Topic: Goodbye/Vacation Thread

I don't blame you. These last few days I kept thinking I'd clicked on a political forum website by accident.

@Ralizah Take it easy and take care. The review thread will be a bit lighter....

@Ralizah take it easy, don't be a stranger and come back soon!

@Arugula There are many things more satisfying than perfectly folded origami, sir. Such as perfectly crisped bacon.

@Ralizah

Take care and be safe @Ralizah. See you back soon.

@Ralizah Come back soon! Love your reviews

@Ralizah Where do you think you're going? Get back here! (only joking, take it easy)

@Ralizah When you get back I expect a 10,000-word essay on The Witcher 3.

I think I need to take a break from the comments, forums and social media in general. The truth is (as someone who suffers with anxiety and mental health) the past few days have been an almighty struggle trying to get through The Last of Us Part 2. I underestimated just how much the first game and the characters of Joel & Ellie meant to me and the sequel has really shook me and it's so hard to reach out to loved ones because honestly how do you tell someone that a video game has left me an emotional wreck, my mother right now feels so confused and unable to help with me, which makes me feel worse. What also hasn't helped is seeing so many talk about. The emotions just keep flooding back.
So the only thing I can do is take a break till I'm ready to talk with people again. I hope you all understand. Kind regards.

@AdamNovice
No worries matey, hope you're ok and you're feeling better soon. My sister told me playing this game made her feel she was going to have a panic attack so I know it has upset quite a few people.
See you soon.

@AdamNovice Taking a break for a while is probably a good idea. Soon other stuff will release and you won't see as much active discussion about the game.

Take care. We'll be here when you return.

@AdamNovice Thanks for posting that bro. You are one of the original legends on the website and a great lad to boot. Have a break ADF and can't wait to see you well and firing again.

@AdamNovice I think having been exposed to the spoilers will better prepare me for playing the game. It certainly seems like game is brutal. Take care of yourself buddy.

@AdamNovice The more people get hold of this game and play it, the more we will see this sort of thing being talked about, especially once all the b******s about metacritic and all that stuff has died down. It sounds like a game which could be upsetting to play. We may see online support groups or chatrooms start popping up where people can discuss such things. If I hear of any I'll let you know. Until then take it easy and hopefully feel better soon

@AdamNovice Sorry to hear you had such a bad response to TLOU2, evidently seeing the leaks beforehand did not do enough to lessen the impact the game had on you. Take it easy, and hope to see you around here soon.

OMG thank you guys for your reponses. I was reluctant to post here because I was afraid I was going to get bombarded with "grow up snowflake" comments but I forget that this is the PS forums and not Twitter. I will not forget this guys.

I've only just joined here but will be around less than I hoped as my cat has passed away this week. I didn't want it to seem like I left the forum not long after signing up. This place is cool.

@Vahla_Hanesh That really sucks, one of my cats has been giving me some grief this year too but he's still hanging on. Sorry for your loss, take it easy!

@AdamNovice I missed this but I totally get this. I often feel as devastated by fictional characters as I do by the real world and I know that is crazy but it hits me. I have felt rather depressed after certain game events. Come back when you can.