No evidence to support link between violent video games and behaviour

Re:No evidence to support link between violent video games a... by arca_vorago on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @04:53PM (#16163051)

As a combat vet I would even go the opposite direction, having a cathartic release in virtual form can often lower desire for violence levels. Sometimes I just need to launch chivalry and chop some heads off ya know what I mean?

Games like insurgency and arma actually really helped me with my now under control PTSD, my theory is that I was doing CBT immersion therapy on myself.

"I would question whether anyone that conflates the two has ever had to inflict injury on another human."

Indeed. If you don't mind me asking, what martial art(s) do you train in?

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Re:No evidence to support link between violent video games a... by zrb05292 on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @03:38AM (#16166415)

You are probably aware but in case not I’ve read in the past where researchers used special video games as a therapy for PTSD. Something about how the brain isn’t able to tell the difference between real danger and virtual danger so it’s a sort of safe immersive therapy (I’m explaining very poorly). http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/cyber.2011.0003

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