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I have to mention that I'm not actually very scared of anything, there is however things I could become more desensitized to, such as the dark, spiders/insects and scary movies/games. It's not like it's very uncomfortable to walk through a dark forest at night, but it IS uncomfortable. Spiders however, I have learned to instantly kill with my fist, as soon as i see them. Instead of retreating to another room, finding a long object to kill it. and exposing myself to them all, will probably help.

That is pretty much what I feared would be the result. Any ideas on desensitizing myself in real life then? Walking through dark forests/areas would be one.

I have to say, I really enjoy playing Dead Space! Currently on chapter 3 :) But have to cook some dinner, then I'll play some more :D

I'll play Dead Space or Alan Wake today then :) Have Dead Space 1, 2 and Alan Wake waiting for me to play ;) Just gotta do some math first.

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Thanks for the replies! I myself used to be really afraid of spiders. Then one summer 2 years ago, I had to work on the terrace. I think I encountered about 5-10 spiders every day, I worked. This somehow removed most of my fear of them, although. I could've pushed myself even further. And learn about them. As they still scare me quite a bit. At least I got a new approach than running. I smash them with my bare hands if necessary (no other usable items anywhere close) Anyways, I want to push myself. And think scary games and movies is a good place to start. I should probably look into spiders as well.

Will playing games I find scary, make me harder to scare on a general basis? Could playing Doom 3, FEAR, Amnesia etc, make me less frightened in real life? I'm trying to always push my boundaries, and have recently found out that I should try to become harder to scare, less afraid of the dark etc. I'm guessing at a bare minimum that I would at least get less scared, playing games with similar themes. (Able to spot patterns) What's your opinion on this?

I really enjoyed Fallout 3, and New Vegas. However I wish it was possible to play a realistic wasteland scenario. Anyone know if there is a mod that replaces all mutants, feral ghouls etc, with realic npcs? What I want is to make the game as realistic as possible, removing mutants, rad scorpions, feral ghouls and all similar unnatural creatures, replacing them with humans and animals. Besides that I just want to increase the damage a bullet does. If I get shot in the head, I die instantly. Same goes for the enemies I shoot. Nobody can take damage what so ever. If some of this is not possible, I atleast am looking for mods making it as much of a realistic experience as possible.