EPTDoes anyone get cold hands when playing StarCraft?
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Omar91
Angola620 Posts
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CptBluebear
United Kingdom19 Posts
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University
United States263 Posts
Must be some kind of nervous reaction. | ||
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iD.NicKy
France767 Posts
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Graham
Canada1259 Posts
My entire body/hands will shake haha. | ||
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Zoltan
United States656 Posts
Does yours go away after you win? | ||
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RumZ
United States956 Posts
Nature's pocket usually fixes this problem really quick. + Show Spoiler + Nature's pocket is your armpits or down your pants buddy. | ||
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Omar91
Angola620 Posts
On May 01 2010 04:35 Zoltan wrote: Happens to me when i play poker for high stakes(1-2 no limit is high stakes for somone that makes 13$ an hour). Goes away after i win one hand though, so as long as i win the first hand i play i can play normally again. Does yours go away after you win? Come to think of it ..kinda ..I'm just probably nervous and the blood from my hands rushes to my brain or something like that . | ||
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mavz
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CheAse
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Prem_
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Chriamon
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kuresuti
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Occas
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Duckvillelol
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GumThief
Canada284 Posts
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Kruxt
United States113 Posts
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c.Deadly
United States545 Posts
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jabberwokie
Canada142 Posts
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j4vz
Canada976 Posts
believe me. | ||
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Leechiez
United States44 Posts
The feeling I get when it does work is the reason I play. It's amazing. | ||
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Z-R0E
United States147 Posts
1) As cheesey & corny as it sounds, I have a pair of USB-heated fingerless gloves. The drawbacks here are needing two open USB ports, and losing a little bit of pride. 2) A metal thermos full of boiling hot water. Wrap your hands around it every now and then. Feels great. | ||
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th3b3t0
Mexico29 Posts
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Ian Ian Ian
915 Posts
Annoying as hell, makes you fuck up hotkeys/clock slower | ||
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Omar91
Angola620 Posts
On May 01 2010 04:44 th3b3t0 wrote: you're just getting nervous so just calm down man. Don't tell to be CALM !! | ||
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Ronald_McD
Canada807 Posts
Maybe you're getting a cold sweat. Are you nervous when you play? Try to stay calm. | ||
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apm66
Canada943 Posts
If you watch "hyun joong - becomes a progamer" series, Shark (MBCgame) gave heating packs to HJ as a gift so that his hands wouldnt get cold, because HJ was always nervous before any games. So maybe heating pads are the answer to this problem | ||
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Philar
Hong Kong125 Posts
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RPGabe
United States192 Posts
"Are you shaking?" | ||
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DigitalD[562]
United States80 Posts
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j4vz
Canada976 Posts
seriously.... but its only when the action is really intense, when i go for a push and then begin to rallying everything into the action.... | ||
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Erucious
Norway393 Posts
 ).doing a few pushups, situps, squats, whatevers keeps your blood pumping as well. Heating + clothes work well as well ofc  .If this doesnt work, it either means you're nervous, or somethings really really wrong with you | ||
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Mustachionut
United Kingdom3 Posts
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Full
United Kingdom253 Posts
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Full
United Kingdom253 Posts
typed something, then tried to edit it out, but just posted a second one. Sorry! | ||
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Zhou
United States832 Posts
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Scorch
Austria3371 Posts
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ManiacTheZealot
United States490 Posts
When I was young I used to take my games seriously and get a lot of stress reactions when trying to play in a game that I really wanted to win. This obviously hurt more than it helped. That kind of stress reaction may work for real life situations but for gaming it's bad since you have to maintain fine motor control. My suggestion would be to make sure you have good posture while sitting and typing. Take breaks often away from the computer. Exercise regularly and eat right of course. Try to take your games less seriously. Focus on the play not the results or the people. | ||
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Ganondorf
Italy600 Posts
 Was fine in winter. I hope the iceland volcano sends us some cold weather again soon.It is usually a circulation problem, do some physical activity and it will get better. | ||
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Brofessor
United States3 Posts
I also suffer from "Halo Tourrette's," where during multiplayer I shout out very bizarre curses without even realizing it - much to the consternation of those around me. | ||
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SichuanPanda
Canada1542 Posts
Edit: Wow did we just get Tillerman mentioned? There's a name I haven't heard in a while. '8 minute Gryphons'. | ||
Kinky
United States4126 Posts
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remag
Germany354 Posts
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Logo
United States7542 Posts
Pre-game I usually rub my hands together and do the blow on them to loosen up my hands. It's not so much that I get nervous and they shiver; my hands just feel stiff unless I warm them up. I also drink a lot of tea which is pretty warming. | ||
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Navane
Netherlands2748 Posts
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Zerum
Sweden348 Posts
having something to heat up your hands with help and I find spamming with both your mouse and keyboard hands helps allot to. I also like to crank up the heath in the room I game but I do also put on a thick winter jacket why playing starcraft to keep a high body temperature. | ||
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O-ops
United States4236 Posts
On May 01 2010 04:36 Joey.rumz wrote: I do when its cold in the morning.. I had a craft cup game where my hands were like ice. Worst thing in the world. Nature's pocket usually fixes this problem really quick. + Show Spoiler + Nature's pocket is your armpits or down your pants buddy. + Show Spoiler + Why not down your girlfriend's pants? | ||
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Omar91
Angola620 Posts
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iCCup.Nove
United States260 Posts
On May 01 2010 04:39 kuresuti wrote: All the time, figured it's because of smoking. My mouse hand does this which was the hand that I smoke(d) with. Putting on a jacket even though i'm hot solves the problem though. I thought I was developing arthritis or something, turns out I just don't have enough clothing on. | ||
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e4e5nf3
Canada599 Posts
On May 01 2010 04:32 Omar91 wrote: Whenever I try to play Starcraft 2 my hands start getting cold and my body shivers from time to time.. does anyone else get this reaction ? You're just turning into a zombie. Relax, accept the world you are about to enter and try not to forget your loved ones. | ||
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The6357
United States1268 Posts
people tells me to put more meat on my bones -_-; | ||
cgrinker
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eLiE
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ZaaaaaM
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Sephy90
United States1785 Posts
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Adeeler
United Kingdom764 Posts
If your arms/wrists hits the edge of your desk you could be slowing blood flow too. Get some gel wrist pads and see if its any better. Make sure you move your body and arms around a bit to keep your blood flow good. Also try sitting on a cushion so not to stop blood flow as much. Also you might be about to have a heart attack be careful :O | ||
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d0n3
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Mastermind
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Cloak
United States816 Posts
On May 01 2010 04:32 Omar91 wrote: Whenever I try to play Starcraft 2 my hands start getting cold and my body shivers from time to time.. does anyone else get this reaction ? Do you smoke? | ||
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Omar91
Angola620 Posts
Nope | ||
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Letters_and_Numbers
Canada28 Posts
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Rkie
United States1278 Posts
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blagoonga123
United States2068 Posts
but only when its cold around me too. the weird thing is usually my hands are fuckin warm, and sc seems to be the only game that makes my hands cold. | ||
Excalibur_Z
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FlopTurnReaver
Switzerland1980 Posts
The funniest thing that happened so far was a couple weeks ago when I played BW with some friends, in the like 3rd or 4th game I suddenly noticed that my right arm had fallen asleep. I was still playing with my hand, but I couldn't really use my arms. Weeeird feeling :s | ||
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RAUS
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Rodiel
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Slayer91
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nTooMuch
United States127 Posts
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
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MrXmasTree
United States6 Posts
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Clow
Brazil880 Posts
Even if I wear a jacket, they still get cold. Oh and I sweat a lot too, it gets even harder to control the mouse. | ||
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TelecoM
United States10673 Posts
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yAak
United States10 Posts
On May 01 2010 04:43 j4vz wrote: its called anxiety.... believe me. ^^^^ Yep, what the OP describes (cold extremities + shivers) is definitely anxiety. House temperature or bad circulation aren't really the issue, although people suggesting exercise are correct--Not because of circulation, but in that exercise helps a lot with anxiety in general. Don't worry about it much though! It doesn't mean you have crazy problems, your symptoms are definitely not unusual, it just means you're working yourself up a bit over the game. If you try to be more relaxed about playing, or get regular exercise, it should help. =) | ||
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StewKer
United States301 Posts
On May 01 2010 04:32 Omar91 wrote: Whenever I try to play Starcraft 2 my hands start getting cold and my body shivers from time to time.. does anyone else get this reaction ? When I first started playing the beta, had been years since I played the first starcraft, it happened to me a lot! Now though I guess I'm more comfortable playing the game. Sure I still get nerves occasionally but no where near the nerves when I first started. First ever game, first placement match, first league match, etc. It also didn't help that I hyped myself up before getting in the beta by watching streams and casts none stop either. Finally getting to play was like, omg I hope I don't get crushed! ^.^ | ||
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RonNation
United States385 Posts
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Mereel
Germany895 Posts
(experience from wc3....i dont really play sc2 yet) | ||
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Puremiss
United States232 Posts
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Zealotdriver
United States1557 Posts
Keep your wrists elevated off of the mousepad and keyboard tray in a neutral position. This enhances blood flow. I learned proper wrist positioning when I took professional piano lessons. | ||
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SichuanPanda
Canada1542 Posts
On May 01 2010 10:56 Zealotdriver wrote: DO NOT PLANT YOUR WRISTS. Keep your wrists elevated off of the mousepad and keyboard tray in a neutral position. This enhances blood flow. I learned proper wrist positioning when I took professional piano lessons. Wrist rest is a must unless your keyboard has a built in one, only way to keep your hands elevated without tiring them out. | ||
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Skvid
Lithuania751 Posts
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TheMick
Great Britain164 Posts
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Spaceninja
United States211 Posts
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Slayer91
Ireland23335 Posts
On May 01 2010 11:12 SichuanPanda wrote: Wrist rest is a must unless your keyboard has a built in one, only way to keep your hands elevated without tiring them out. Really? My keyboard is just off the edge of the desk and I use my palm on the edge of desk//keyboard and my wrist stays in the air, same with the mouse. | ||
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Sentient
United States437 Posts
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wayreth
United States13 Posts
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Zealotdriver
United States1557 Posts
On May 01 2010 11:12 SichuanPanda wrote: Wrist rest is a must unless your keyboard has a built in one, only way to keep your hands elevated without tiring them out. Wrong. Do not use a wrist rest unless you have a medical condition that makes your muscles weak. If you are in good health, you should be able to keep your hands and wrists in proper position for many hours. The following quote is from http://www.netsci.org/Science/Special/feature01.html 8)Q. Can a wrist pad sitting in front of the keyboard be used during keyboarding? A. The neutral position described in #7 can not be achieved while in contact with most commercial wrist pads. For this reason keyboarding is best performed from a "floating" wrist position. Thus contact with wristpads is best between bouts of keying only. Frequent rest, away from the keyboard, becomes necessary with floating wrists because it tends to emphasize shoulder muscle contraction. Don't forget to use the lightest possible finger pressure during keying. As previous posters have noted, it is also a good idea to move them around in different positions between games as well as moving your arms and entire body. | ||
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Wr3k
Canada2533 Posts
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ZenDeX
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RidingOnEmpty
United States23 Posts
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Z3kk
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Right now, I just came back from an epic win, and I realized my hands were freezing. As I type this, however, they're already warming up like heck. Dang, they're really, really warm now. Results within minutes haha | ||
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Mykill
Canada3402 Posts
then when you type you move it around circulating blood warming it up | ||
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Clearout
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Chronopolis
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Tin_Foil
United States243 Posts
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lotri
United States81 Posts
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0mgVitaminE
United States1278 Posts
On May 01 2010 13:44 lotri wrote: It's the fact that you're staying in one position for a long period of time. I get that way all the time, especially when playing online games. It's probably good to take breaks to get your circulation flowing again. This and that you're nervous. I always wear a big jacket for at least the first game | ||
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fulmetljaket
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or maybe its just lack of energy, since heat is energy, cold would be the lack of it. | ||
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Pablols
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cannedbeans
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(sorry for bumping was going to make a new post but there was already one in the forums) | ||
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AaBbCc
New Zealand110 Posts
The two branches of the ANS are sympathetic (fight or flight) and parasympathetic (rest and digest). In the environment we evolved in, using your fingers and fine motor skills were not required in these scary situations, we either had to run away or fight. The release of noradrenaline, causes opening of the airways, increased heart rate and increased core body temperature (which leads to sweating), the shivering is your body trying to increase its temperature. Blood vessels constrict (for the most part) directing blood away from your gut and liver and towards your big muscle groups, the side effect of this is the relatively small blood vessels supplying your hands and feet get reduced blood flow, the heat that was in them dissipates with the excess sweat and they go cold and less responsive. Some people are much better conditioned to function in the fight or flight mode, either genetically or through learning and thus don't experience quite as cold extremities. Likewise, those who are prone to anxiety get it much worse. The best solution is to warm your environment and your hands, which triggers vasodilation allowing the blood back in. Edit - didn't even realise how old this was! Whoops | ||
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I wasbanned fromthis
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
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baiesradu
Romania150 Posts
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FFW_Rude
France10201 Posts
On May 01 2010 04:56 Scorch wrote: I only get a cold mouse hand, the keyboard hand is fine. Why doesn't Razer create a progamer mouse with built-in heating? Maybe using two USB slots so it gets enough power? Buy an old DA :p mine is malfunctioning and i can't use it anymore because it's heating sooo much that it hurts my hand. Second one that does that for me. EDIT : oh my god it's a holy necro hahaha. But to be fair it's still a valid topic | ||
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blunderfulguy
United States1415 Posts
On May 20 2017 07:10 I wasbanned fromthis wrote: 7years for an educated response. taeja clap Hell, it's about time. | ||
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