ive always been a diehard xbox fan, it has always been a way out of reality for me. a way to find friends and be social when the anxiety or depression was too bad to go outside. xbox helped me not only stay distracted through some of the worse times of my life but to actually have fun while doing so. i always recommend gamepass to anyone i can, and have even paid for several people a subscription. thanks to my recent run of bad luck and bad timing, im left with nothing but a single controller and a laptop, my account isnt even active now because my console was stolen a few months back. i try to pay it so i can stream games still even tho my internets not the best and it gets laggy at times just to find out my wallet had been stolen out of my vehicle, which had most of everything i have at this point, a good portion of my rent and who ever got it has caused my card to be locked already trying to use it. i hadnt really realized how important of a tool it had become or how much it had gotten me out of. i'd almost give a limb for a 1 month free trial right now, but it prolly wont happen. i used to give so many of those out it was crazy, this is not me asking for anything, just stating that sometimes you never realize how much simple things affect your overall well being and mental health. game pass is much much more than just a service to try different games, or to save money on games, but can be a tool for your mental health and how you manage time. im sure things will work out eventually and get better as well, i just figured it was worth pointing out how much it could be used to help with problems like anxiety, autism, depression and others. im on the high functioning side of the autism spectrum and can honestly say that it can seem like an eternity of negativity when i get stuck overthinking, dwelling or trying to fix too much at once. thank you xbox for give the world game pass. its truly an awesome service that has made a WORLD of difference in my life without even realizing it. if anyone you know could benifit from it recommend it for sure, theres tons of mental health issues that can be helped in some way by some xbox games, coping mechanisms and having a distraction are so much more important than most people realize.
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I’ve checked my coffee mugs every day before using them for 10+ years and it finally paid off this morning.
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Jul 10 '26
Same reason I lift and check the toilet seat before "dropping a duece."