Are hard videogames bad for cortisol?

[Virgincel]

I have been playing Bloodborne for the past few days and every time I fight a boss my heart beats like crazy, this can't be good for my cortisol, right?

 

[Blackout.xl]

I have been playing Bloodborne for the past few days and every time I fight a boss my heart beats like crazy, this can't be good for my cortisol, right?

No, it’s terrible for your cortisol. Video games are un nessecary sources of stress

 

[Over]

Playing hard games is high T trait. Only pussies play on lowest difficulty and only handicapped faggots cannot play dark souls / bloodborne. Keep fighting and be high T, bloodborne is one of the best games ever made for ps4.

 

[FatJattMofo]

its good. if you are good

 

[Deleted member 209]

i hate dark sous and bloodborne. im good at it but its so slow and boring. also, its tryhard gore to the point it looks stupid

 

[Virgincel]

Playing hard games is high T trait. Only pussies play on lowest difficulty and only handicapped faggots cannot play dark souls / bloodborne. Keep fighting and be high T, bloodborne is one of the best games ever made for ps4.

I already beat the game. Ludwig, Orphan and Laurence aged me 10 years at least.

 

[sub6manletnozygos]

losing at video games would spike your cortisol but in the short term winning would spike your testosterone.

Testosterone, and winning and losing in human competition - PubMed

Testosterone and cortisol were measured in six university tennis players across six matches during their varsity season. Testosterone rose just before most matches, and players with the highest prematch testosterone had the most positive improvement in mood before their matches. After matches...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

even a deluded gamer who thinks he is in denial that he is bad at the game and eluded himself into thinking he is good will have increased https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180808193647.htm

 

[Over]

I already beat the game. Ludwig, Orphan and Laurence aged me 10 years at least.

You are high T then

 

[Deleted member 3990]

Only pussies play on lowest difficulty

Never played Mount and Blade Warband then


Only masochists play on high difficulty (if you go the warrior/archer way)

 

[Deleted member 2745]

Playing hard games is high T trait. Only pussies play on lowest difficulty and only handicapped faggots cannot play dark souls / bloodborne. Keep fighting and be high T, bloodborne is one of the best games ever made for ps4.

Fuck.
Always knew I have the iq if an handicapped.
Couldn't play dark souls

 

[Tony]

I already beat the game. Ludwig, Orphan and Laurence aged me 10 years at least.

never played it but im mirin