I love video games, and I wish I could play more of them, but certain games or aspects of games give me anxiety. For example, I love horror games. I love watching Youtubers play them, but the second I go to play them I get super anxious. I sometimes can’t even play Minecraft with the mobs on because I get super anxious of dying. I love playing Among Us, but whenever I get the imposter I physically shake and get super anxious about being caught. 

A recent example, I really like the game Dead By Daylight. I’ve watched many people play it and it doesn’t bother me. However I bought it the other day to finally play it and I couldn’t even get through the survivor tutorial bc I got super anxious. 

Does anyone know why this happens? Or how to stop it? 

I don’t think it has to do with the fact that Dead By Daylight is horror. I love horror and horror movies. Horror movies don’t make me anxious at all. Any advice or reasoning is greatly appreciated! Also feel free to ask questions if needed, I’m bad at explaining things.