mrcj
Journeyman Douchebag
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Post by mrcj on Mar 2, 2014 21:09:08 GMT -8
Every once in a while it is mentioned that a certain type of person is drawn to RPGs. Some times that is a positive like creative, sometime a negative like unhygienic.
I stared playing in high school. My high school years were not good. I loathed going to school, not the classes mostly, but just about every thing else. And with that time now 20 years in the rear view mirror, I can see my time playing rpgs as an escape to an imaginary place where, particularly as a GM but also as a player, I had control.
Over time thing changed and locations, I stopped playing RPGs with kids and career and everything else. But when the economy crashed and I found myself again in a unfulfilling job I am again thinking more and more of RPGs. For me there is an element of escape I find in RPGs that I do not know if it is completely healthy.
It seems like I am making a choice between living for a few hours in the here and now (which right now is not that great, probably just check he email and look at facebook or something) or live for a few hours in something not real. Is there a point where that imaginary existence/construct become detrimental?
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Post by arturick on Mar 3, 2014 3:40:58 GMT -8
Escapism is like booze. A little bit now and then to take the edge off is fine. It becomes a problem when drunk/fantasy becomes your default, preferred state.
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Post by Kainguru on Mar 3, 2014 4:03:37 GMT -8
Yes. When your state appointed psychiatrist looks over his specs at you says 'I think we need to increase your dose of antipsychotics; in the mean time your section remains in effect'. or find gainful employment as a politician - living in a fantasy world 24/7 is just a normal level of operational insanity. Aaron
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Post by THX 1138 on Mar 3, 2014 15:27:00 GMT -8
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