Video games. They can be the bane and the boon of my existence on this planet. Some days, I have great luck while leveling up characters or passing a certain level. On other days I would much rather throw my counsel at the door or out a window and then hide under the covers and cry. It is a love-hate relationship if I've ever seen one.

Video games are stress relievers and stress inducers at the same time, but either way, I'll still keep them on my phone or restrain myself from breaking the CD over my knee.

There's no other way that I can think of to describe my relationship with video games than gifs. These three to four-second moving images can help capture a moment from media in a way that makes it perfect to describe video games. There are a lot of gifs on the internet, but I'll try to keep it down to a minimum. So without further ado, here are ten gifs that perfectly describe what it's like to play video games.

1. Staying Up All Night To Grind

Grinding can mean anything from trying to finally level up that one character that you love to trying to figure out a puzzle you just can't wrap your head around. Either way, gamers are losing sleep over it.

2. But When You Finally Pass That Level

There's no better feeling in the world.

3. Redoing A Level You Just Can't Pass

Need we say more?

4. When You Can't Remember If You Saved Or Not

Did I save the game before I turned it off? Oh geez, I hope I did!

5. When You Didn't Save

Well, there goes all my progress. Time to crawl up in bed and cry for the rest of the day.

6. Running Out Of The Game's Currency

But I really needed to refine that weapon!

7. When You Just Can't Get That One Character You Want

Someday that character will come home, but until that day comes I will wait patiently...kind of.

8. Rage

Now let's all take a deep breath and calm down. That's what we all say...until we reach the next level or try again.

9. Finally Finishing The Game

Is it, is it really over? It can't be, right? RIGHT!?

10. But Realizing You Can Play It Again

Phew, I thought I would have nothing else to do with my time.