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Why do we revert back to our childhood? We do so especially as it pertains to video games.  Mainly, video games are an escape from our daily lives.  Have a bad day at school or work? Pop in a game and play for hours.  Seriously, it’s easy to get caught up and find yourself hours later playing the same game.  

Games are therapeutic for children with illnesses.  Those who suffer from mental health issues can vent via playing games.  Video games can improve your decision-making skills.  They can make you happy in old age.  

This takes me back to college, where I actually did one of my papers on the positive effects of video games.  Let’s look at this.  Does anyone else watch House of Cards on Netflix? Frank often played videogames to unwind from a long, hard day.  I’d say it helped him from becoming violent but I’m a faithful watcher of the show, I know different!

However, playing videogames has been a known stress reliever.  Everything doesn’t have to be so serious all the time.  Back to my original question of why we revert back to our childhood.  Things were simpler when we were a kid.  Okay, in our mind, things were simpler when we were kids.  Also, games are good for our hand-eye coordination, good for our dexterity.  

I have a PS4 in the basement that I really need to get back to.  See, video games have no age limit.  I’ve been playing since the 1980’s.  Obviously, the graphics have improved by leaps and bounds from those early Atari days.  Everything is so life-like now.  Graphics are so incredible that the games look like movies.  

Having a rough day? Pop in a video game and have a little fun.  It’s good for you!