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It was 1997, i had just broken free from an abusive and controlling relationship, i felt worthless and destroyed. I couldn’t eat, face people or go to work, i was completely lost. A mutual friend sent TR home to me via a family member with the words ’ tell your sister to play this’. I fired up my PS One and was totally blown away – it was like nothing i had ever played before – Lara encapsulated me – she was so real. I admit I struggled, I’d never played anything in this league before – I’d spent many an hour wired up to a MegaDrive but this was something else.

The puzzles were so good and at times I was stuck for hours.  There was no internet to check for a speedy solution so I just had to figure it out for myself.  It was the best therapy I could have wished for.  From the moment Lara appeared I felt bonded, that I wasn’t alone in the world anymore and I had a friend. 

Every day I would wake and play TR and each day I felt a little bit stronger.  The music was so beautiful it signified a safe place to journey and lose myself. With each puzzle I solved I felt more accomplished, each foe I slayed; represented me taking control over my demons.  By the time the game ended I was in a much better place.

So yeah TR has always been a very personal experience for me.  :D”

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Full confession:

Growing up I was an extremely lonely child, I didn’t have friends and came from an extremely broken home.
However I always had one person that was there for me, One person that took me away from all the pain and let me join her on her adventures and her name is Lady Lara Croft.

Tomb raider gave me comfort, The choice of isolation Lara made in her life (Original Bio) gave me courage when I didn’t have the choice. She was truly the beacon of female empowerment and beacon of hope for myself.

Lara wasn’t just this beautiful female game character,

She was a mother, A sister, Most of all, She was my friend.

I hope to see my friend in her former glory once again. Lara isn’t human and she shouldn’t be made to be one, She’s superhuman, She’s a marvel. She’s my heroine. Sexy and not afraid to show it, Intelligent and vivacious, Bombastic and divine, A classy lady with a fetish for duel pistols, She got what she wanted not for the sake of humanity, For the sake of herself.

She’s a Tomb Raider by choice as she should always be.

Long live Lady Lara Croft.

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