This is a collaborative post. However, all thoughts are my own
I dont know about you but I love playing online games on my phone. I’ve just renewed my phone contract and I am so happy to finally have a phone which is useful for blogging and has adequate storage. It just makes playing games all the more fun.
Maybe you’re looking for something to play during the holidays, in those quiet Christmas moments. Something to focus on, a challenge to accomplish. You might want to escape the family for a while or zone your mind out amidst the holiday madness.
Well, look no further. Here is a list of five extra benefits you may be getting whilst playing online games on your phone.
Playing online games helps me to switch off mum mode and learn to focus on just one task. You don’t move on until this task is completed. It trains me to form habits other than trying to constantly multitask.
Problem-solving
As a problem solver, I can easily get bogged down in a heavy, stressful task and want to solve it immediately. This can lead to unhealthy levels of anxiety. Because essentially you are not being productive when you are in this mindset. To manage the danger of me crossing over into problem-solving chaos, I need a simple task to flex my problem-solving muscles.
Playing online games is a perfect solution to this. I can spend as much time as I want playing. The task usually ends quite quickly and I can then choose to either put the phone down and play later or carry on. I get to satisfy my need for problem-solving but in a healthy way.
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Concentration on one task
I am guilty of trying to do several tasks at once. As a mum, you learn these habits. Great for when you are alone with a baby in a shop, not so great when I want to consciously sit down and focus on one blogging task at a time.
Playing online games helps me to switch off mum mode and learn to focus on just one task. You don’t move on until this task is completed. It trains me to form habits other than trying to constantly multitask.
Sense of achievement
Who doesn’t love the feeling of achievement?
I will admit I am competitive. But this trait is also what drives me to work hard to achieve my dreams. The topic of this blog is conquering anxiety. I wake up each day and work hard to keep my mind positive and work towards my goals.
This being the case, it’s great for me to nurture these traits and practice feeling good because I have achieved something.
Stress relief
I started playing solitaire.org on my phone when I was getting the little one to sleep and she was watching her tablet. It’s a great way for me to wind down. My mind races and I honestly spend the late evenings mulling over all the things I need to do but feel like I don’t have time to.
To keep my anxiety in check, I must have something to focus on which completely takes me away and focuses my mind on a simple task. The danger I’ve run into in the past is gaming websites with advertisements, hooking you into paying money, or the feeling of wanting more. This tips the balance into not being great for my anxiety levels and can be dangerous, as I have an addictive personality. This website doesn’t have advertisements, which is perfect for me.
I was rusty at playing solitaire, but it brought back wonderful memories of playing it with my grandma. What amazing things we could do back in the day with just a deck of cards. You can view my progress below. And as you can see, I eventually completed the game.
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If you’re looking for some unique games to get your brain working, check out the other games on the site.
I particularly loved playing Mahjong Solitaire, because it combined the card game and matching pairs. Almost easier, but rewarding. The panda game was also cute and I liked the block game because you can spin the tower to match two of the same blocks.
Final thoughts
Completing my online gaming journey and writing this post, made me realise just how important gaming is in our household.
Both my hubby and I grew up playing games. I remember our first computer was an Atari and it didn’t do much. We now have several games consoles, because we are both nostalgic about the games we played when we were younger. I remember one of our dates was at a media museum and they have a floor where you can play retro games.
My little one has a lot of game-related apparel. We are slowly teaching her what all this means. Before I sat down to write this post, my hubby was relaxing by playing a game on his phone, after our little one had caused chaos in the house for a few hours with post-Christmas toys. I think I now must accept we are a ‘gaming family’.
Do you play online games and will you be giving these a try? Let me know in the comments section below. I would love to hear from you.
i love to play games specially online games i helps me release my tension
Me too, it’s a great way to unwind.
Gaming also helps me a lot to get relief from depression. I play multiplayer games with my friends. When I feel sad for any reason, I start to play pubg mobile. After some time of playing I forget all the sad moments.
I am glad gaming also helped you 🙂
This is interesting way to share the benefits of playing games. I play Fishdom on my phone which does help relax me. Thank you for sharing.
I have seen the game and it looks good. Might have to give it a try!
I love to do the same! I just manage to stop thinking about all my worries, and thoughts from the day.
I am playing it every night now before bed 🙂
Loved reading this and so glad to see that gaming is important as a stress relief for you. I completely agree that there’s a great sense of achievement after you finish a game! Thanks for sharing x
It’s a great stress relief. I am also getting better at the game now, which helps my sense of achievement. haha! x