Relief: A personal story of catharsis found in games

[Editor’s note: Rorshach wrote this absolutely amazing and very thoughtful piece this past week on what videogames really mean to him. Videogames can be more than just for fun and it’s sometimes the best thing a person can do to get their mind off of bad situations. — CTZ]
Let me level with everyone. I’m human.
We all feel pain. I don’t think there’s any way to avoid it. Some people encounter awful things in life. I am in no way saying what has happened to me is worse than what has happened to you, my friend, but it is just as devastating. What I can say is that as we live life, we find ways to deal with this pain. We do it in different ways too. We medicate, create, destroy, ignore, replace, and confront the trials and tribulations of our lives in different […]

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