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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 8303898" data-attributes="member: 18182">I am getting more of a &quot;Wow. That happened.&quot; vibe from most of these stories rather than, &quot;Let's mock the mentally ill.&quot; But yeah, good point.I would argue that most, if not all, such &quot;problem players&quot; suffer from some degree of mental illness. And this deserves to be recognized and given sympathy. Plus, society isn't all that great about helping folks get through such difficulties.But folks are still responsible for their own choices, perhaps other than in extreme cases of mental illness. And it's not your gaming groups place to diagnose or solve those issues, or even put up with anti-social behavior, regardless of the reasons behind it.If you have a problem player, it's always best to assume they are suffering and to offer what help you can, and ask them to stop their problematic behavior. But if they don't . . . . don't feel like you have to endure their behaviors in order to be a good human.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 8303898, member: 18182"] I am getting more of a "[I]Wow. That happened.[/I]" vibe from most of these stories rather than, "[I]Let's mock the mentally ill.[/I]" But yeah, good point. I would argue that most, if not all, such "problem players" suffer from some degree of mental illness. And this deserves to be recognized and given sympathy. Plus, society isn't all that great about helping folks get through such difficulties. But folks are still responsible for their own choices, perhaps other than in extreme cases of mental illness. And it's not your gaming groups place to diagnose or solve those issues, or even put up with anti-social behavior, regardless of the reasons behind it. If you have a [I]problem player[/I], it's always best to assume they are suffering and to offer what help you can, and ask them to stop their problematic behavior. But if they don't . . . . don't feel like you have to endure their behaviors in order to be a good human. [/QUOTE]

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