I figure this is probably the best place to come to in regards to my current dilemma.
So, my Real Life has gotten really busy. Full-time job, part-time volunteer position, I just picked up tutoring, and I just had a huge dramallama event in life that has caused me to be on medication for anxiety and stress. ._.
Throughout all of this, I have been RPing and responding to RPs less...and less...and less.
Once upon a time, this would KILL me. I would be so anxious and eager to have the time to RP. But lately, I take a look at my inbox or Furcadia and I just feel like I simply don't have the energy.
I always knew I would phase out of at least Furcadia someday, but I didn't expect to lose my RP desire for RPR, too.
With everything going on in my life, dealing with all the emotions leaves me so drained. I wish I could get back to the old days where I could respond to RPs several times a day.
I know there's a lot of you on here who deal with anxiety and stress. What are your tips? And anyone in general, how do you keep from losing that RP mojo when life gets so crazy?
I love you all so much and I really love the RPs I have. It makes me feel really sad (and really bad) when I can't respond for weeks at a time.
Your advice would be so appreciated 
So, my Real Life has gotten really busy. Full-time job, part-time volunteer position, I just picked up tutoring, and I just had a huge dramallama event in life that has caused me to be on medication for anxiety and stress. ._.
Throughout all of this, I have been RPing and responding to RPs less...and less...and less.
Once upon a time, this would KILL me. I would be so anxious and eager to have the time to RP. But lately, I take a look at my inbox or Furcadia and I just feel like I simply don't have the energy.
I always knew I would phase out of at least Furcadia someday, but I didn't expect to lose my RP desire for RPR, too.
With everything going on in my life, dealing with all the emotions leaves me so drained. I wish I could get back to the old days where I could respond to RPs several times a day.
I know there's a lot of you on here who deal with anxiety and stress. What are your tips? And anyone in general, how do you keep from losing that RP mojo when life gets so crazy?
I love you all so much and I really love the RPs I have. It makes me feel really sad (and really bad) when I can't respond for weeks at a time.
Your advice would be so appreciated
Dearest CelestinaGrey,
I hope you do start feeling energetic again. I feel for you sweetheart, I really do. That same thing goes for me but it's for my religious practices really, I always feel like I'm putting this before my religion.
But one thing always comes back, my love for a story, so I say keep role-playing and keep living it, while do it when you can, don't make yourself regret what you love doing.
I hope you do start feeling energetic again. I feel for you sweetheart, I really do. That same thing goes for me but it's for my religious practices really, I always feel like I'm putting this before my religion.
But one thing always comes back, my love for a story, so I say keep role-playing and keep living it, while do it when you can, don't make yourself regret what you love doing.
I had a very similar case just like yours, about a year ago. Around the same time I even reached out to our community here for some tips and advice.
So many people told me wonderful things, and honestly, for me that was the hard part. So many great ideas and suggestions about pacing things out, living with your priorities, and so on... it was life advice ultimately, and it did great for me on a real world level!
...what it didn't help with though was my RP spark... that came later.
I hope that no one has a mind like mine!
it's a scary place. The mind does wonderful things over time though!... and for you I hope it comes the same way it did to me.
I took a hiatus, and instead of thinking about all the things I needed to reply to, and all the stories that I loved... I took a step back, tool a breath, and just nodded my head saying... "I'll be back later... I know 'you' won't let me go!"
Eventually that was exactly what happened. I woke up one day, and where my stress and anxiety about rping had once been, it was all gone, and I had a raging passion fire up inside of me to get back to posting! I was gone for a month or two back then, but I came back with a vengeance! Sometimes that just how it goes lol
Best thing to do is not force anything and honestly just go with the flow. When it's time to rp again, you'll know it! All your friends will be more than happy to see a grand return too! Just need to find that right moment... that's all...
Hope this has been helpful!
~ Enkeli
So many people told me wonderful things, and honestly, for me that was the hard part. So many great ideas and suggestions about pacing things out, living with your priorities, and so on... it was life advice ultimately, and it did great for me on a real world level!
...what it didn't help with though was my RP spark... that came later.
I hope that no one has a mind like mine!
it's a scary place. The mind does wonderful things over time though!... and for you I hope it comes the same way it did to me.I took a hiatus, and instead of thinking about all the things I needed to reply to, and all the stories that I loved... I took a step back, tool a breath, and just nodded my head saying... "I'll be back later... I know 'you' won't let me go!"
Eventually that was exactly what happened. I woke up one day, and where my stress and anxiety about rping had once been, it was all gone, and I had a raging passion fire up inside of me to get back to posting! I was gone for a month or two back then, but I came back with a vengeance! Sometimes that just how it goes lol
Best thing to do is not force anything and honestly just go with the flow. When it's time to rp again, you'll know it! All your friends will be more than happy to see a grand return too! Just need to find that right moment... that's all...
Hope this has been helpful!
~ Enkeli
I agree with Enkeli! I run a blog, and even though I absolutely love it, sometimes, as with RP, I just get burnt out. The best thing to do is just take a break, even if it's just one week, or a whole month. The distance makes you want you to come back later since you love what you do. 
The worst thing you can do is to force it when the energy really isn't there!
The worst thing you can do is to force it when the energy really isn't there!
Mayyday,
I too know this feeling and, at the time, I took a year long break or so from furc as I worked on those things I needed to tackle in real life (you remember that time, I am sure) I knew I'd return to rp, but I put the breaks on things that I knew would always be there for me, and focused on the here and now that required more attention. The people you enjoy rping with, and the places you love to rp, will always be here when you need them. The spark for rp never dies, just there are other fires burning that need tending! Take the time you need, and worry not about all us out here. Once those other fires are handled, you might find your rp flames flickering brighter.
-With love,
Kurtykins
I too know this feeling and, at the time, I took a year long break or so from furc as I worked on those things I needed to tackle in real life (you remember that time, I am sure) I knew I'd return to rp, but I put the breaks on things that I knew would always be there for me, and focused on the here and now that required more attention. The people you enjoy rping with, and the places you love to rp, will always be here when you need them. The spark for rp never dies, just there are other fires burning that need tending! Take the time you need, and worry not about all us out here.
Once those other fires are handled, you might find your rp flames flickering brighter.-With love,
Kurtykins