Jane used games as stress relief. At one point she considered suicide when she was recovering from a concussion. She says she was recovering from a concussion. She says that creating "Jane the Concussion Slayer" was a great way to help cope with the symptoms of her ailment. Other people even said it helped them cope with the pain.
In her game "Superbetter", Jane uses goals, challenges and rewards to motivate people. She has people do these activities, with the reward of 7.5 extra minutes to live. Another reward that people get is the bonus resilience points given in the game. The resilience categories are physical, mental, emotional and social. She says that if you do this you can add 10 extra years to your life.
I definitely agree that she used writing and designing as an outlet to cope with her stress and her troubles. It's even greater that she used that video game to help others as well so they know how to cope with it.
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