Mental Health in the Wargaming Community

I’ve been ashamed and scared for many years to open up about my mental health struggles. This is a story I’ve needed to share for a while now and I feel it’s the most important video I’ve ever made. The wargaming community helped me find my voice and through this trial of fire I’ve discovered many allies that exist. This is OUR home, Our family, Our community. We’re not going anywhere and there’s only courage, acceptance, and love.

THANK YOU everyone for providing me with a profound purpose: to be a champion of this, our community, and to show the world that wargamers are a breed of human that put pigment to plastic. That joy is found in the most unlikely of places. That friendship can be a medicine. That talking is acceptable and healthy. That it’s ok to quiet the world and be our ourselves. To achieve whatever it takes to make us happy and to spread that hobby love which laces every thought.

Check out Mental Health Charity Painters. It's a non-profit focusing on miniature painting.
https://go.rallyup.com/mhcp/Members

I discover the 'ultimate victory condition' at the World's most magnificent miniature tabletop gaming convention: Adepticon, our home. I meet with various pillars of the wargaming community, I cosplayed 'to my heart's content, ended up in a random hotel room with a bunch of strangers I developed parasocial relationships with on the internet, AND found my HOME.

The Convention: Adepticon - https://www.adepticon.org/
Thank you Games Workshop for creating Warhammer!
   / @officialwarhammer  

The Cosplay - Space Wolves Power Armor by Alex from:
  / galacticelephantlive  

Dragon Fall Convention
https://www.dragon-fall.com/

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Cinematography by Brandon Kummer
https://www.brandonkummerfilms.com/

Other Channels featured in this video:
FauxHammer https://www.fauxhammer.com/
Derek Osborne    / throneofangels  
Six Squared Studio https://6-squared-studios.shoplightsp...
DrRhino_   / drrhino_  
Carl Tuttle - Independent Characters Podcast http://theindependentcharacters.com/b...
Eons of Battle    / @eonsofbattle  
Austin    / @deathraydesigns  
https://www.steelrift.com/
Nick, JT McDowell    / @playontabletop  
Brent    / @goobertownhobbies  
Ninjon    / @ninjon  
Trent    / @miscast  
Miniac    / @miniac  
Casey    / @ebayminiaturerescues  
Mamikon Painting    / @mamikonpainting  
Uncle Atom    / @tabletopminions  
Sean   / itwouldbesean  
Calvin    / @koth  
Lyla Mev    / @lylamev  
Sergio Calvo    / @sergiocalvominiatures  
The Art of War 40k    / @artofwar40k  
For Whom the Die Rolls    / @forwhomthedierolls  
Kayle Larson   / kaylelarsonminipaint  
Vince Venturella    / @vinceventurella  
Maverickspaint    / @mavericknicolson  
James Wapple    / @jameswappel7119  
Teri Litorco    / @thatterigirl  
Lyn Stahl   / metalhead_lynsanity  
Forge the Narrative Podcast https://forgethenarrative.net/categor...

Companies featured:
Lazy Squire Games -   / lazysquiregames  
Badger Games https://www.badgergames.com/home.html
TableWar https://tablewar.com/
Monument Hobbies https://monumenthobbies.com/
Galeforce 9 https://www.gf9.com/
Battlefront Miniatures https://www.flamesofwar.com/
Goblin's Hut https://www.goblinshut.com/

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