https://chrizzle23.net/tags/depression/Recent content in Depression on Chrizzle23.netHugoenChrizzle23.net and all blog posts © 2026 by Chris Anderson is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Mon, 26 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://chrizzle23.net/posts/151026-videogames/Mon, 26 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://chrizzle23.net/posts/151026-videogames/<p><em>This is another repost from my WordPress days, back when I was playing a lot of Skyrim.</em></p> <p><img src="https://chrizzle23.net/spidey_skyrim.png" align="right" />I have battled with clinical depression for most of my adult life. The primary reason that I have maintained a weblog in one form or another is that writing is one of the ways that I deal with my depression. I also play video games. Writing and exercise are positive things that help me to feel productive. Video games are a tricky balance. In moderation, gaming helps me vent frustrations, much like exercise does. If I am not careful, however, gaming can go off the rails, and become basically the only thing that I do, outside of the bare essentials like not getting fired from work and keeping the children alive.</p>