Tetris Fixes Lazy Eye and Helps Prevent PTSD

[Fuzakeru]

That's incredibly interesting. I live with PTSD and Panic Disorder and I find Tetris to be a total double edged sword. On one hand, Tetris absorbs me completely and the constant need to react, plan, etc. lets me lose myself from the stresses of the day (or of the situation if I'm on my phone and in a social situation I'd rather not be in). On the other hand, my mother was a huge fan of Tetris and so it also reminds me of her. (My mother is the cause of a lot of my traumatic experiences.)

That's a totally unique situation though. I found the Bejeweled works wonders for me since there's no connection to my biological mother but has the same relaxing factors as Tetris.

If I can't calm myself with cognitive behavioral therapy (mostly self-orientation based exercises) I totally turn to games like this.

[Pike]

I'm assuming Tetris helps with PTSD because any time anything traumatic happens to you, you can go to your safe place, which is the Tetris them over and over...

It's because if you play Tetris before the traumatic incident has much of a chance to form memories, then you wind up with fewer of those traumatic memories.

That's the theory, anyway!

[The Man]

I used to be good at Tetris. I probably suck now. Great game though.