November 2016 was the first time I was officially treated for anxiety. So when I say I understand election cycles can be stressful, I am speaking from experience. While many nervous Americans can channel that energy into getting out the vote in their communities, sometimes you just need to take a break.

For me, that's where my PS5 comes in. I can't guarantee that any of my current go-to games are right for you. But you know that feeling that says, "I just want to go to sleep and wake up in two weeks"? These are the video games that are currently giving me that checked-out feeling that sometimes hits the spot.

A simulator game: Farming Simulator 22 A week after Election Day, they're going to release Farming Simulator 25 , which perhaps makes it a little funny that I just started playing Farming Simulator 22 . But fortunately, because it's a little older, there are vast quantities of user-made content about Farming Simulator 22 , making it easier for me to get by. And I need the help.

When I play House Flipper 2 , I may have never flipped a house, but I have painted and bought furniture and thrown away trash. I have never, however, grown a field of canola. In FS22 , you have a farm, and you are responsible for growing crops, raising animals (if you want), and, most importantly, owning tractors that you drive around with various things attached to them.

I do not know anything about farm equipment, and the in-game help is very limited. That's how I wound up in the parking lot of .