Minecraft: 1/3 of my daily serotonin
Okay, so lately I've been trying to think of ways to keep up with my declining mental health, and as result, I kind of turned to old pastimes that I used to really enjoy when I was younger. I've started playing more video games, snacking way more, baking more, and... playing minecraft again.
Now listen, I have always loved this game, but there's something special about having not played it for a long time and then coming back years later (and there's a TON of new updates, too??). One of my friends (for those of y'all who remember Teig, it's Teig) opened up a server for a bunch of my friends and I and we all have this beautiful survival server. We've got precious ores and materials. Have been to the nether. Have explored distant lands. And.... Mattan and I like to play designer.
Mattan made this adorable mushroom house and I asked if I could build my house next to his and his response was "as long as it's pretty." And that's the story of how I designed an entire cottagecore neighborhood in minecraft for all my friends. I added vines, plants, cute wooden houses, storage bins, anything and everything. This neighborhood was going to be gosh darn beautiful if I had anything to say about it. Mattan has helped with decisions and even with minor decorating, but I take almost full responsibility for our beautiful little neighborhood.
At first, I wasn't sure about what to write about because I only really get serotonin from like 3 things (oreos, minecraft, and cats), so I figured, "why not write about one of the few things that make me happy?"
I fear for my mental health.... but at least my minecraft house is cute. :-)
Have you started doing anything new in 2021, or maybe started back on something you used to do?
Minecraft is one of the best stress relievers (and at times inducers) in the world. I basically follow a regimen which includes me playing the game for a month then forgetting about it for six, every time starting a new survival world. Do you play on any servers? I remember my favorites being Hypixel, HiveMC, and a handful of smaller ones.
ReplyDeleteI totally forgot about HiveMC!! Hypixel and Mineplex were my favorites, and some other small random ones. Sometimes I force Mattan to play random minigames on servers with me though lol
DeleteI love playing Minecraft with you guys! Even though I don't know what we're actually supposed to be doing it's a nice relief to just talk with you all and play together. Our picnic spot will always have a special place in my heart, but oh my gosh the houses you build are so cool! The cottagecore village is where I want to live forever.
ReplyDeleteYou know, Minecraft is one of those timeless games that I hope will never die... It's so fun to just explore and come up with things to do in the block world. The new updates have made the game fresh again and I lowkey want to hop back on...
ReplyDeleteDo it. Do it do it do it!! Get back on. It's so much fun and all the new updates are both overwhelming and absolutely amazing.
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