Party games can be a great ice-breaker when entertaining people that don’t know each other well. Some people love games while others feel like they’ve been handed a prison sentence. Which category do you fall in?
Me, I lean towards the prison sentence group depending on the game. Drawing games, charades, and physical activity games aren’t something I particularly enjoy at at party. I’m more than fit to do the physical games but why would I when I’m dressed for a party. I prefer more sedate games … cards, board games, although they can get pretty rowdy I suppose. We once hosted a party where one guest, call him A, told another guest, call him B, if he (B) didn’t stop cheating he (A) was going to stick the effin timer up B’s butt. Needless to say those guests weren’t invited over at the same time again ever again. Actually I think we stopped inviting B over altogether. And a few years later B the cheater moved away.
Mind games are another form of games people play … both psychological and physical. I’m certainly not qualified to discuss why people play psychological mind\head games. I did read up on it and from what I gather it’s quite common in the workplace, at home, with friends, just about everywhere. I suppose some people need to feel superior. Maybe it’s a confidence or self-esteem problem. Don’t know.
Then there’s the mind games that help boost memory, focus and mental skills that I enjoy. Things like crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, playing card games, socializing, exercising, listening to music and having a goal or purpose are all part of keeping a healthy mind.
Ask yourself what mind games you play. And are they the right ones.
Until the next time.
One of my go-to books is Games People Play, by Eric Berne. Are u familiar with it? Based on transactional anysis, it lists the psychological games people at, like See What You Made Me Do, explains the underlying dynamic, and provides the counter to it.