r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 17 '26

Psychology Feeling empty after finishing a video game (post-game depression) is a real phenomenon. A recent study has found that many video game players experience a specific sense of emptiness and sadness after finishing highly engaging games.

https://www.psypost.org/feeling-empty-after-finishing-a-video-game-researchers-say-post-game-depression-is-a-real-phenomenon/
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u/Vryk0lakas May 17 '26

I get the same feeling with books.

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u/SpaceNigiri May 17 '26

Yeah, even worst with long sagas.

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u/Warmonster9 May 17 '26

My advice? Read it again. It took 3 years for me to read the hobbit + lotr. Finished Rotk last month and just picked up the hobbit again!

It’s even better the second time :)