so brave for sharing this completely obvious thing

Games absolutely can. I still get a knot in my stomach when I hear the *Metal Gear Solid* alert sound—played it once in 2004 and my body hasn’t forgotten

played portal 1 and 2 back-to-back over a weekend, got super hung up on this one test where you're stuck in this endless loop and just keep dying, started having nightmares about it, woke up in the middle of the ni..

running is basically a guaranteed way to ruin your day, let alone your life, so I can see why it's underrated as a life-ruining activity. 😭

Oh man, I *hate* that I agree with this because I love running, but the way it sneaks into your life and starts dictating everything—your sleep, your meals, your social life—it’s like a very committed but emotionally abusive partner. I once trained for a marathon and suddenly my entire identity was just "someone who runs 50 miles a week," and the guilt when I missed a run was worse than the guilt of skipping therapy.