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Message: <blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 1572433" data-attributes="member: 426">Espen Gatzschmann, welcome to the boards!!! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> You might want to look for some articles on <a href="http://www.theescapist.com/" target="_blank">The Escapist</a>, a gaming advocacy site.  You might also want to check out the web sites of two prominent Christian gamers: James Wyatt's <a href="http://www.aquela.com/roleplaying/" target="_blank">Aquela</a>  and <a href="http://www.trhickman.com" target="_blank">Tracy Hickman</a>, a former Mormon missionary.Torm:  I am sorry to hear about what you went through, althoug it seems you are handling everything well.  I think gaming is no more or less mentally damaging than any other hobby or interest.  Some people will become obsessed over gaming or other interests to the detriment of their lives.  I believe that this reflects internal issues, including mental health.  In which case, the solution is not to blame gaming or another interest but to be supportive of that person.  In your case, it seems you briefly withdrew into another personality in a time of great stress.  Based on what I have seen on these boards, you have handled the challenges life has presented you with courage and dignity.</blockquote>

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