I don't even know what to say. My Santa gave me an incredibly high quality Happy Light from Verilux. Now that might not seem that amazing to a lot of people (you may think it's just a lamp), but I've been battling severe depression and anxiety for the last decade of my life. It's been a tough fight, and I haven't always been too sure I'd win. I've known about these lights, and have read studies saying that they can be instrumental in treating depression, and even more so during winter when there is less daylight. These lights mimic direct exposure to the sun and if used for 15 to 30 minutes a day can cause the brain to release additional serotonin, which is essential for mood control. I've never actually purchased one of these lights, as they can be quite expensive, and whenever I have money for one, I always seem to have a more pressing expense (gas, medication, and food, for example). But I've wanted one for a long time. My Santa did an incredible job of stalking my Reddit history, as I don't post in r/depression or r/anxiety very much, so they definitely had to do some digging to find this out about me. Hopefully you can understand why this gift is so incredibly special and meaningful to me.

And to my Santa: I don't know who you are, but thank you so very much!!! This is absolutely, without a doubt the most thoughtful, personal, and useful gift I have every received in any sort of gift exchange, online or elsewhere. I've never had a stranger give me something capable of significantly changing my life for the better. I'm actually crying right now. I can't adequately express my gratitude. Thank you. You have no idea how much this means to me. You are an amazing person, and I will never forget this gift.

UPDATE: HOLYFUCKINGSHIT!!! I just got a message from my Santa that I have two more gifts on the way to me. I figured this present was so incredibly wonderful, and so over the average cost of gifts on here, that this had to be my full gift. Apparently not. This time, I TRULY don't know what to say.

UPDATE 2: The second package arrived this morning. I tore it open immediately to see what else my amazing Santa sent. And the results, at this point are a little shocking. I absolutely did not give them enough information to be this accurate with their gifts. I can't think of anything in my posting history on Reddit that would have allowed them to know how perfect this things would be.

First, I recieved "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick, arguably the greatest science fiction writer of all time. If you are unaware, the classic Ridley Scott film "Blade Runner" was based on this book. Now I did say that I love science fiction, and it wouldn't be too hard to figure out that I like reading from some of my posts and my participation in the book exchange. But I didn't say anything about my complete obsession with robots (androids, in this case). I suppose some conclusions might have been drawn from my posting Gundam models I've built, but that's it. Further, how they could know that, to my great shame, I've never read this seminal classic is beyond me. Thankfully, they've given me the opportunity to rectify that immediately. This is a book that every science fiction fan should probably read and own, and since I didn't, this was a mind-blowingly excellent gift.

The second gift is where it gets really weird though. How many guys do you know that are really into fashion accessories? Probably not too many, right? It's just something most guys don't care about all that much. The thing is though, I totally do. As you may be able to see in one of the pictures below, I wear at least two bracelets every day, and sometimes I add a few more for a particular outfit. But, on this one, there is NO WAY my Santa could have remotely figured that out from my info on RedditGifts or from stalking my Reddit history. It's something I NEVER talk about, like ever. And there's only one picture of me hidden way back in my Reddit history, and in it I'm wearing a sweater so the only accessory you can see are two small black studs in my ears. There's no possible way to know that I love rings, or that I love particularly subtle jewelry, just like the ring they got me.

Now let me tell you about the ring, because it's fucking awesome. Like I said, it's subtle, which means I can wear it with anything. My accessories have to be understated; that's a must for me. But it has a special feature that makes my finger feel like a tricked out car, even if no one else will be able to notice it. The black stripe in the middle of the ring? It's actually composed of two pieces that circle the circumference of the ring. And they spin. That's right. My finger now has spinners. How awesome is that?

As I said before, I am so very grateful to my Santa. Their gifts have given me hope that I can one day overcome the biggest of my life, and they've clearly taken the time to get to know me in a way that I still don't understand. But however they did it, they managed to get me three absolutely perfect gifts, and have single-handedly made this Christmas season so much happier and more hopeful than any I've had in a long time. I hope they understand what they've done. Thank you.