(I hope I posted this in the right place) I wrote a lot so be prepared. Please ignore my spelling mistakes unless you’re a grammar Nazi then for all purposes enjoy correcting me. I would love to hear others similar experiences with how gaming has helped them.
I have been playing BioWare games since a very young age and I cannot help but love every single one I play. The first time I played a video game was when I was in first grade (at the demand of my brother) I have been hooked ever since.
I was very content going to school playing sports, video games, hanging out with friends etc...
Until one day I woke up and I just felt really bad. I slowly started feeling worse day by day until eventually it go to a point where I wouldn't talk to anyone and I never felt like doing anything it was like this until my daily routine turned into Wake up, go to school, go home, lay in bed the rest of the day. My parents were so busy going to work and taking care of financial issues they didn't notice until it got to a point where I just didn't see the point in getting out of bed and I stopped going to school. My parents and I went to the hospital and we quickly found out that I had Depression and several other issues with my metabolism and that my immune system was really messed up.
I started taking medication and exercising as well as going to school but it never really felt like I was improving. Then I started getting bullied in school and life got really rough. I refused to talk to anyone and that caused me to get even worse until finally it got to a point where I just didn't see the point in living anymore. I attempted to kill myself... This is when my parents took me to the hospital again and I was in a ward with a bunch of other kids and I worked on getting better for a few weeks then they sent me home.
I started doing online school and I had no one to talk to but my family and with my parents being so busy, along with my bad immunities thus I never got outside so I quickly started playing video games. The first two games I ever really got into were Kotor 1 and Kotor 2 along with Never winter nights. I was amazed by them to me they were the greatest thing ever invented right next to bread and fire. I never felt so happy in a long time. They turned into my greatest hobby and my passion. I have played every single BioWare game ever made since then and I am still just as amazed as I was when I first played Kotor. Gaming gave me a reason to live! BioWare and other studios told me stories that touched my heart through these games. To this day I cannot describe how happy they make me and how thankful I am for not only these games but the studios that make them. If you have ever been involved with making a video game and your reading this then I want you to give yourself a pat on the back because you have helped me and I'm sure so many others through what you do. I really want the BioWare team to keep making amazing stories and to always put the same amount of work into them as their other games. I hope someday to be at least half as amazing as those who work in studios such as BioWare.
So from the bottom of my heart thank you and stay awesome. 
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