i have heard similar things in the treatment of PTSD but instead of playing Tetris the aim was to keep the traumatized individual awake, don’t let them sleep, at least 24 hours, so they have time process the trauma and not use it as fodder in the sleep reorganization of experiences that seem to entrench the traumatic experience as a very visceral memory
at least that’s what i thought i read - but damned if i can remember where
gonna go play some Tetris now
