Why I love stories like anime or books

I remember now today after a while, as I'm in some despair. I watched anime and read books because the stories made me, they told me not to give up. That I had to keep going. They were encouraging parts of my brain to come back to life. The stories encouraged me to not give in to despair and disassemble.

Because being alone and in despair, if I give up it numbs the pain but also numbs the pleasure. And I will no longer be able to feel. And being unable to feel and alone, fall to vice and shortsightedness, hurt everyone around me.