Hello friends, I would first like to say happy Halloween! And that I hope you stay nice and safe today if you celebrate.

 So I'm a pretty avid gamer, have been basically all my life, and it has been what I spend most of my time doing since quarantine had started.

 This July a game called Ghost of Tsushima came out. It is a truly beautiful game and I had really been anticipating it's release but when I came out the experience was sort of dulled for me.

  I usually get smoke a bowl or two before playing games. I have been doing this since I was a sophomore in high school and I enjoy smoking weed a lot. It really helps me de-stress and makes video games more immersive and visually appealing. Perhaps this time around it was a bad idea...

 GoT is a beautiful game and I do truly love amd appreciate it. Just not as much as I could. This is due to the fact that when in between story missions, when you traverse the beautiful island of Tsushima, I would find myself in my head, thinking about all the dumb and horrible things I've done in my life.

 The game has been out and story finished, but with the release of NG+ I decided to hop back in for a replay. I thought that the feeling would go away with time but it surely hasn't. 

  I can play this game high, sober, whatever. I can't help but start to feel anxious when I do for no absolute reason. 

TL;DR: I would love tips on how to shake the totally unrelated feeling of anxiety that I have accidentally associated with a wonderful game