I have aspergers and that contributed to my troubled childhood, I had a hard time understanding social cues, my own emotions, life, or just myself in general, and I was a social outcast due to it, never having friends and being left by people I tried to be friends with, even being bullied for not being normal. I also try to regret less, and do the best I can with the info I have at the time. Since then, I try to be more careful with my days, and spend them in ways that are meaningful: spending time with family and friends, trying to appreciate the moments, and make as many happy memories as possible, instead of just letting them pass by in a fog. The lengths Okabe had to go to to reverse so many simple, seemingly meaningless moments, and the sheer, heartwrenching effort (this is only magnified if you read Steins Gate 0) and pain he had to go through and endure to get to what was such a happy go lucky time really left an impact on me, and made the own IRL journey of getting to the true ending a lot more meaningful.
By the time the Rounders burst through the door, it really really shook me, and the rest of that chapter really pulled all of that complacency, "this is all fine and nothing matters" away, in a very, very jarring fashion. So I read Steins Gate just merrily and enjoyed the early parts, getting to know the characters, and their antics, not really thinking there was so much significance to things. At the same time it's pretty easy for time in general to feel like a fleeting and unimportant commodity. I've had a bunch of times where I wish I could go back in time and change things, and it's been easy to dwell on those points, whilst ignoring what is currently here and present. Originally i wanted to just get mainstream pinup girls but thought why not somethin actual meaningfull to me instead wich atleast did truly help in my life and enjoy. So that when i look at those characters i instantly feel good again. This also one of the reasons why i have a couple of Zelda tattoo's and soon a few Splatoon ones because videogames helped me in general and those 2 franchises are my most favorite. So life philosophy wise i am not a narcistic person anymore. Zelda, Metal Gear Solid, Kingdom Hearts, Mario, Metroid, Castlevania and recently Splatoon and Nier Automata are games/series that helped me alot in life and made me a better person too. Since i was heavily unstable as a kid in a very bad way (negative mind, fight wth kids, crse at teachers, police etc, no respect or care, beating up my sister as a kid wich i still regret most). I am sure if it was not for some of Nintendo's games and some on Playstation too as a kid i would probably turned out to be a major crazy douchebag or a drug addict.
Gaming as a child has helped me insanely with my mental issues and adhd, they also learned me how to be a decent person and have respect for people and sometimes help them out. Well they surely made me a better person.