[ SECRET POST #132 ]

[shahni.livejournal.com]

⌈ Secret Post #132 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

Re: 11

[geminion.livejournal.com]

Ah, see, I can understand that. At least, I think I've been in a game where I felt the same. :c I stayed because I was fond of the people and the characters, but it can definitely be hard when something that should be a fun game starts causing you stress.

Is the anxiety related to keeping your characters IC or your writing abilities or what?

Re: 11

[(Anonymous)]

It's just kind of about the general format of the game. It's a really huge game with a lot going on, and the general caliber of play is very good, so it can be an extremely overwhelming experience at times. I also usually do serious roleplaying and not humor/crack, so I worry about my ability to be funny.

Re: 11

[geminion.livejournal.com]

OMG OKAY I totally know what you mean. Well, no, I don't, because the game I'm in is fairly serious, but the people I play with really like to joke around and do humour/crack RP, and I always freeze up when it gets there. I just don't think I'm good at humour/crack. And I believe a good many people in my game are far better writers, which always flusters me a little since most of them are also younger than me. Sometimes I feel like I'm not good enough to be there. The game's always moving along at breakneck speed and there's literally hundreds of characters, and at times, I just can't keep up.

Not to turn this into a ME ME ME thing. XD But you know, from the sounds of it, at least one person really enjoys playing with you. And if I'm mistaken about that... I hope the game stays good enough to keep you in it, and I hope the fun you have more often than not outshines your anxiety. I don't know if it'll mean anything, but you're definitely not alone in feeling this, and I bet more than one person in that game also feels the same way. That's what I try to keep in mind when I start beating myself up. We're always our worst critics, and all that, yeah?

TL;DR D:

Re: 11

[(Anonymous)]

Heh, no worries about tl;dr! I appreciate your thoughts, and I'll keep it in mind. I know this is kind of an "everybody hurts" thing, really...