This might sound weird but I always like taking a handheld with me when I go to work or go out for a while in general. It helps with my anxiety knowing I can play a game to calm me down even if it’s just for like 20 minutes in the bathroom. My favorites to carry are a 3DS, switch, or vita.
I do. Not really an anxiety thing, although I am autistic and have had handhelds on me ever since the OG Game Boy came out, maybe it’s habit, maybe it’s addiction, maybe I’m just weird, but I enjoy being able to game whenever there’s unexpected downtime or boredom. It is kind of soothing, so I can understand you.
If I know for sure I’ll wanna game and will have lots of time to kill I’ll carry a good system like my DS or 3DS. Otherwise, I’ll carry one of those super cheap chinese emulation handhelds like my 20$ Data Frog. It doesn’t run a lot of things that well except for Genesis and NES, but it’s cool to play a quick game of Streets of Rage, Shadow Dancer or something, and if it gets stolen I don’t really care. It’s always in my sling bag and I try to keep it charged.