I know myself that I'll do better after a long break. I mean if I start getting heated at a game, it's time to stop. Warriors Orochi 3, can really frustrate me - many many times I've taken breaks from it. Then I declared that I'll stay away from chaos and strictly play hard mode. Less stressful and more fun.

I have broken a few controllers during my days of heavily playing fighting games.


This is all you needed to say

But the dark side has cookies! Cookies!

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Wow, yet another one who says they've broken a controller while playing... I'm truly surprised

Chill out. If it pisses you off, don't play it. When you get aggravated, rage quit. Make sure you do it in comedic fashion.

Or, ya know, control your emotions.

Slip into a catatonic state...
Only rage when encountering a sudden crash

--You take breaks away from the game far more often.
--Anger management classes?
--Don't play games you know tend to enrage you.
--Don't play if you're already hyper or overly emotional

Alternatively:
--every time you rage like that, put a dollar in a jar, and then give it charity. During the time you're learning to control your rage and possibly associating raging with being broke, you'll end up doing a lot of good for charity.

THIS!
It's just a video game.

Some people have a difficult time controlling emotions/anger once they get to a certain level....it's not really about whether they take something "seriously" on a general basis. I doubt the OP has a worship altar around his XBOX, for example. Some activities tend to raise adrenaline (hence emotions) faster and farther than in others, that's all.

I normally stop playing then get up and walk away and cool down for awhile.

Forget the game for years and then come back when you've gotten better at games.
just kidding, of course, some games are difficult no matter how good you are at others.

I just sit down somewhere and read or watch movies or do productive things.

I tried that with Rayman Arena. Years later I still couldn't defeat the last level.