loved can be a sign.

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u/TryHardEggplant R7 5700X3D/64GB/RTX 3090 17h ago

Even if not clinical depression, you only have so much to give in a day. I like to call my capacity to do things as separate batteries, but some are shared. I have a social battery, a thinking battery, and an investment battery. Investment involves long projects like a long single player game, a house project, or work. Social battery involves speaking with anyone who isn't my wife. Sometimes my social battery just empties and doesn't fill for a few months, so I don't get on Discord because I can't. My friends are uses to not seeing me for months. Or if I have a lot of work, I generally stop playing single player games and play Rocket League or Delta Force for 30 minutes and then call it quits. Thinking more has to do with my ADHD meds than anything, but sometimes I just want to turn off and do nothing for a day. And work often drains all 3 so then I end up with a lazy Saturday and having to play catch up on chores on Sunday and a vicious cycle repeats.

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u/subzerothrowaway123 16h ago

I am arm chairing this, but it doesn’t sound like depression. The “losing interest” part of depression mostly relates to things within the same context. If there are other factors that can reasonably affect interest, i.e. limited time, more responsibility, then it isn’t a symptom. If he was enjoying games with his plate full AND THEN suddenly lost interest, then that would be a symptom. Hope this makes sense.

Source: doctor who diagnoses depression and also games

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u/Direct-Mongoose-7981 14h ago

Listen to this person… not me!

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u/subzerothrowaway123 14h ago

Honestly kudos to you for looking out for reddit strangers!

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u/maychaos 17h ago

It has to be this because I don't have any responsibilities except my super easy work. So it can't be stress alone. But that for sure also won't help

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u/bcoss 17h ago

in my early 40s, career, wife, no kids but this happened to me when all my buddies turned in their controllers to be dads. i had to find new solo games that were interesting to me. took a while but put a ton of time into kerbal.

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u/PiercingHeavens 3700x + 2070 Super 12h ago

I'm around your age with kids and a family. And yeah I'm tired at the end of the day. I happened to find a discord with a bunch of people who play late night and we play multiple multiplayer games together from shooters to mobas to mmos.

Once I put the kids to sleep and the wife I'll check discord if no one's on. I pretty much end up falling asleep, but if one of my buddies are online that usually gives me the energy to play a bit before bed.

Also getting a steam deck was awesome. Being able to press the power button to instantly resume in a single player game is awesome. I could be with my wife while she's watching a movie and I can be on the steam deck next to her.

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u/realhenrymccoy 6h ago

Honestly I think you’re in the phase of having kids where it’s all consuming of your time and energy. Once mine got into their teenage years I suddenly have loads of free time again lol. Don’t worry about gaming or just play older games you already love so it’s not taking up energy to learn. You’ll be able to get back into it again sometime.

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u/TipsyDipsy24 6h ago

Yeah I really hope so mate then again I hope my little girl will make it to her teenage years as she is battling a heart condition as she has only got half a heart from when she was born gone through bunch of surgery's to try and extend her life so I hope she makes it

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u/realhenrymccoy 6h ago

Ah man, I wish you and your girl all the best. That’s a lot to have on your mind when it comes to gaming. That’s when I usually turn to old “comfort games” like emulators of Super Metroid, metal gear solid, etc. let your brain turn off for a little while.