I hate how anxious and hyper-viligant I feel myself get, especially towards stuff I care about. I'm aware that the habit comes from my rp experiences which were more negative than positive, i.e. always feeling not good enough, frequently ignored, losing things to "better" writers, plots, characters, to actual bullying on server, etc. It became routine for me for years, and as much as I try to be more positive it's unfortunately a "ok but I'll be expecting to be treated like this bc that's how it always goes." Then I feel immense guilt for being so paranoid the moment I see one sign or the flips my brain does LOL.
I guess although this has been a thing for me, rp has become a hobby where I can just relax when actually writing. It's helped me with enjoying writing, media, and more. I do feel like it's made me respect how stories are crafted and the catharsis it gives its writers. I guess it's just the social aspect that kind of kills the joy. I suspect that I should just not put so much of my heart into partners and our plots but that seems so cynical LOL.
I hope as I continue on with the hobby I can have a good balance eventually and feel more at ease. I've been trying to do my healing era so here's to continuing. Things take time and that's okay.
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