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Black Hawk Mines Online Games - Professionals de-stress from online games http://blackhawkmines-online.com/2013/11/26/black-hawk-mines-online-games-professionals-de-stress-from-online-games/ Singh's is just one of the mushrooming cases of online game addiction - a trend that according to psychologists it is a good stress buster, if not overdone. An example is, in a surroundings like our busy streets and cities, where concrete buildings leave barely any space for trees, now there is this Farmville on social networking site Facebook that offers the chance to have a sprawling farm and grow exotic vegetables. It was just like in real life, you must plough the field, water your plants and manure them just like you would in a natural farm. "Call it whatever, but I find Farmville extremely relaxing. I grow carrots, cauliflowers, brinjals and even have some farm animals like cattle and hens! Somehow, moving away from the gruelling schedule of working endlessly on the computer and then driving through traffic jams, this is a perfect breakaway," Singh told IANS. Ginni Bajaj, another young professional, said: "Every now and then, between my work, I go online and play a game of scrabble or Farmville. It acts as a good stress buster or boredom slayer and I can re-focus on my work better after that." "Many times my friends, who are online, also join me in the game," she added. For lack of space for physical activity or otherwise, kids too love playing online games. Ten-year-old Vansh Batra said: "I love playing online games and since my summer vacations are on, I have ample time. At times my dad joins me after getting back from work." According to Deepali Batra, clinical psychologist at Batra Hospital, online games act as good stress busters and are advised for professionals who have long and gruelling work hours. "Whenever we hold stress management workshops, we advise professionals to take a short break and play some online games. This can improve their focus and outp