My Feelings About Animal Crossing

[horriblekids]

I might sound really silly, honestly, but what I say is true. And no I'm not looking for attention or sympathy or whatever, I just want to get this out.

Animal Crossing is not just a game for me, it's a way of expressing my emotions and getting out my stress.
I was diagnosed with bipolar, and this game just makes me feel calmer and more in control of what I'm doing, it makes me feel less stressed. My town is basically just my feelings and my outlook on life.

Animal Crossing is a rlly weird platform for venting and such, I know. But I just feel connected to it. I sound a bit ridiculous, but I really don't know how else to put it.

It's better than some of the things other people do.

Thank you for your time.

 

[RosieThePeppyCat]

Well, you do make a point. What I can say is Animal Crossing is like my dream life, and the life I will never have. I think that's why it's so fun. I consider it my second life lol

 

[Amalthea]

I have depression and anxiety and Animal Crossing is definitely a safe space for me. It calms me down when I'm feeling anxious or paranoid, and it cheers me up when I'm upset about something. It's a great comfort game.

 

[snapdragon]

I don't think this is silly at all! I use it as a place to escape. I work full-time and I really don't like my job. Animal crossing is a place where I can be happy and creative and where I can have a bit of control in spite of my hectic work life it helps me destress. There is no pressure from your villagers to be someone or something else ^^ I am really grateful to have this game. Also for this community. I've received a lot of generosity from perfect strangers and hopefully you'll stick around and find that too

 

[thatawkwardkid]

Well, you do make a point. What I can say is Animal Crossing is like my dream life, and the life I will never have. I think that's why it's so fun. I consider it my second life lol

This is almost exactly how I think of Animal Crossing.

 

[DarkFox7]

I completely agree with you. I have anxiety really bad and Animal Crossing is just the thing that would calm me down ever since I was 7. It's just the peaceful nature of it all. The fact that you can let your town be what you want it to be, express your creativity, talk to cute animals that never judge you, etc. is always relieving. I wish that Animal Crossing was real. It's like my own personal escape, my own paradise that is always welcoming me. I love it. Animal Crossing has had a big impact on my life and has taught me so many things.

 

[oreo]

Please don't feel like you are the only one who feels this way.
You also aren't silly at all... This game for sure is calming and eases away my stress too.
It's my escape from reality when I'm feeling lonely in my basement suite. ^ __ ^

 

[MaeCie]

Not silly at all! I totally agree! Animal Crossing is definitely like a 2nd life one you can control and escape to when this world, for lack of a better term sucks lol!

 

[hdtraves]

not silly. when I'm feeling angry or when I just feel insecure. I login on animal crossing to get whatever feeling I have disappear. the music and dialogue of the animals in the game oddly makes me feel good =p

 

[Rasha]

it's a way of getting away from reality and live in some kind of a fantasy, that's what video games are made for
that's why we're all hooked~

 

[Peachi]

Yeah, Animal Crossing means a lot to me too. I have no friends in real life, and so I develop strong bonds with the characters in Animal Crossing and consider them my friends... I always write lots of letters to my villagers as if they were real And I cry so much whenever somebody moves.

Just one of the many reasons why Animal Crossing is amazing.