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11/23/2014 11:34:11 PM
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Destiny Saved My Life (probably)

Back in 6th grade, my life began to get tough. My grades were fine, teachers awesome, but kids mean. Everyday I would be called names, excluded from groups, shoved into lockers, and be ridiculed with insults. It became so bad that I started missing a lot of school. So after a few months I transferred to a therapeutic school. This school helped me, but not for long. I began to get more and more depressed, I had no friends, and my family didn't seem to care for me. In seventh grade, I tried to kill myself. My parents sent me to a mental hospital where I stayed for a few weeks; when I came home nothing had changed. I feel the hospital did not teach me to deal with my depression but instead mask it. I stayed at the same school for a few more years, but I just let my depression boil up inside of me. Early of this year I began to plan and new way to kill myself. I had failed once so I came up with A new idea, so this time I wouldn't. It was right around this time Destiny came out. Destiny helps me get everything off my mind. I can play it without feeling angry or depressed. Destiny has made my life more fun and fulfilling. Without destiny I would have killed myself. I know some of you will think of this as stupid, but it is the only thing that helps. I have been seeing a therapist for many years and been on a variety of medications. The only thing that has helped me so far is playing destiny. So thank you Bungie for creating a amazing game, and saving my life.
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  • As someone who has worked in mental health, I hate to break it to you, but Destiny has not saved your life. What you're experiencing is an escape from reality that temporarily provides you relief from yourself. You need something more secure, my friend. A game is just that, a game. It's all fantasy, nothing even remotely close to reality. What will happen if your console breaks? Game breaks? Game gets old? Or whatever. You will find yourself probably even more empty. Don't discount your therapist. Also, don't discount calling upon Jesus. Trust me, he can help you, - no matter how dark the moment. And before anyone who doesn't believe in God or Jesus, or a "higher power" responds, you are entitled to your belief. You don't believe in God? Okay. That's on you. I do. I won't be responding to any disrespectful (note: only the disrespectful ones) atheistic or anti-Christian comments.

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