Sick Games

I have had people say to me that they wish they got “free money” from the government and didn't have to study/work.

My Disability Support Pension doesn’t mean I'm getting "free" money. Being too sick to work or study really does mean just that.

I don’t mess around, see people, and do whatever I want all day like a teenager skipping school. I'm not just too sick to work or study like I would like to, but I'm often too tired, frazzled, and/or sore to engage in my hobbies and passions. Most of my time is spent in bed, unable to get up.

 
In order to keep myself as sane as possible I play a lot of computer games. I watch tv shows and movies in the background as well, but computer games are one of the few things I can still interact with. Some days I can play a fast paced round or two of loadout, maybe spend hours in minecraft furiously crafting and digging, or seep myself in some serious RP action in Skyrim. On harder days with a lot of pain or difficulty concentrating, I can play a whole range of games on my iPad. Casual for low concentration, and touch screen for sore stiff hands!

I often feel as if I am wasting time, so so much computer games! But, where I am at now in my health, I don’t have the energy for creative, critical, emotional, logical, thinking. Everyone gets it sometimes, writers block, no ideas for a game project, and such like from stress/flu.

Just that, it's very long term for me.

So any coping strategy from the fun, interactivity, and sense of achievement you can get from games, is never a waste of time.

Programming, art, crafts, and travel are still all important and part of my life, even if I am not currently doing those things right now. It can be very hard to remember that at times, but for now gaming is keeping me sane and a little happier!