@Kidfried Got a job in research; got my own project, so it feels a bit like a being self-employed, the more time I put into it, the higher the output is. So it's all about finding balance and not overdoing it. But I'm enjoying it, so all is good!
I did manage to put a couple of hours in Cocoon yesterday, and I played Pikmin 4 recently. I'm satisfied if I can finish Zelda and Cocoon by the end of the year haha!
@Ralizah It's not bad. It does some good stuff, but I'm just not a big fan of the Pikmin 2 format, so I may prefer 1 and 3 over it. There's a lot of game to it though, so that was nice.
@HallowMoonshadow Hey! Yeah, I haven't been on much. My gaming and online time has been incredibly low since May. It's been a significant period of my life. I've changed more in the last four months than I had in the ten years prior. Mostly for the better.
@Kidfried I guess you could say I've barely lived a life until now, dwelling within a thick fog of anxiety, learned helplessness, paralyzing routine, and cynicism. I existed as a stranger in my own skin.
Slowly, over the course of several months now, that fog has been lifting. My initial reaction to this was having my weeks punctuated by crippling depressive episodes (think multiple days at a time where I was practically dead inside). I'm gradually emerging from this psychological torment a far stronger and more connected person, however, and am set on setting aflame the psychological, spiritual, and practical barriers to my own happiness.
@RogerRoger Thanks. It is frightening: there's a sort of comfort in staying sunk within the status quo of one's life and just... rotting there, allowing the days, weeks, and months to pass you in a blur, and that comfort is increasingly disappearing for me. It's a small price to pay for feeling like a human again, though.
Well, I was never fully gone, but my presence online has been diminished for a good while now. I'm at the point where I'd like to start posting every day again.
@RogerRoger Thanks. It's... a lot. It'll take a long time before I get where I want to be, but I can feel myself becoming less ashamed and more open to the world every day, and for now that has to be enough.
@RogerRoger LOL I didn't feel like your last reply was excessively sappy. But then I've also become more comfortable with accepting praise recently. It comes with the boost in confidence, I guess.
Thank you! I'm excited to grow and change and become the version of myself I've always wanted to be.
I've been alright thank you. Nothing too wild on my end compared to what's been going with you.
I'm real proud of you Ral and it warms my heart for you having the courage to take back control of your life and becoming the person you've always wanted to be.
Good on you and I wish you all the best on this journey and hope it becomes much easier for you.
Previously known as Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
@Ralizah It’s good to hear you’re doing better, we all have our own stuff going on so it’s totally understandable for people to take breaks here and there.
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