10 self-care lessons we learned from video games

Take control and practice self-care the way Peter Parker, Arthur Morgan, or Ellie would.
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Shannon Connellan
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10 self-care lessons we learned from video games
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Taking time to restore our mental, emotional, and physical health often feels like it gets in the way of our own main quest, but really, self-care helps us get through it all in one piece.

Open-world and role-playing games surprisingly allow you to really understand the true value of self-care, and how to take stock of your own development and recentre yourself through the onslaught of daily tasks, whether you’re battling monsters, stealthing past the undead, or just trying to survive in a brutal world.

Topics Gaming Self-Care

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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