Why do so many FF XIV players have anxiety??

[Saefinn]

>_> that isn't trolling, that is literally all it takes. Use your cooldowns at appropriate times and make sure you're using aoe when you've got 3+ mobs. I mean I can't speak to savage stuff, but everything else in the game is very doable on tank as long as you pay attention. They have the simplest rotations in the game outside of healers.

Don't stress it. You can do it. No one is judging you. :v

I'll add that I tank, heal and DPS.

The reason I see your follow up to be trolling is that is that it is fairly well known that one of bigger pet peeves for anybody with a mental issue is being told "it's in all your head" and is often considered to be very unhelpful. Trolls of course can find nuance in their trolling by using language they know will get a hit and when challenged they are free to play the semantics game. Given this thread has approached anxiety as both a feeling and as a disorder, it is plausible you'd try to get hits there.

You made a previous post suggesting you are being medicated for an anxiety problem, whilst showing a lack of understanding of anxiety.

And your history of troll posts doesn't help, otherwise I might be more likely to give the benefit of the doubt.

[Lacan]

I'll add that I tank, heal and DPS.

The reason I see your follow up to be trolling is that is that it is fairly well known that one of bigger pet peeves for anybody with a mental issue is being told "it's in all your head" and is often considered to be very unhelpful. Trolls of course can find nuance in their trolling by using language they know will get a hit and when challenged they are free to play the semantics game. Given this thread has approached anxiety as both a feeling and as a disorder, it is plausible you'd try to get hits there.

You made a previous post suggesting you are being medicated for an anxiety problem, whilst showing a lack of understanding of anxiety.

And your history of troll posts doesn't help, otherwise I might be more likely to give the benefit of the doubt.

I'm not saying the anxiety is just in your head. I know people are genuinely feeling that. I'm saying that this idea that "people are silently judging me while I tank stuff!" is just in your head. People aren't doing that unless you are reaaaaally messing stuff up. :v

[Arillyn]

I'm saying that this idea that "people are silently judging me while I tank stuff!" is just in your head. People aren't doing that unless you are reaaaaally messing stuff up. :v

If you really have anxiety you already know this isn't how it works. If you don't really have anxiety... this still isn't how it works.

[Alleluia]

I'm not saying the anxiety is just in your head. I know people are genuinely feeling that. I'm saying that this idea that "people are silently judging me while I tank stuff!" is just in your head. People aren't doing that unless you are reaaaaally messing stuff up. :v

And then they usually aren't silent about it. lol

They dont.
Anxiety is mental disorder associated with physical symptoms through panic attacks, depression, chest pain, vertigo and etc. this is being treated with drugs by medical professionals.
Playing game is not going to trigger anxiety disorder, especially FFXIV, people are just oversensitive and think being nervous is anxiety disorder.

This. Or they don't actually conflate the two and are just speaking hyperbolically. "It gives me anxiety" is the same as "it freaks me out" as far as meanings go. Its not something super serious. Just interchangeable with "I am feeling pressure".

Doesn't matter if it's new content and everyone is messing up. If I mess up I feel like crap (only if I cause a wipe) and feel like I should not be there. Pressure to preform is too high.

Thing is I never used to have this issue, until I came to the forums

Just do your best and then tell anyone who gives you **** about it off. And maybe ignore the threads on the forum about dungeons/combat. And tales from the duty finder, if you're worried what randoms might think of a story involving you somehow. You won't feel that way anymore.