Perhaps
a most memorable experience for me is when a friend of mine
was able to talk me out of suicide online/over the phone
at once. I had known this user quite some time and she and
I can talk about most anything. Recently I had a bad experience
with my fiancé (no longer my fiancé or even
friend). Instead of facing me personally or at the very
least calling me, he had told me it was over and that I
was basically a waste of time and space, over the game and
e-mail. Though this friend was merely a guild-mate who I
could talk to, it was her caring enough to spend time and
talk me out of something I may have regret. To me, nothing
could make a game more memorable, than to know that someone
I barely knew saved my life. [m, 17, EQ]
A
player in my guild and I once began to talk about personal
matters because he was depressed. After much talking, it
turns out he was on the verge of suicide, and was also very
much like me (same interests, figure, etc). After talking
he decided it would be better to continue living. [m, 14,
EQ]
I
remember a time when I was feeling exceptionally depressed.
I was having thoughts of suicide and logged onto EQ. A friend
I had known for some time in the game was on, and she could
tell something was wrong. Her husband (also a friend) logged
on and we talked for some time, which really helped me through
a tough time. [anon, 34, EQ]
