Why do so many FF XIV players have anxiety??

[SaberMaxwell]

This is a word misuse imo.

The misuse is actually construing anxiety with generalized anxiety disorder. Sorry, but anxiety is something everyone in the world will have to varying degrees about varying things, as others have pointed out more eloquently.

[Adeacia]

I have issues like this whenever I'm doing extreme or savage content. I feel that if I mess up and cause a wipe, everyone will hate me for it. I rarely use dps in ant content because parsers and "you are doing 0.00001 less dps than the top player, you suck go kill yourself."

Exaggerating a lot with the dps obviously but that's what my mind does.

Yeah in general that isn't true at all, but it doesn't stop that feeling. It's prevented me from doing any of that content since early stormblood. I won't even attempt it anymore.

[Mistyregions]

I have issues like this whenever I'm doing extreme or savage content. I feel that if I mess up and cause a wipe, everyone will hate me for it. I rarely use dps in ant content because parsers and "you are doing 0.00001 less dps than the top player, you suck go kill yourself."

Exaggerating a lot with the dps obviously but that's what my mind does.

Yeah in general that isn't true at all, but it doesn't stop that feeling. It's prevented me from doing any of that content since early stormblood. I won't even attempt it anymore.

Learn a rotation from the balance, clear the dummy and get into the content with a new static. Dont make excuses just do it and you will find satisfactory results.

[Videra]

Learn a rotation from the balance, clear the dummy and get into the content with a new static. Dont make excuses just do it and you will find satisfactory results.

I feel like you're heavily missing the point of what they're saying, and what they're saying is totally understandable. To them I say that I get that, and it's the main reason I play tanks and healers - I know I can't play DPS well, so I play the easier roles. Best of luck in future, Adeacia.

[Noitems]

I have issues like this whenever I'm doing extreme or savage content. I feel that if I mess up and cause a wipe, everyone will hate me for it. I rarely use dps in ant content because parsers and "you are doing 0.00001 less dps than the top player, you suck go kill yourself."

Exaggerating a lot with the dps obviously but that's what my mind does.

Yeah in general that isn't true at all, but it doesn't stop that feeling. It's prevented me from doing any of that content since early stormblood. I won't even attempt it anymore.

Just practice your rotation and join a learning party for whatever content it is. Everyone's gonna be fresh and will work together to understand the fight of whatever you run into.

The new EX that drops in 5.1 is gonna have learning parties for everyone since it's legit just come out. Even if you want to run through some older ones like Titania EX and Inno EX there are still people getting to those fights now. They're not that bad, just gotta pay attention. Honestly once you clear both those EX's E1S is gonna be as hard as Titania imo. 460 gear being easier to obtain will make the fight easier to manage.

[Mistyregions]

I feel like you're heavily missing the point of what they're saying, and what they're saying is totally understandable. To them I say that I get that, and it's the main reason I play tanks and healers - I know I can't play DPS well, so I play the easier roles. Best of luck in future, Adeacia.

I'm saying we are anonymous people and just doing it will yield satisfactory results. Their anxiety is valid, I'm saying learn a rotation, beat the dummy, watch a video, and do it. They wont get kicked, they wont hold anyone back, they wont suck as bad as they think they will. I'm trying to be positive by giving a path into just doing it. If they where on my server I would take them in e1s.

[Gula]

Before anybody feeds it. There's a lot of trollish posts from the OP. This is very likely one of them.

Blessed post.

[Mhiro]

[But just to answer for anyone who may be falling for it, people just don't wanna get yelled at for making mistakes or playing differently since no one will ever be perfect and no one will ever please everyone. You can blame the part of the community that expects the entire player base to give a damn about optimization for that one. #NotEveryoneRaids #DungeonsAreNotRaidContent]

[Adeacia]

Just practice your rotation and join a learning party for whatever content it is. Everyone's gonna be fresh and will work together to understand the fight of whatever you run into.

The new EX that drops in 5.1 is gonna have learning parties for everyone since it's legit just come out. Even if you want to run through some older ones like Titania EX and Inno EX there are still people getting to those fights now. They're not that bad, just gotta pay attention. Honestly once you clear both those EX's E1S is gonna be as hard as Titania imo. 460 gear being easier to obtain will make the fight easier to manage.

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

[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.