Video Games! My favorite right now is Diablo. I can get on and kill a thousand monsters with massive powers of distruction. I am playing as an Assasin right now. I just got the trick of clouding the monsters minds so while they wander around trying to figure out where I am I wreck havoc on them with my cobra strike and dragon tail finishing move that sucks out their life force and mana thus healing me. I have also aquired a shadowself who fights by my side and have had an amazon who has watched my back since the first act even though she has died 8 million times and I have had to ressurect her repeatedly.

I know it is all silly but for an hour I can pour my aggression into the destruction of tons of evil minions who take the place of all those pains and fears that plague me. For an hour I have two people who will watch my back and try to help me destroy those who would destroy me. For an hour I am rewarded with armour, weapons and gold. I gain strength and abilities. When the time is up, because of the repetative nature of the game my mind is caught in a loop and continues to not focus on my other problems. Why do I say "for an hour"? I believe for me videos games could become addictive so I have decided that limiting myself is important. I set a timer so I don't loose track of time. I have been on a video game for over 3 hours in one sitting before so caution is neccessary.
Carrie

<font color=green>But the implicit and usually unconscious bargain we make with ourselves is that, yes, we want to be healed, we want to be made whole, we're willing to go some distance, but we're not willing to question the fundamental assumptions upon which our way of life has been built, both personally and societally.--Bill Plotkin, Soulcraft