Did you check the temperature of the cpu and gpu? It might be a overheating problem that causes the fps drops.

I don’t mean dependent in that way, it’s that SSRIs can cause some problems sure, but they are less habit-forming and have lower addictive potential than benzos. A benzo withdraw if you quit cold-turkey from a high-dosage can definitely kill a person.

I prefer AUR packages, but it depends on how many AUR dependencies it uses and how well maintained and used by others it is, I rely mainly on the official repo and try to use AUR and others in a complementary way, I also don’t run any AppImages, just the ones from open-source applications and that I trust minimally.

Why do you consider AppImages as last resort?

I can understand that in a distro the main repo need to be prioritized to avoid bloat of repetitive dependencies that could happen with a lot of AppImages.

I can’t understand why so many people are opposed to it as an supportive role from a practical and complementary perspective.

I think you are very stressed, some heart medications reduce the heart rate effects of anxiety. Xanax reduce the mental anxiety, but it’s very strong and you could become dependent on benzos creating another problem, they are best for short term management.

There some suplements that reduce cortisol levels, but also have a penthora of sife effects, they are called adaptogens, also SSRIs could reduce your anxiety without the risk of making you dependent.

I would search for another job also, if that’s is a option for you.

I hope you can get the help you need.

Canonical sure know how to name them.