KinkyJohn makes a good point that deserves a bit of attention . . .
There's "sometimes I get really nervous when I sit down to play a competitive game" and then there's
"every day or nearly every day of my life, anxiety hits me about relatively mundane things to the extent where I have serious emotional swings, trouble coping with every day stressors, and even at the extreme, suicidal ideation"
One is unfortunate. One requires immediate attention by professionals. Take that shit seriously.
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KinkyJohn makes a good point that deserves a bit of attention . . .
There's "sometimes I get really nervous when I sit down to play a competitive game" and then there's
"every day or nearly every day of my life, anxiety hits me about relatively mundane things to the extent where I have serious emotional swings, trouble coping with every day stressors, and even at the extreme, suicidal ideation"
One is unfortunate. One requires immediate attention by professionals. Take that shit seriously.
I am just here to quote this because it deserves being highlighted, especially the last part. Anxiety disorders and any similar mental health problems are serious and need to be treated as such. Admitting that you have mental heath problems and seeking help is nothing to be ashamed of.
Yeah i've had it quite abit lately. Usually when I'm like 1 victory away from a checkpoint I start to get tense.
I got legend for the 1st time this month but the grind from diamond 5 > legend was brutal for my nerves, the closer I got the more anxious I became and any sort of loss streak just quickly saps all morale. Hopefully now that i've done it I can just enjoy it now.
I've only been at legend a couple of days but I do enjoy the fact that winning or losing doesn't really matter and I can just relax and enjoy the game
Really glad to see some of us opening up about this problem. I thought I was experiencing this when playing HS because I did have Panic attacks and anxiety in the past. It was hell for 6 months but I got my life back with just by working out, meditation, eating food that increases serotonin in your brain and stopping all the medications. So you can imagine how puzzled I was by the anxiety I had when playing HS (ranked). So knowing that I am not the only one kind of helps me. I reached Legend a few times and things improved but I still do have this feeling when I climb the ladder. Sometimes, I wish there was a button that can hide the my rank cause I really get nervous and anxious as you climb from D5 to D1. I know it's all in my head and I have not found the way to shake it off yet.
u're not the only one , and i play since beta. I'm having stocolm syndrom and anxiety with this game. Almost every update give me a ill that make me wanna puke out of stress or disgust. dunno what to do anymore, maybe are the visual effects, horrible metas, horrible changes, nerfs out of place and with this new core set and the waste of dust on classic cards along the years only make me more anxious to keep playing ranked. When i face a horrible deck i feel way more anxious due sometimes lose to these decks cause blizzard has an algorythm that keep u in check and make the bad players believe they buying streamers decks full with trash legendaries will get them to legend and most of time these decks win only by rng and it's very sad. Right now this spell mage otk freeze bs is ruining the game too.
It's definitely about perspective. It's just a game. Breathe. Remind yourself of that before each round if you must. Don't shift your focus from enjoying a game to keeping that win streak going. You will lose. Guaranteed. So what's the fuss?
I found that playing high performing decks from HS Replay is the worst. Not only do I want to perform well for myself but also at least as good as the indicated 60-70% average, or whatever. Double recipe for anxiety. So I make it a point to at the very least, tweak somebody else's formula. Or better, build a deck from scratch, use my brain and what I know of the game, the current meta and what I like playing. If it doesn't work, well, at least I had fun testing out and used cards, which would otherwise just sit there.
We make failure such a bad thing in the society and it's nothing more than an opportunity to learn. There are exceptions, of course, but in a game I'd say embrace the learning. Someone is defining the meta, finds new answers to threats etc. We can all be that someone you know?
I think you should start playing tournaments like Master Tour Qualifiers.. although your anxiety will reach its peak there, but your ranked games in the ladder will seem like an easy and relaxed warm-up =)
u're not the only one , and i play since beta. I'm having stocolm syndrom and anxiety with this game. Almost every update give me a ill that make me wanna puke out of stress or disgust. dunno what to do anymore, maybe are the visual effects, horrible metas, horrible changes, nerfs out of place and with this new core set and the waste of dust on classic cards along the years only make me more anxious to keep playing ranked. When i face a horrible deck i feel way more anxious due sometimes lose to these decks cause blizzard has an algorythm that keep u in check and make the bad players believe they buying streamers decks full with trash legendaries will get them to legend and most of time these decks win only by rng and it's very sad. Right now this spell mage otk freeze bs is ruining the game too.
Dude, I've been playing for a long time too, but almost immediately I realized the main thing - most you lose mainly because of your own mistakes/missplays/misscalculations.. Unlike everything else, you can always influence it and your success largely depends on how well you solve this issue. F*ck RNG, it's just a statistical discrepancy! =)
the rank is just a number - been saying this to myself as I get anxious too, what will an extra rank give me? One more pack which I can buy with gold anyway! think about the end result and this will help with anxiety. Is it worth getting anxious for just a number in blizzards database and a pack of five cards which you probably already have anyway? I guess not
Unless it's an actual mental illness (as some have described), you can get past it by moving through it.
Don't let yourself play casual for an entire month -- it's either ranked or you don't play at all. You'll eventually see that your rank doesn't matter, stars don't matter, winning and losing don't matter, and it's all the same game. You're here to have fun. No one else in the world cares about your rank, so why should you?
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Even though I hit legend multiple times. I still get ranked anxiety where I just can't hit the play button. I hate it but I just have to force myself to hit play. The fear of losing after having a big winning streak sucks. This is also because when you play decks like token druid. Either you draw the nuts or have nothing to play for 5 turns.
Before I hit Legend for the first time, every loss was a setback to reaching that goal. Which puts you a bit on edge.
Now I have hit Legend numerous times, often without consciously trying for it. So I don't care if I finish the month at Gold 7 or Legend, I don't care if I win 5 in a row or lose 5 in a row.
The only game that ever made me feel anything like this was world of tanks, and I'm certain it was because your win rate was always on display to other players. There's even sites where you can look up a break down of their overall stats ... I know many people who quit that game because of this. 'Better' players with higher stats would shame them in game for having a crappy win rate [anything below 48% is considered bad in WOT] It is one of the most obnoxious, elitist, try hard communities in gaming. The 'Hardcore' players constantly belittling and harrassing newer, less experienced or just plain bad players and forcing them out the game. The problem then is, all they are left with is other try hards, and someone has to be the less than 50% player eventually, so the cycle goes on -
I left the game because it wasn't worth stressing over. I had fun at start playing, didn't care about win rate or how many kills I got per game or how often i survived the battle until players started to berate me in the in-game chat, or on their atrocious forum where your win rate is also on display [image if your rank in HS was always on display? you'd possibly consider not posting for fear of ridicule!] I see people even berate players on here for hitting legend because they net-decked or used an 'OP' deck, like they didn't before changing to something else after try harding their way there! It's nothing near as bad as the shennanigans in world of tanks though to be fair
I say, if a game, any game, is stressing you out in any way, then drop it - just uninstall, it'll improve your mental health. Try other games, there's always something to suit, something that you will be relaxed and have actual fun with. I quit HS for almost 2 years, not because I was anxious playing it but because I got so bored and tired with it. I'm starting to feel that again ... if it weren't for BGs I'd just uninstall completely [side suggestion, get into Batlegrounds, you're still practically playing HS but it's a much more pleasant and laid back experience IMHO] I've dipped back into standard play but again I'm bored and irritated by it, same old spiel, a few try hard net decks shared by all, it's a matter of perserverance and nothing more to hit legend [currently at D5, swinging between there and D2, win 3, lose 4, win 2, lose 2 ... stalemate, I haven't the patience nor desire for that BS - it takes far too long for my liking, it took no time to get to D5 but then the game just gets frustrating, I'm meeting nothing but aggro Paladins, aggro Warrior and goddamn Priest! eurgh, they all seem to be bottlenecked at this point. [I'm playing different decks each time, don't stick to one only, maybe I should?]
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KinkyJohn makes a good point that deserves a bit of attention . . .
There's "sometimes I get really nervous when I sit down to play a competitive game" and then there's
"every day or nearly every day of my life, anxiety hits me about relatively mundane things to the extent where I have serious emotional swings, trouble coping with every day stressors, and even at the extreme, suicidal ideation"
One is unfortunate. One requires immediate attention by professionals. Take that shit seriously.
Helpful Clarification on Forbidden Topics for Hearthstone Forums:
Enjoying Americans winning in the Olympics is forbidden because it is political. A 14 plus page discussion of state-sponsored lawsuits against a multi-national corporation based on harassment, discrimination, and wrongful death allegations is apparently not political enough to raise an issue.
I am just here to quote this because it deserves being highlighted, especially the last part. Anxiety disorders and any similar mental health problems are serious and need to be treated as such. Admitting that you have mental heath problems and seeking help is nothing to be ashamed of.
Yeah i've had it quite abit lately. Usually when I'm like 1 victory away from a checkpoint I start to get tense.
I got legend for the 1st time this month but the grind from diamond 5 > legend was brutal for my nerves, the closer I got the more anxious I became and any sort of loss streak just quickly saps all morale. Hopefully now that i've done it I can just enjoy it now.
I've only been at legend a couple of days but I do enjoy the fact that winning or losing doesn't really matter and I can just relax and enjoy the game
Really glad to see some of us opening up about this problem. I thought I was experiencing this when playing HS because I did have Panic attacks and anxiety in the past. It was hell for 6 months but I got my life back with just by working out, meditation, eating food that increases serotonin in your brain and stopping all the medications. So you can imagine how puzzled I was by the anxiety I had when playing HS (ranked). So knowing that I am not the only one kind of helps me. I reached Legend a few times and things improved but I still do have this feeling when I climb the ladder. Sometimes, I wish there was a button that can hide the my rank cause I really get nervous and anxious as you climb from D5 to D1. I know it's all in my head and I have not found the way to shake it off yet.
u're not the only one , and i play since beta. I'm having stocolm syndrom and anxiety with this game. Almost every update give me a ill that make me wanna puke out of stress or disgust.
dunno what to do anymore, maybe are the visual effects, horrible metas, horrible changes, nerfs out of place and with this new core set and the waste of dust on classic cards along the years only make me more anxious to keep playing ranked.
When i face a horrible deck i feel way more anxious due sometimes lose to these decks cause blizzard has an algorythm that keep u in check and make the bad players believe they buying streamers decks full with trash legendaries will get them to legend and most of time these decks win only by rng and it's very sad.
Right now this spell mage otk freeze bs is ruining the game too.
It's definitely about perspective. It's just a game. Breathe. Remind yourself of that before each round if you must. Don't shift your focus from enjoying a game to keeping that win streak going. You will lose. Guaranteed. So what's the fuss?
I found that playing high performing decks from HS Replay is the worst. Not only do I want to perform well for myself but also at least as good as the indicated 60-70% average, or whatever. Double recipe for anxiety. So I make it a point to at the very least, tweak somebody else's formula. Or better, build a deck from scratch, use my brain and what I know of the game, the current meta and what I like playing. If it doesn't work, well, at least I had fun testing out and used cards, which would otherwise just sit there.
We make failure such a bad thing in the society and it's nothing more than an opportunity to learn. There are exceptions, of course, but in a game I'd say embrace the learning. Someone is defining the meta, finds new answers to threats etc. We can all be that someone you know?
just channel it into mouse destroying anger, the healthy way
i used to get anxiety when i play arena because i'm risking 150 gold LUL and after 2400 arenas RUNS later i guess i'm fine with it now LUL
I think you should start playing tournaments like Master Tour Qualifiers.. although your anxiety will reach its peak there, but your ranked games in the ladder will seem like an easy and relaxed warm-up =)
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Dude, I've been playing for a long time too, but almost immediately I realized the main thing - most you lose mainly because of your own mistakes/missplays/misscalculations.. Unlike everything else, you can always influence it and your success largely depends on how well you solve this issue. F*ck RNG, it's just a statistical discrepancy! =)
the rank is just a number - been saying this to myself as I get anxious too, what will an extra rank give me? One more pack which I can buy with gold anyway!
think about the end result and this will help with anxiety. Is it worth getting anxious for just a number in blizzards database and a pack of five cards which you probably already have anyway? I guess not
Unless it's an actual mental illness (as some have described), you can get past it by moving through it.
Don't let yourself play casual for an entire month -- it's either ranked or you don't play at all. You'll eventually see that your rank doesn't matter, stars don't matter, winning and losing don't matter, and it's all the same game. You're here to have fun. No one else in the world cares about your rank, so why should you?
"Why, you never expected justice from a company, did you? They have neither a soul to lose nor a body to kick." -- Lady Saba Holland
Even though I hit legend multiple times. I still get ranked anxiety where I just can't hit the play button. I hate it but I just have to force myself to hit play. The fear of losing after having a big winning streak sucks. This is also because when you play decks like token druid. Either you draw the nuts or have nothing to play for 5 turns.
Same here, because knowing hearthstone a winning streak leads to a losing streak.
I used to feel this a little bit, years ago.
Before I hit Legend for the first time, every loss was a setback to reaching that goal. Which puts you a bit on edge.
Now I have hit Legend numerous times, often without consciously trying for it. So I don't care if I finish the month at Gold 7 or Legend, I don't care if I win 5 in a row or lose 5 in a row.
The only game that ever made me feel anything like this was world of tanks, and I'm certain it was because your win rate was always on display to other players. There's even sites where you can look up a break down of their overall stats ... I know many people who quit that game because of this. 'Better' players with higher stats would shame them in game for having a crappy win rate [anything below 48% is considered bad in WOT] It is one of the most obnoxious, elitist, try hard communities in gaming. The 'Hardcore' players constantly belittling and harrassing newer, less experienced or just plain bad players and forcing them out the game. The problem then is, all they are left with is other try hards, and someone has to be the less than 50% player eventually, so the cycle goes on -
I left the game because it wasn't worth stressing over. I had fun at start playing, didn't care about win rate or how many kills I got per game or how often i survived the battle until players started to berate me in the in-game chat, or on their atrocious forum where your win rate is also on display [image if your rank in HS was always on display? you'd possibly consider not posting for fear of ridicule!] I see people even berate players on here for hitting legend because they net-decked or used an 'OP' deck, like they didn't before changing to something else after try harding their way there! It's nothing near as bad as the shennanigans in world of tanks though to be fair
I say, if a game, any game, is stressing you out in any way, then drop it - just uninstall, it'll improve your mental health. Try other games, there's always something to suit, something that you will be relaxed and have actual fun with. I quit HS for almost 2 years, not because I was anxious playing it but because I got so bored and tired with it. I'm starting to feel that again ... if it weren't for BGs I'd just uninstall completely [side suggestion, get into Batlegrounds, you're still practically playing HS but it's a much more pleasant and laid back experience IMHO] I've dipped back into standard play but again I'm bored and irritated by it, same old spiel, a few try hard net decks shared by all, it's a matter of perserverance and nothing more to hit legend [currently at D5, swinging between there and D2, win 3, lose 4, win 2, lose 2 ... stalemate, I haven't the patience nor desire for that BS - it takes far too long for my liking, it took no time to get to D5 but then the game just gets frustrating, I'm meeting nothing but aggro Paladins, aggro Warrior and goddamn Priest! eurgh, they all seem to be bottlenecked at this point. [I'm playing different decks each time, don't stick to one only, maybe I should?]