In Ecstasy's Name

CONTENT WARNING: This game deals with substance abuse and sexual assault/abuse.

"You're awake? Great. So let's address the mess. What on Earth happened?"

In Ecstasy's Name is a Twine game which places the player in the position of a person who is having a conversation with another unnamed person (who could in fact be themselves) about their mental state and the emotional trauma that they are attempting to work through.

The player plays as a person who is using substances to deal with the emotional weight and complexities in ending a relationship with an abuser. It is a brief portrayal  of the unusual kind of aching and mental back-and-forth which emerge after a break-up of this nature. The title was derived from the idea that the substances being used are treated as coping mechanisms as the person tries to do anything that will help ease the pain and bring some sort of bliss during the process of healing 

The story being portrayed here is not in any way intended to be a representation of all cases of abuse and addiction, it is merely one perspective.