What if your therapist prescribed you one “Dungeons & Dragons” game per week for anxiety?
That reality might not be far off, according to Wired, with the rise of therapeutic tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs).
… players sit around a table, taking on the personas of fictional characters. This type of role-playing can be a helpful tool when used in a mental health setting by:
Now, startups are springing up to meet the need:
… but business is still booming. “Dungeons & Dragons” earns an estimated $100m-$150m annually.
And thanks in part to a prominent feature in Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” the game has a new batch of young fans, with 24% of players between 20 and 24 years old.