There has been a psychiatric research paper last year saying the opposite: that chess is beneficial to the mentally ill. For that reason chess attracts people with a tendency for mental illness and thus the fraction of mentally ill chess players is larger than for the whole population.
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The problem is you … and not chess.
you’re trying to blame your issues on an outside stimulus- (a board game that is a hobby for you and all non-professionals).
Likely you’re seeking nothing more than negative attention- a small issue, a stage minors go through.
But in case your post is of real substance- seek professional help. This setting is the last place for any such discussion as your issues , as presented, indicate a mental state of mind that only a professional can provide help with.
Chess is a board game. A hobby played for entertainment purposes. Your perspective needs a major shift. Priorities rearranged.
Jan 14, 2022
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StormCentre3 wrote:
Chess is a board game. A hobby played for entertainment purposes. Your perspective needs a major shift. Priorities rearranged.
tell that to the people who play chess seriously for hours every day. Chess can be a way of life too, and to the op, I understand what you say, I play chess based on what move feels right, and that has helped refine my intuition, because I used to overthink everything in life. That being said, you should learn to separate chess and life, like I do, and apply some ways of thinking learned from chess, but also not rely on it entirely.
Jan 14, 2022
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if you want to succeed in life, determine what you must do & make it happen:
1. i got where i am today through hard work.
2. you're responsible for your own inaction.
chess is fun, but there are more important issues around than becoming skillful at a hobby game. 🙂
Jan 23, 2022
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#7
Saying that a game can *cause* a mental illness shows a fundamental misunderstanding of its sources. The cause is almost certainly genetic and it has manifested itself through chess, though it could’ve been anything. Seek professional help if you are having trouble coping.
Jan 23, 2022
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#8
I think chess helps me a lot recently. No matter what happens to me during the everyday life, chess is always there for me. It relaxes me and motivates me to study and develop my skills. It helps me to cope with other people in my life who just irritates me.
Even my wife has stated recently that I am less nervous because of it.
Jan 23, 2022
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#9
a lot of skills that you develop through studying chess will help you in life: patience, fortitude, planning, decision-making, sportsmanship, responsibility, etc... 🙂
Jan 23, 2022
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#10
You have things reversed. The attitude you have toward chess comes from your pre-existing psychological makeup. Personality traits that may be helpful in chess development--for example obsession (studying and thinking about chess to the exclusion of everything else) or feelings of inadequacy resulting in an overwhelming determination to prove oneself superior by "crushing the other guy's ego"--can be serious handicaps in everyday life.
Jan 23, 2022
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#11
chess is what you make of it. 🙂
i choose to be humble with respect to other players & view it instead as a truth-seeking exercise with self-improvement as the goal.
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