Things I gave to Counter-Strike:
1. Money
2. Time
3. Love

Things Counter-Strike gave me:
1. Arthritis
2. Rage
3, Hatred of Russians,Spanish, and Russians
4. Broken keyboard
5. Broken mouse
6. 9/10 ready
7. Server crashes
8. low IQ teammates
9. Competitive matches
10. "Ez Pz" spam
11. Multilingual cursing - I guess this is a good thing?
12. Lag
13. Cheaters
14. 64 tick servers
15. Anxiety
Essentially CS is a greedy woman, but I love her all the time.

After 8 years playing it, I didn't improve my skills in-game.

However, I learned new language skills: now I can curse in Russian and Brazilian Portuguese.

Also, my tolerance level to guttural screams and loud sounds was increased.

Now I can bear the crying of my children for longer and I can make them feel better by singing sweet traditional songs from other cultures, such as Очи чёрные (Dark Eyes) or Garota de Ipanema (The Girl from Ipanema).

In conclusion, Counter Strike transformed me into a better father and a better person, in addition to making me more patient, tolerant to hateful people and more trained in languages and cultures.

Better than any psychiatric therapy. 10/10

Things I gave to Counter-Strike: 1. Money 2. Time 3. Love Things Counter-Strike gave me: 1. Arthritis 2. Rage 3, Hatred of Russians,Spanish, and Russians 4. Broken keyboard 5. Broken mouse 6. 9/10 ready 7. Server crashes 8. low IQ teammates 9. Competitive matches 10. "Ez Pz" spam 11. Multilingual cursing - I guess this is a good thing? 12. Lag 13. Cheaters 14. 64 tick servers 15. Anxiety Essentially CS is a greedy woman, but I love her all the time. After 8 years playing it, I didn't improve my skills in-game. However, I learned new language skills: now I can curse in Russian and Brazilian Portuguese. Also, my tolerance level to guttural screams and loud sounds was increased. Now I can bear the crying of my children for longer and I can make them feel better by singing sweet traditional songs from other cultures, such as Очи чёрные (Dark Eyes) or Garota de Ipanema (The Girl from Ipanema). In conclusion, Counter Strike transformed me into a better father and a better person, in addition to making me more patient, tolerant to hateful people and more trained in languages and cultures. Better than any psychiatric therapy. 10/10