4 Ways Video Games Saved My Life by Taking My Mind Off Suicide

Jellis Vaes

Video games saved my life… It’s true. Between 12 to 18 years old, I hated my life and found it extremely boring and dull.

The way I escaped this stage and found some joy was through video games.

Back then, I loved (and still love today) the MMORPG genre. I played literally all of them: Warhammer Online, Star Wars Galaxies, City of Heroes, Guild Wars, Final Fantasy XI, Everquest, The Secret World, Aion, DC Universe… you name it. But the one MMO world that I adored and regarded as home was… (you might have guessed it) World of Warcraft.

I literally spent thousands upon thousands of hours there.

In this episode, I am sharing the four major things I found in video games that real life back then did not offer—and I thought it never would. I also share how I eventually did find them in real life.

Additional helpful resources:

Struggling with suicidal thoughts or think someone might be? Check out the two videos I made here on my channel.

• How to Help Someone Who is Suicidal 🧡 I Struggled 6 Years with Suicidal Thoughts https://youtu.be/yZJ7U9BXG10
• What to Do If You Feel Suicidal: Advice from Someone Who Attempted Suicide https://youtu.be/HQw-k1Gf-t8

Books

• Man’s Search for Meaning
• Way of the Peaceful Warrior
• The Road Less Traveled

Podcasts

• The IPS Podcast
• Tim Ferriss
• The Jordan B Peterson Podcast

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