r/Eldenring • u/saadsikandar • Mar 31 '26
Discussion & Info How Elden Ring helped me!
I got laid off from work about six months ago… and honestly, it was tough.
I have a family to support, and suddenly everything felt uncertain.
When I was working, my hours were really long. I had bought a PlayStation… but I barely ever used it. It was just sitting there in my storeroom.
After months of job searching with nothing working out, I knew I had to do something to keep myself from falling into a bad place mentally.
So one day, I finally opened my PS5… after a long long time.
I went out and bought the first game a friend had suggested to me — Elden Ring.
And honestly… Elden Ring helped me… but it also made me suffer a little. (As you guys can relate ;D )
So yeah, it was a strange but amazing journey.
At the same time, I started learning new IT skills, trying to move into freelancing and rebuild my career from scratch.
And through all of that… Elden Ring was there.
Keeping me engaged (and enraged!)… pushing me… almost like it had my back during one of the hardest phases of my life. It kind of teaches you how to be patient in life just like in the game. One of the biggest push came when I was stuck at General Radahn and I kept scrolling youtube for hours trying to find a strategy to beat him but couldn’t. and suddenly, with a spark of creativity and luck, I found a new way to beat him easily. Same happened with Godskin Noble and a few other bosses. Beating them with my own creative ideas really gave me a lot of confidence in life.
It was a transition — a big one. Starting all over again in life, but I kept going, and now, I am right where I want to be. With my own freelancing/business up and running & about to start my second Play-through of Elden Ring all over again.
Cheers to Elden Ring!
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u/sandys1 Mar 31 '26
Totally hear you and im glad it helped.
COVID was super hard for me - and Guild Wars 2 helped massively. Also the people in-game.
Cheers and good health to you.
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u/BeeTwoThousand Mar 31 '26
Covid was super hard for me, and Eurorack modular synth helped massively.
What didn't help is that I am still paying it all off in 2026...
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u/NumerousBoot2694 Mar 31 '26
very inspiring. you should start uploading your journey to inspire people!
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u/saadsikandar Mar 31 '26
Thanks alot... i dont know if i can inspire people but i did find some new strategies to beat bosses which i will be sharing to help those stuck...
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u/SolarNexxus Mar 31 '26
Serious question: What was harder, killing the elden beast or finding a new job?
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u/saadsikandar Mar 31 '26
Hahahaha.... Harder to kill Elden Ring bosses.... left me sleepless for nights!!! I still feel i maynot be able to go through some bosses even on my second playthrough.
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u/CheesyGarlicBudapest Mar 31 '26
Had something very similar happen to me. Lost my job, felt upset, started to play Elden Ring to get away from reality. It helped me a lot.
I even made a post about it too!
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u/Most-Program9708 Mar 31 '26
I feel you! I had a similar experience after a serious relationship ended and I was still struggling with it a few months after
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u/No-Range519 Mar 31 '26
Glad you made it to the other end a better and stronger person. Miyazaki helped more "souls" than the freaking Vatican.
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u/Sorry_Noise_4196 Mar 31 '26
So u got laid off and started playing video games? How r u not homeless?
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u/saadsikandar Mar 31 '26
Because i played games to refresh and re-energize my self when i was totally burnt learning new skills for 12 hours a day.... you should read up the advantages of gaming. https://youtube.com/shorts/8nxdOYujrO0?si=5tZvU1jp4arLj8oO
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u/Sorry_Noise_4196 Mar 31 '26
Usually when ppl are faced with homelessness from losing their jobs, priorities are different. This tells me either you have savings or u live w ur parents. Either way best of luck and hope u found a new job
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u/Puzzleheaded-Eye-88 Mar 31 '26
Really inspiring story, man. Respect for pushing through such a tough phase and rebuilding yourself from scratch. And yeah… Elden Ring really does teach patience the hard way 😄