If you've ever played a video game, you're part of the hive mind that is the gamer community. Gaming is a whole lifestyle rather than just a hobby, and it's certainly a strange one, at that. Most gamers prefer to stay home and avoid social interaction, because playing video games is just generally better than existing in the real world, and contrary to popular belief, it's not that unhealthy.

If you're a gamer, you'll hopefully find some comfort in these memes made by fellow gamers. The people behind these posts relate to your many frustrations, from every failed boss fight to the times you've had to drag yourself to work half-asleep because you chose gaming oversleeping the night before. It doesn't matter if you prefer PC or console gaming, or what kinds of games you're obsessing over nowadays, because we're all the same at heart. Here are fifteen memes made by gamers for gamers.