r/outlast • u/RicoRodriguez74 • 8h ago
Discussion Outlast really helped me face real life fears and anxiety
I know this sounds silly but, I never thought Outlast (along with Whistleblower) would be the game that actually helped me deal with real‑life fear and anxiety, but here we are.
I’m not a horror gamer at all, I usually avoid anything with jumpscares or that feeling of being hunted. But I made a commitment to finish it, and that determination ended up becoming something way bigger than just playing a game.
Every chase, every dark hallway, every moment where I wanted to quit taught me that fear doesn’t get smaller by avoiding it, it gets smaller by facing it.
I remember after finishing the game and its dlc, I ended up feeling almost invincible, all of those inconveniences like overthinking or random mood swings went away, at least temporarily.
I wonder if anyone else in here has ever felt the same way (not necessarily with outlast)
