Online Games – why people play?  Why do we do anything- because we love doing it? By natural instinct every animal seeks pleasure and runs away from pain. None of us likes the idea of getting admitted to a hospital, because that may be painful. All of us enjoy meeting friends because that is pleasant. It goes the same with games. Why nobody is asking about the reason of popularity of games? The answer is very simple: Games make us feel good.

Addiction – anything that gives joy can be addictive. Some of us are addicted to adventures. They keep trying new adventure again and again. Some of us are addicted to love. Some of us are addicted to meeting friends. Some of us are addicted to collecting costly cards and so on. Everybody is somehow addicted to do what he/she loves doing. The need is to check that the addiction does not hurt.

Beat Stress With Online Games – play selected online games whenever you get bored. Play for a certain time and then stop. As soon as you feel relaxed, it is time to move on to your work. Controlled game playing cab be a fantastic stress buster. Try it.

Personally when I am over stressed I love to play a first person shooter and shoot or fight… I also enjoy therapy shopping on Second Life which is cheaper than Real Life and you get to wear what you can’t in Real Life… I enjoy catching up & chatting with other Second Lifers… It is just more interactive than the usual Instant Messaging… and last but not least I love immersing myself into my Sims 3 game.