OUCH. the first doc just giving us birth control and antidepressants... so relatable. it was never "hm lets look further and do some blood tests just incase" it was always "it says here you've got anxiety, are you sure you're not just working yourself up until you faint?" or "you should see a gynecologist first, before we look into why you're fainting." also "well you're a little chubby, lose some weight first and come back if its still an issue." okay sure, and if i faint and crack my head open and die before that happens? it already almost happened, my friend caught my head before i hit a sharp desk corner. that was my second time fainting in only 20 mins. i nearly fainted in the middle of a road and he helped me get to a curb before i passed out. i legit just laid on the grass and lost consciousness. then he mentioned my body moved a little bit like i had a minor seizure so he rolled me on my side. which is like... UM??? thats concerning i fainted twice in 20 mins and potentially seized and yet when i went to urgent care the next day they said i was completely fine and to go home since my blood work was okay. like ????
thats the first time anyone has cared enough to help me through a fainting spell, my parents didn't believe me until it happened in front of them and they didn't say shit to my doctors. i fainted the first time at 14, and it wasn't until i was 18 that someone looked after me. that same guy also ran back to campus for tissues for my massive nosebleed when we walked to a park by college. it was not a normal nosebleed either it GUSHED. the ground and my hoodie were covered it was so scary, my nosebleeds are so severe and rare. but like... the point is that i had all these concerning issues that could've been unrelated but also could've hinted at something REALLY serious. i was also starting to have issues with my vision decling, and a nosebleed on top of the fainting and occasional migraines as well as my SEVERE mental health issues had me wondering if something was wrong with my brain. nobody has ever checked it to this day.
my pediatrician had me see a gyno before testing my blood for anemia (which i don't have). i haven't bothered getting a diagnosis, i've had too many other more urgent issues to take care of and i've learned to perfectly accomodate my fainting issue. they've never listened past the initial blaming of me and my habits/age/gender/weight/ literally anything else but doing some damn tests. i'm 90% sure its POTS, i even brought it up to doctor number 3 i told about the fainting and he legit went "Oh! that makes sense, i'll refer you for a tilt test." that was all it took, but then i had appendicitis and other issues that were more urgent so i haven't asked for a new referall since i see a different doctor now and its just a mess. so this is already SO REAL AND OWWW
edit: OH MY GOD, THIS IS SO REAL. CRYING WHEN YOU FINALLY THINK YOU HAVE IT FIGURED OUT BUT YOU'RE WRONG, I DID THAT SHIT TOO
also i got what seems like the best possible ending first, just by doing the opposite of how i handled my own issues lol
hey, i played this game some time ago and today i also played and i saved the game but... i cant click the continue button? any idea on how i can fix this? cuz i started chapter 3 and lost so much progress...
This game is amazing I always find myself coming back to this game to play it is really comforting I remember playing this game in the beginning of 7th grade and 8th grade because I didn't have any friends so I would just find a place somewhere quiet to play. this game has such an amazing story line it always made me emotional and now I find my self playing this again in the beginning of high school now with a lot of friends and this game is still amazing!!!!
does anyone know how to get the 5th ending,? ive gotten the happy ending, the one where she gives up, the one where she isnt freinds with sadie and the one where she fights with her mom.
I love this game, I have, as many of the other comments. Lots of illnesses that people don't see. The major one(s) was AuDHD, which I got quite a lot of hate for growing up. Not being able to understand what was wrong with me also made me hate being me. I used to lie to doctors quite a bit about things, especially when it came to being hyperactive or wanting things to be perfect and on time because I was afraid of my parents and how they would react to this sort of thing. Probably not well, considering their son, not daughter, would be imperfect. However as I have grown up, I've gotten to understand myself more, and maybe not enjoy the illness, but come to love it as a part of myself :) People still don't believe I have AuDHD because I am "high-functioning" and smart. Believe me, it's there.
This is a great game but I had many illnesses that people don't even see. It happend after a hard time in my life and it gave me a tidal wave of illness. ADHD for girls usually starts to hit around the age 16 but no my body just handed ADHD and many other illnesses to my list at 7. And my mom always called me stupid and sweated at me and my sister all it did was make me broken and torn she even told me straightforward that she chose favorites and I wasn't one she even said she hated me. I once told her I was suicidal and she forgot. I wish I was brave enough to ask my mom to give me a therapist but I was to scared that I would be on so many drugs that I wouldn't even be myself again. And yet I actually still counted as gifted. Does anyone else have a story like this pls tell me.
Same here I actually most of the time lie to doctors and nobody notices because I'm gifted, smart and a very joyful person around people. But when I'm alone I just have way too much time to think.
I'm not finished with the game quite yet, but its already reminding me so much of my own personal experiences with anxiety and epilepsy. I went through so much of the same stuff and felt so many of these same emotions. I felt so stressed over all of this, only feeling relief after having my first seizure. Even now, the fear I have over this is so much, I've been to scared to get my drivers license cuz I'm scared that ill seize up behind the wheel and roll off the road. I really appreciate that a game can capture so many complex emotions that I felt, in a way that I know others can feel and relate too. Thank you for making this.
I'm crying over this game, its that relatable/good (●'◡'●)
Absolutely amazing game. For me, it was ADHD. All through childhood, I was constantly berated and called lazy and a procrastinator. Finally as an adult I was able to go get a real diagnosis and medication, and my life has completely changed for the better. Having to deal with these invisible illnesses isn't fair, but you have to keep moving forward and never give up.
I was diagnosed as a child but told I "shouldn't use my illness as an excuse". What excuse? I never did. I never wanted this curse. It's not like I woke up one day and decided I wanted to be on Adderall or lay in bed because I'm so depressed from my needs not being met. But then they never really cared anyway.
The constant struggle for normalcy… The well-intentioned completely unhelpful suggestions… The hope that maybe tomorrow, next week, “soon” it’s going to be better… Until you don’t… Yeah… 😟
As for the ending with being lonely afterwards… Don’t know, easy to say “you could have done better there“ – yeah, kinda always true? Why bother when you don’t think there is going to be something to do that for though?
Totally relatable. For me it was M.D.D. and Mixed Apnea episodes together each disorder compounding the effects of the other. I could sleep for 16 hours and wake up tired. Needed naps all the time. Sometimes falling asleep while driving. Had trouble focusing and remembering enough at work that I lost my job as a developer. Too tired to check my messages, answer calls, or do anything I used to do for fun. Took every pill, powder and potion I could get my hands on over the counter. But I seemed fine. Still on the tail end of that episode.
It's definitely going in my Top 10 Games List this year. I just... what a beautiful story. I've had those days with depression where sleep didn't help. I can't begin to imagine what the feeling of this would be. Thank you for sharing this with the world.
5/5! I loved this game! It's so realistic and I would recommend this to everyone! I suggest they take the "normal reading requirements" like MacBeth, Animal Farm, Etc. Those "Classics" and replace them with more techie games/reading like this. I know more kids would be able to identify with this and even get their heads thinking about real-world topics and themselves. Definitely worth it! In short, I feel like it would be very relatable!
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Help, the part when Sadie left really made me cry (I lose friends like, every yearT-T)
I think I'm starting to like visual novels now.. though I cannot relate to any of them...
OUCH. the first doc just giving us birth control and antidepressants... so relatable. it was never "hm lets look further and do some blood tests just incase" it was always "it says here you've got anxiety, are you sure you're not just working yourself up until you faint?" or "you should see a gynecologist first, before we look into why you're fainting." also "well you're a little chubby, lose some weight first and come back if its still an issue." okay sure, and if i faint and crack my head open and die before that happens? it already almost happened, my friend caught my head before i hit a sharp desk corner. that was my second time fainting in only 20 mins. i nearly fainted in the middle of a road and he helped me get to a curb before i passed out. i legit just laid on the grass and lost consciousness. then he mentioned my body moved a little bit like i had a minor seizure so he rolled me on my side. which is like... UM??? thats concerning i fainted twice in 20 mins and potentially seized and yet when i went to urgent care the next day they said i was completely fine and to go home since my blood work was okay. like ????
thats the first time anyone has cared enough to help me through a fainting spell, my parents didn't believe me until it happened in front of them and they didn't say shit to my doctors. i fainted the first time at 14, and it wasn't until i was 18 that someone looked after me. that same guy also ran back to campus for tissues for my massive nosebleed when we walked to a park by college. it was not a normal nosebleed either it GUSHED. the ground and my hoodie were covered it was so scary, my nosebleeds are so severe and rare. but like... the point is that i had all these concerning issues that could've been unrelated but also could've hinted at something REALLY serious. i was also starting to have issues with my vision decling, and a nosebleed on top of the fainting and occasional migraines as well as my SEVERE mental health issues had me wondering if something was wrong with my brain. nobody has ever checked it to this day.
my pediatrician had me see a gyno before testing my blood for anemia (which i don't have). i haven't bothered getting a diagnosis, i've had too many other more urgent issues to take care of and i've learned to perfectly accomodate my fainting issue. they've never listened past the initial blaming of me and my habits/age/gender/weight/ literally anything else but doing some damn tests. i'm 90% sure its POTS, i even brought it up to doctor number 3 i told about the fainting and he legit went "Oh! that makes sense, i'll refer you for a tilt test." that was all it took, but then i had appendicitis and other issues that were more urgent so i haven't asked for a new referall since i see a different doctor now and its just a mess. so this is already SO REAL AND OWWW
edit: OH MY GOD, THIS IS SO REAL. CRYING WHEN YOU FINALLY THINK YOU HAVE IT FIGURED OUT BUT YOU'RE WRONG, I DID THAT SHIT TOO
also i got what seems like the best possible ending first, just by doing the opposite of how i handled my own issues lol
hey, i played this game some time ago and today i also played and i saved the game but... i cant click the continue button? any idea on how i can fix this? cuz i started chapter 3 and lost so much progress...
is the button colored in grey unlike the others
me irl
this whole game hits harder when you've experienced it first hand
This game is amazing I always find myself coming back to this game to play it is really comforting I remember playing this game in the beginning of 7th grade and 8th grade because I didn't have any friends so I would just find a place somewhere quiet to play. this game has such an amazing story line it always made me emotional and now I find my self playing this again in the beginning of high school now with a lot of friends and this game is still amazing!!!!
does anyone know how to get the 5th ending,? ive gotten the happy ending, the one where she gives up, the one where she isnt freinds with sadie and the one where she fights with her mom.
I love this game, I have, as many of the other comments. Lots of illnesses that people don't see. The major one(s) was AuDHD, which I got quite a lot of hate for growing up. Not being able to understand what was wrong with me also made me hate being me. I used to lie to doctors quite a bit about things, especially when it came to being hyperactive or wanting things to be perfect and on time because I was afraid of my parents and how they would react to this sort of thing. Probably not well, considering their son, not daughter, would be imperfect. However as I have grown up, I've gotten to understand myself more, and maybe not enjoy the illness, but come to love it as a part of myself :)
People still don't believe I have AuDHD because I am "high-functioning" and smart. Believe me, it's there.
This is a great game but I had many illnesses that people don't even see. It happend after a hard time in my life and it gave me a tidal wave of illness. ADHD for girls usually starts to hit around the age 16 but no my body just handed ADHD and many other illnesses to my list at 7. And my mom always called me stupid and sweated at me and my sister all it did was make me broken and torn she even told me straightforward that she chose favorites and I wasn't one she even said she hated me. I once told her I was suicidal and she forgot. I wish I was brave enough to ask my mom to give me a therapist but I was to scared that I would be on so many drugs that I wouldn't even be myself again. And yet I actually still counted as gifted. Does anyone else have a story like this pls tell me.
I do! I have it right above your comment
surprising how much hate you can get for something you can't control
Same here I actually most of the time lie to doctors and nobody notices because I'm gifted, smart and a very joyful person around people. But when I'm alone I just have way too much time to think.
i loved it!
Coming back to play this well struggling with my own invisibile ilness was so diffrent, but i loved it
I'm not finished with the game quite yet, but its already reminding me so much of my own personal experiences with anxiety and epilepsy. I went through so much of the same stuff and felt so many of these same emotions. I felt so stressed over all of this, only feeling relief after having my first seizure. Even now, the fear I have over this is so much, I've been to scared to get my drivers license cuz I'm scared that ill seize up behind the wheel and roll off the road. I really appreciate that a game can capture so many complex emotions that I felt, in a way that I know others can feel and relate too. Thank you for making this.
I'm crying over this game, its that relatable/good (●'◡'●)
Absolutely amazing game. For me, it was ADHD. All through childhood, I was constantly berated and called lazy and a procrastinator. Finally as an adult I was able to go get a real diagnosis and medication, and my life has completely changed for the better. Having to deal with these invisible illnesses isn't fair, but you have to keep moving forward and never give up.
I was diagnosed as a child but told I "shouldn't use my illness as an excuse". What excuse? I never did. I never wanted this curse. It's not like I woke up one day and decided I wanted to be on Adderall or lay in bed because I'm so depressed from my needs not being met. But then they never really cared anyway.
Words are not enough to describe how much I enjoyed this game. Absolutely wonderful.
Damn.....that really pulled on my heartstrings!
I LOVE the Eliza Reference in the background. Golden.
You have NO CLUE how hard i just cried
This was AMAZING KEEP IT UP
The constant struggle for normalcy… The well-intentioned completely unhelpful suggestions… The hope that maybe tomorrow, next week, “soon” it’s going to be better… Until you don’t… Yeah… 😟
As for the ending with being lonely afterwards… Don’t know, easy to say “you could have done better there“ – yeah, kinda always true? Why bother when you don’t think there is going to be something to do that for though?
- Kuri
Totally relatable. For me it was M.D.D. and Mixed Apnea episodes together each disorder compounding the effects of the other. I could sleep for 16 hours and wake up tired. Needed naps all the time. Sometimes falling asleep while driving. Had trouble focusing and remembering enough at work that I lost my job as a developer. Too tired to check my messages, answer calls, or do anything I used to do for fun. Took every pill, powder and potion I could get my hands on over the counter. But I seemed fine. Still on the tail end of that episode.
i cried
It's definitely going in my Top 10 Games List this year. I just... what a beautiful story. I've had those days with depression where sleep didn't help. I can't begin to imagine what the feeling of this would be. Thank you for sharing this with the world.
very good game.
this is so nice
GG
i love this so much im about to cry omggg
such an accurate game!! I've struggling with chronic illness for almost 6 months and still haven't found the answer, but maybe one day...
5/5! I loved this game! It's so realistic and I would recommend this to everyone! I suggest they take the "normal reading requirements" like MacBeth, Animal Farm, Etc. Those "Classics" and replace them with more techie games/reading like this. I know more kids would be able to identify with this and even get their heads thinking about real-world topics and themselves. Definitely worth it! In short, I feel like it would be very relatable!