For me, I’ve grown up with extremely bad anxiety and ALWAYS worry about things out of my control. I also have really bad self esteem so don’t really get out much. The Sims gives me complete control over every aspect of their little lives and it calms me down especially in times where I’m highly stressed out. It has also given me the opportunity to create whoever I want and express myself through my sims. I guess you could say I live through them because I am unable to in the real world.