Zelda got me through depression

I was expecting this:

My name is Kristen, I'm a 19 year old girl and I am obsessed with nintendo. I AM NOT FAT, surprised? I remember watching my brother play ocarina of time on our N64 when he was 7, it took him nearly two years to beat it and when he did, we both cried. I was watching him play video games before I even could.. was way better than TV for me. We got a gamecube for Christmas the year it came out, our first games were the sims busting out, double dash, and the zelda collectors edition with Ocarina of time, a link to the past, Majoras mask, etc on it. Best present ever. I was obsessed. I was old enough to play it myself and I was a boss, it was in my blood. When Wind Waker came out I just about creamed in my pants. Wind Waker is oh so easy but still, my favorite zelda game (although I know it is not the best and ocarina will always have my heart). My dad was a drug addict and my parents divorced around the time I was maybe 11, I don't even know.. those years were a blure. I'd be lying if I said it was all Zelda, there was animal crossing, harvest moon, sonic, resident evil, all kinds of other games. But Zelda was always the one. Through Highschool I would binge play zelda (I was a depressed teenager -__-) Over and over again, I can play master quest with my damn eyes closed. When I turned 18 I got a triforce tattoo mirroring the deathly hallows on my wrist over all of my old scars.. the Triforce for my brother because zelda was always our coping skill, my brother also was a coping skill for me. The deathly hallows because my sister and I used to watch so much Harry Potter when we were sad, she was a coping skill for me too. I had a relapse and sliced my arm up right dwn the middle of the triforce, I did not plan on living or else I would not have destroyed my beautiful tattoo, I love that thing. Today the tattoo is ugly and for a while I hated it for having the ugly slash in it. Now I realize that it just makes the tattoo more real.. I am getting a whole sleeve, Midna is up next for it. Hopefully I don't fuck her up, but if I do I am sure I will recover by bossing out Twilight Princess in a single weekend. Thank god for zelda and all if its distractions, nothing takes me away from reality better, not even JOHN CENA

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