End of Life Care
This is a short Twine story about navigating the US health care system while suicidal.
But, like, in a funny way.
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Rating | Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars (22 total ratings) |
Author | 80% Relatable |
Genre | Interactive Fiction |
Made with | Twine |
Tags | black-comedy, health-care, Horror, Mental Health, Short, Surreal, Twine |
Code license | MIT License |
Asset license | Creative Commons Attribution_NonCommercial_ShareAlike v4.0 International |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Mouse |
Development log
- End of Life CareOct 18, 2020
Comments
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bye it was almost like i was there (again). i wont be attempting again bc i dont wanna go thru this process another time lmaoo god i hate it here!!!
ive been to the hospital for mental helath 30+ times im 14...
This is sooooo real omg thank you for this :') feels less lonely knowing I'm not the only sewer slide all person getting fucked around!
"...Can't you hold on for another couple days or something?.." Yeah, sure. Until when? :)
This was really excellent but also DR. BEAVERBOTHER?!
great use of comedic timing that also instills a deep sense of existential dread
also; good to hear clinics in other parts of the country seem to operate on some kind of rotary phone based system as well.
Such excellent writing, use of repetition, and use of timing. I'm not from the US, and while I don't live in a country with (effective) socialized healthcare I do feel very fortunate to not have to deal with AS much red tape as this story shows. Thank you for your work.
This game is terrifyingly true and accurate. I live in America. I have Gender Dysphoria, OCD, ADHD, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Anorexia, Suicidal Thoughts, and I'm still working up the courage to get tested for BPD. I have therapy and none of this has even started to get better. People say to be happy and I will be fine once I try it once when in reality it gives me anxiety attacks and I still am unhappy even after trying to love myself (which ends up failing horribly and making things worse). It doesn't help that I get bullied by family and peers for being LGBTQ+. I am Non-Binary with a female name (She/They pronouns) and Polysexual. I've been out for almost a YEAR and a lot of people around me don't respect it along with my family calling it a phase and saying I am gonna change it because it's "changed" in the past when really I was just confused on what I was (I did find it out eventually but my Gender Dysphoria will not go away because of my body. I am done with this country and how crappy it is with its health care system.
I have to agree with the other commenters; you made EXCELLENT use of timing and suspense
"Think of it as an investment In YoUr FutUrE" I won't have a future without a paycheck!
What is this purgatory
This is my favorite comment I have yet received on my work, thank you
oh my god, i felt this. i have generalized anxiety, rejection sensitive dysphoria, depression, severe ocd, tourettes syndrome AND gender dysphoria. seeing anyone for anything is super expensive and almost pointless lmfao
hellish. real good use of pauses & timing. grim eyerolling humour.