Chess and mental health
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Dec 28, 2021
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Whenever I lose in this game I will throw myself against walls, and bang my head on anything hard enough to hurt me.
LondonAllDay wrote:
Whenever I lose in this game I will throw myself against walls, and bang my head on anything hard enough to hurt me.
Chess actually is dangerous for mental health...because i blunder my queen even after playing 7000 games 
The rumour that I heard is, some says chess is good for mental health. Some says it is bad for mental health. I am torn between those two maybe statistic will reveal the fact about chess.
Dec 29, 2021
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#6
I think the approach is the deciding factor. It’s helpful to have a healthy focus and use the mind but unhealthy to get into a tense state of mind ‘I mustn’t lose’
Dec 29, 2021
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#8
When I lose a game I experience a brief feeling of self-loathing.
When I win a game I am happy until the review finishes and shows me that I should have lost, after which I feel like a fraud.
Wehn I draw I do the same as when I win, except without the small happy feeling of having won a game.
Chess is great for my mental health!
agentdave wrote:
When I lose a game I experience a brief feeling of self-loathing.
When I win a game I am happy until the review finishes and shows me that I should have lost, after which I feel like a fraud.
Wehn I draw I do the same as when I win, except without the small happy feeling of having won a game.
Chess is great for my mental health!
how chess imitates life
Dec 29, 2021
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#10
It can be very calming. It's much like learning some kind of creative writing, in that what seems at first like an impossible cloud of endless possibilities eventually feels like solving a puzzle. It's that same gratifying sense of working on something long enough that you get progressively better at it, especially in that it's not just a hobby but a bona fide skill.
Dec 29, 2021
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#11
there is nothing relaxing about chess at the cusp of your abilities lol. If you play chess for fun im sure relaxing can be one reaction, but if you describe chess as "calming" you are not taking your game seriously enough.
it depends on the addiction the longer you keep playing the more crazy you get alone
Dec 29, 2021
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#13
darkunorthodox88 wrote:
there is nothing relaxing about chess at the cusp of your abilities
+1000
Dec 29, 2021
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#14
The only time chess is calming is when you are playing the bot Martin. Then it can be downright amusing! I do that before bed every night, and a sleep like a baby.
darkunorthodox88 wrote:
there is nothing relaxing about chess at the cusp of your abilities lol. If you play chess for fun im sure relaxing can be one reaction, but if you describe chess as "calming" you are not taking your game seriously enough.
yes....last game i was a rook and minor piece up and so above time. I played while talking to my mother and blunder the rook. Very pitiful
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/dec/26/rediscovering-chess-and-its-positive-effects-on-mental-health