Random Encounters: Level Up Your Social Skills
One of the most enduring tropes of RPGs is the random encounter. Want to make your character stronger? Walk outside of town until you run into a random monster, bash…
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A Holiday Survival Guide, Part Two: Family
Read MoreYou’re not alone if you feel under-enthusiastic about partaking in holiday cheer. Between the gaudy decorations, the same three Christmas songs on repeat, and the obnoxiously happy people flitting around,…
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A Holiday Survival Guide, Part One: Work
Read MoreYou’re not alone if you feel under-enthusiastic about partaking in holiday cheer. Between the gaudy decorations, the same three Christmas songs on repeat, and the obnoxiously happy people flitting around,…
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Trauma and Trigger Warnings
Read MoreImagine for a moment that whatever scares you the most (spiders, clowns, the girl from The Ring) is hiding around the corner from you. In the first scenario you have…
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The Pros and Cons of Anti-Anxiety Medications
Read MoreAnxiety isn’t always a disorder in need of treatment. “Anxiety” is a relatively vague term that is often used to describe worry, rather than a clinical diagnosis. Anxiety evolved to…
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Crunch Hurts: How Unmitigated Overwork Harms Employee Health, Productivity, and Your Studio’s Bottom Line
Read MoreIn this white paper, Take This addresses the mental, physical, social and financial impacts of extended periods of overwork in the video game industry. Download a copy of Crunch Hurts
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All About Antidepressants
Read MoreIt’s common for people to have questions or concerns about medications for mental illnesses, or even to mistrust them. But medications are a valuable form of treatment for many people.…
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Depression 101
Read More“Depression” is a word we hear often. It’s used to describe everything from the Breakup Blues to the look your dog gives you when you leave for work. With so…