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<blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 7797787" data-attributes="member: 6775477"><p>This is something that most never understood (and still don't). It was a release from the crappy world, if even for a few hours, that made the real world bearable. I think the reason for the "D&D suicide crisis" was that D&D was a last ditch effort for people like us, in an attempt to keep the depression at bay. If it wasn't enough, the last thing people would remember was they'd just started playing D&D. </p><p></p><p>I honestly believe I survived my high school years mostly because of D&D. It gave me something to look forward to each day, as I often played 3-4 times a week during the school year, and 5-6 times a week over the summer. I never suffered from my depression while playing... ever. Even when my first character was killed by my brother in his sudden (but inevitable) betrayal, I was angry and sad, but it was much less than I normally felt away from the game. Eventually I started DMing, and that took a lot of mental time and effort to prepare, which helped keep my thoughts on the game, even when we weren't playing.</p><p></p><p>I met my future wife my senior year, and she helped me cope with my depression, eventually getting treatment. Without D&D, I wouldn't have made it long enough to meet her, and everything I've done with my life would never have happened.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shiroiken, post: 7797787, member: 6775477"] This is something that most never understood (and still don't). It was a release from the crappy world, if even for a few hours, that made the real world bearable. I think the reason for the "D&D suicide crisis" was that D&D was a last ditch effort for people like us, in an attempt to keep the depression at bay. If it wasn't enough, the last thing people would remember was they'd just started playing D&D. I honestly believe I survived my high school years mostly because of D&D. It gave me something to look forward to each day, as I often played 3-4 times a week during the school year, and 5-6 times a week over the summer. I never suffered from my depression while playing... ever. Even when my first character was killed by my brother in his sudden (but inevitable) betrayal, I was angry and sad, but it was much less than I normally felt away from the game. Eventually I started DMing, and that took a lot of mental time and effort to prepare, which helped keep my thoughts on the game, even when we weren't playing. I met my future wife my senior year, and she helped me cope with my depression, eventually getting treatment. Without D&D, I wouldn't have made it long enough to meet her, and everything I've done with my life would never have happened. [/QUOTE]
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