Alot of people will click this thinking that it may be a joke or a quirk to a certain reason why a video game saved someone from death. But please let me explain. Two years ago, I was in a really bad place in life. I lost my mom to cancer, my best friend to suicide, and the ensuing madness led to more devastating events. I became jobless, and the darkening of depression ensued. To ease the pain and numb the senses I turned to drugs. Meth, to be exact. I turned into a walking zombie in no less than 8 months and became a true she'll of a person. I needed help. So long story short, I became clean and used alot of tools to fill those empty voids that had been left behind. I bought a Xbox one and destiny, to occupy my time instead of shoving a needle in my arm. The first weeks were rough. Alot of doubt and temptation. But the longer I played, the longer my mind was immersed into a world that I was having fun in. I found friends from all over the world. We accomplished goals and learned new things. Now some may say I traded addictions, but in reality, when life gets rough and I think of turning to drugs to deal with emotions, in turn in destiny and immerse myself into a world of goals, and teamwork. Its honestly saved my life, and I can never repay that back. Thank you bungie for a great game, and Xbox for a great community that never judges a person by the cover. Edit: I have had an ovewhelming response to this post and my ultimate goal is to hopefully encourage someone out there who is going through the same to keep,going. There is hope...and guys please feel free to add me . Edit 2: I'd like to address a few things, and I'm sure a few more will pop up, but first and foremost, I really am not worried about people calling this post and my story fake. Belive me when I tell you that at times I really wish that were true. I wish all of this would of been a dream and didn't happen. But unfortunately that's not true. Secondly, I didn't post a detailed lifeline of my events for a reason. There is alot more to this story. Alot of struggle and triumph, but that isn't made to be in a gaming forum. The only thing that was meant was for my experience with the game and Xbox to be shared and the role it played in my recovery. Last but not least, my goal was to share my exp and hope that someone out there can use this as a measure of hope that there is always something worth fighting for and not to give up. Last Edit: this post has done an amazing thing. Something I didn't think would happen. We have built a United positive minded community together and playing with some of you has been hands down one of the coolest things I could ask for. I wish everyone the best and hope that if I Havnt added you, to go ahead and add me, not only that but come play in this group of people that have come together under something positive and fun. If I Havnt thanked you personally, I thank you again for all the kind words and the on going hope. Sincerely Jake aka maxinONrelaxin