John Robbie leads two lives.

Most of the time, he is a hero of god-like power - with flying horses, vast estates, mountains of gold and the veneration of an entire empire.

The rest of the time, unfortunately, he is himself. When he's not immersed in his favorite RPG video game, Nordic Runes, John is a slovenly, unemployed college drop-out, deep into a crippling depression and living with his parents. Having lost all hope for his real life, John spends his time on the couch, controller in hand, trying to forget it.

When his two lives miraculously converge, however, John's only hope for survival lies in overcoming his greatest obstacle. Himself.

John Robbie, TM is a GameLit, Portal Fantasy with two primary objectives. The first, obviously, is to entertain readers with a solid story. The second is to show a realistic depiction of depression - both in its impact on the protagonist and what he must do to overcome it. This is not self-help by any means, but it will, in its aim for authenticity, depict real therapeutic strategies for dealing with depression.

It should be noted that the author, in addition to writing humor and fantasy, practices as a clinical psychologist. He also refers to himself in the third person. On special occasions, he uses the royal we.

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