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I got an mental burnout and crippling depression from playing Leauge of Legends.

TaigaYuuki·9/30/2019, 12:04:53 AM·2 votes·1,687 views

First of all.. Im writing this from an Smurf account cause i dont want to get blamed from RiotGames or the playerbase cause of that discussion. Im an normaly good player who is in an good state of mental health and everything in my life goes 50/50 good, so i dont usually flame other m8s after i got an ban after a long time ago back in 2015. I playd the last 2 Seasons in D3-D2 and now im down to P4 hardstucking.

Anyways, it all started months ago after i got that hardest losing streak of my life. In an total of 120 Games +- i lost about 85-90 Games without 2 wins in a row. So many things happend at the same time, not only that i lost a bunch of lp, the communty is depressing af in 98% of all games and that started to bringing me down in my head, but i cant stop to play. You know that? this "you cant stop after an win" thing..

After i did an break for about 2 weeks, i started to feel very "empty" and "lonely" if that makes any sense. so there was the point where my burnout started, cause i dont wana play this game anymore but i cant stop playing it cause im very addicted and i cant help myself.

normaly i would write more but im done right now so i will continue this story in near future maybe.

7 Comments

CharDeeMcDenniz9/30/2019, 12:06:20 AM4 votes

you should consider seeking professional help

mack91129/30/2019, 12:37:14 AM2 votes

Your just being dramatic chill out dude.

Step back recognize this is just a video game and your life is far larger than whatever size screen you are reading this from.

BitterFeetFungus9/30/2019, 12:38:07 AM1 votes

that's so cool so rad

Schizo Skarner9/30/2019, 1:54:48 AM1 votes

I can completely understand that. This game has caused me crippling anxiety and mental burnout as well. The constant flame you receive every single game, but not being able to say anything back to defend yourself otherwise you'll be banned. This game is a cess-pool of toxicity and anxiety. I'd suggest a different game, that's what I did and my mental health improved drastically. Riot does not care about their fan base. They just want you to buy that next 10 dollar skin.

G0blinSlay3r9/30/2019, 3:19:50 AM1 votes

I know exactly how u felt.

ΛrπζrιΠ9/30/2019, 6:42:42 PM1 votes

Get a life and you probably see video games for what they are: a fun waste of time.

fatherdarius9/30/2019, 7:23:50 PM1 votes

Persisting in a behavior despite that behavior leading to negative consequences in one's life sounds like classic addiction. Doesn't matter whether it's gambling, alcohol, drugs, sex, video games, food, etc.

If what you're doing isn't good for you but you're compelled to do it anyway, it might be time to seek professional help. Don't let addictions control you. Be the master of your fate and captain of your soul.