Has this ever happened to anyone else?

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When I used to play video games a lot, if I played a game for too long and got really into it, I would end up feeling anxious and aggressive. Then after I would turn if off and someone would try to talk to me (like my brother, for example), and I would end up snapping at the person. I remember once, I went out to dinner after playing Ocarina of Time for 4 hours and I was moody during the entire time my family was out. It got to the point, where I handed my mom all of my game controllers and forced myself to not play video games for a couple of weeks. Even after getting them back, I barely play games that much anymore, due to a fear of me becoming irritated. Has anyone else ever experienced this before?

Yay! Kudos to you for being mature enough and having the self discipline to give up excessive video game playing when you realized it was affecting your mood.

I've experienced something that might be similar, but it happens with any kind of media, not just video games (books seem most common). If I get really into the story, I'll take on the personality of the protagonist a bit. This is especially likely to happen if I'm interrupted partway through, and if the protagonist has a very clearly-defined personality. Once I was reading this story about a very cranky elderly woman, and I ended up feeling really irritable when I was interrupted partway through. I don't think I snapped at anyone, but I wanted to.

I have heard of that irritability after long game play or long television watching before. Good on you for your wisdom in handling it.

please don't take this the wrong way, I don't mean it in a bad way but...
the thing is, if I can't play my video games, thats when I have problems, mainly becuase games help me cope with life.
that being said, without video games, I'd be even more of a wreck then i am now... anyway, thats just how it works for me.
but I understand your point of veiw as well.

Games should be for relaxation and a nice pastime. But when it affects your mood and mannerisms in a negative way it is time to stop.
One game I used to play had a really difficult sequence and I used to fail it every time. I stopped playing. Later I found a cheat and just went past the point and then played the rest of it.

I've seen this sorta thing often before. Players getting overly irritated at whatever game, and then they end up sorta taking it out on everyone else.

It's actually pretty typical among gamers as a whole, really. LOTS of people do this one.

After beating Halo 4, I don't think I can play another game for awhile. I got so worked up over beating it, that I ended being on edge for like a week. This is kind of stuff that I was worried about, so I'm taking another break from gaming.