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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 5697197" data-attributes="member: 4937">An elder of the CotLDS was asked for a position on D&amp;D, and he answered I think very well.&nbsp; (Note, I'm not a member and am neither endorsing or not endorsing the church.)&nbsp; He said, that at worst the game of D&amp;D was only waste of time, and at best it was only waste of time.I think that if you are finding conflict between imagination and real life, that real life should always win.&nbsp;&nbsp; Speaking as someone who has immense sympathy for what you feel, give it up.&nbsp; It's not worth it.&nbsp; I wasted a good deal of my life on trivialities, and ultimately I learned that as important as they may seem at the time, they are trivial and at some point you'll realize that.&nbsp; Try to make the realization a pleasant one.However, I will also say that if you are using RPGs as escapism and finding yourself too easily distracted by their joys, its probably a symptom of deeper problems that you need to address.&nbsp; In my case, it was because I'd put myself in a position to fail, where I was gauranteed to be unhappy, and just needed an excuse.&nbsp; Specifically, I'd rushed into young adulthood two years early after a painful and difficult childhood to escape that situation, but wasn't willing to be an adult yet.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'd have been better off doing anything but going to school when I did, whether it had been the military or simply pushing a broom around a warehouse.&nbsp;&nbsp; This may not seem at all obvious to you now, but chances are if you are finding RPGs a distraction, its a good indication that your life isn't where it needs to be in the first place.&nbsp; Figure out where it needs to be, and you'll find I think RPGs go back to assuming the small waste of time they ought to be and not the monster that they can become.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 5697197, member: 4937"] An elder of the CotLDS was asked for a position on D&D, and he answered I think very well. (Note, I'm not a member and am neither endorsing or not endorsing the church.) He said, that at worst the game of D&D was only waste of time, and at best it was only waste of time. I think that if you are finding conflict between imagination and real life, that real life should always win. Speaking as someone who has immense sympathy for what you feel, give it up. It's not worth it. I wasted a good deal of my life on trivialities, and ultimately I learned that as important as they may seem at the time, they are trivial and at some point you'll realize that. Try to make the realization a pleasant one. However, I will also say that if you are using RPGs as escapism and finding yourself too easily distracted by their joys, its probably a symptom of deeper problems that you need to address. In my case, it was because I'd put myself in a position to fail, where I was gauranteed to be unhappy, and just needed an excuse. Specifically, I'd rushed into young adulthood two years early after a painful and difficult childhood to escape that situation, but wasn't willing to be an adult yet. I'd have been better off doing anything but going to school when I did, whether it had been the military or simply pushing a broom around a warehouse. This may not seem at all obvious to you now, but chances are if you are finding RPGs a distraction, its a good indication that your life isn't where it needs to be in the first place. Figure out where it needs to be, and you'll find I think RPGs go back to assuming the small waste of time they ought to be and not the monster that they can become. [/QUOTE]

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