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<blockquote data-quote="RabidBob" data-source="post: 4444947" data-attributes="member: 3839">Well speaking for myself D&amp;D/RPGing in general helped me overcome some pretty bad stuff as I was growing up.&nbsp; I credit RPGs in general with giving me enough social ability to be able to deal with the world at large; most people think I'm pretty well adjusted these days ... except maybe my girlfriend.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> All that said - you are a DM, not a counselor, and it's not fair for you to have a responsibility like that thrust upon you especially as you are there as much for your own entertainment as your players.&nbsp; The best advice I can offer is to just roll with things and not get too heavy about anything and don't put her in the spotlight unless she wants it; the opportunity is there for her to take it if she wants to and is able to.&nbsp; In my experience most people eventually reach out for something they desire in the long run.&nbsp; Leave the psychotherapy to the psychotherapists and just make sure that the game is fun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RabidBob, post: 4444947, member: 3839"] Well speaking for myself D&D/RPGing in general helped me overcome some pretty bad stuff as I was growing up. I credit RPGs in general with giving me enough social ability to be able to deal with the world at large; most people think I'm pretty well adjusted these days ... except maybe my girlfriend. ;) All that said - you are a DM, [b]not[/b] a counselor, and it's not fair for you to have a responsibility like that thrust upon you especially as you are there as much for your own entertainment as your players. The best advice I can offer is to just roll with things and not get too heavy about anything and don't put her in the spotlight unless she wants it; the opportunity is there for her to take it if she wants to and is able to. In my experience most people eventually reach out for something they desire in the long run. Leave the psychotherapy to the psychotherapists and just make sure that the game is fun. [/QUOTE]

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