Depression / Sadness after completing a videogame?

My special interest is video games and I love them because I can imagine me in the world and get really super attached to the main character like I was him! I always listen to the music related to the videogame I am currently interested in when I am not playing it like when I'm walking to work etc, it helsps me imagine me in that world again. Over the past few weeks, I've been relating my imaginary life to Infamous Second Son on the Playstatin 4, now that I've completed the story on both good and evil playthroughs, there's nothing else I can do in the game and I feel my imagainary bond has been detached again, this I think makes me depressed or sad that I have no world to relate to again until a new game comes out or another game that I feel like I'll bond with the character again! Just wondered if anyone else understands this type of feeling or had this type of feeling before? I mean.... I just wish a videogame would last forever, it's really difficult to feel like I've saved the world, done everything possible then it's... over.... it just feels like I have to wave a massive goodbye to the main character remembering every single moment and adventure we had together.

It is really annoying, when I'm playing the game... I really want to see the ending and what happens then when it's over, I just wish that it lasted longer!

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  • I've had this problem when I've been obsessed with particular Tv series which has ended or been cancelled and it leaves a huge void. I also put myself into those worlds. it can be from tv series or books depending on what I've become into at the time, but I do live in those other worlds for a bit and identify with the characters. I end up getting anxious and depressed when they've gone. Thankfully the feeling goes away with a bit of time, basically when it gets replaced with something else.

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  • I've had this problem when I've been obsessed with particular Tv series which has ended or been cancelled and it leaves a huge void. I also put myself into those worlds. it can be from tv series or books depending on what I've become into at the time, but I do live in those other worlds for a bit and identify with the characters. I end up getting anxious and depressed when they've gone. Thankfully the feeling goes away with a bit of time, basically when it gets replaced with something else.

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