Informed Consent

Greetings, Internet!

My name is Joey, and I want to share my life with you.  Not in a creepy way, I promise!

Let me tell you a little bit about myself:

As of this posting, I am working on getting my master's degree in Counseling from the University of North Texas; I will graduate this upcoming August, if all goes according to plan.  With that, I will work on becoming a therapist with a specialization in adults with anxiety, mood disorders, and relationship concerns.

Something else about me: I am a gigantic nerd.  Not in a taped-up glasses and a lisp sort of way, more in the play video games and peruse the internet for memes sort of way.  I find that playing video games allows me to relax and process through the stressors of the day with relative ease.  And my goal here is to share this coping skill with you.

So what is the point of telling you these two things?  Well, as they say in counseling theory: All behavior has a purpose!  I intend to use this blog as a sounding board of sorts for my hobby of video games, but with the twist that I will be utilizing psychological theory to address issues related to game culture, development, and writing.

I know that I am not the first to come at games from this angle, and I will not be the last.  But I hope that you will stick with me as I make this journey!

As this is my first post, I will take a moment to discuss the planned schedule of updates:

I am gunning for once every week to two weeks.  Probably on Saturdays, as this is when I have time to think and write without cutting into my own professional or personal obligations.  Obviously there will be more details as they come about.  Life is filled with unexpected turns, after all!