You Are Not Alone - PLEASE READ

Erebos · September 2019

I am truly glad that you all have, over the years, come together in this thread. Shared what you have, and cared for each other. It is important to remember, that in the end, we are here for one another, not ourselves. Without you, this game is but a bunch of scrolling text. We are a community, one that is most likely closer than any other kind that I have come across, in terms of games.

I got a little teary-eyed reading some of these responses. Not necessarily in sadness, but in the light that you were here to share the stories, views, and poems. I'm glad that I was able to create (surely not the only one, so thanks to others who have also done threads like this) a safe place.

My views are the same, even though I no longer use skype.

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Aeral · June 2020

Sylvanas said:

Just lost someone else in my life to suicide. We weren't super close, but I'm dealing a bit with the aftermath that their loved ones still here are facing.

If you're facing tough things, get help. Call someone. Text someone. There is never anything you can't come back from. It's never too late. Please. I had to call a crisis line a few weeks ago. There's no shame in it.

Furthermore, I'm kind of living proof that things improve. A few months of DBT and my life has changed so much. I never thought it'd happen.

If I can help anyone in any way please let me know.

For those of you who don't know, I play both Aeral and Sylvanas, which is why you'll see me post on both accounts (depending on who I'm primarily playing at the time.)

I have the urge to delete this previous post, because unfortunately I've reverted back. But I guess I'm also here to say that with the weird world we are in right now, it's okay to feel awful, and feel all of the things, or none at all. People who don't have mental health issues are struggling right now with this COVID-19 world. Be kind, gentle and loving with yourself.

A note about my experience with mental health and COVID-19. Trigger warning (mention of suicide).

Personally, I've tried to kill myself twice during the quarantine. Each time I was stopped by thoughts of my dog, but each time I was on the cusp and realistically, I could have accidentally died. Although in recent years I have certainly had intense thoughts, I haven't had a true attempt since 2013. I haven't wanted to talk about this much, as it was actually quite traumatic for me, but it's now been a couple of months.

I returned to Lusternia since quarantine began and have been trying to readjust to two worlds that have changed a lot. Unfortunately, due to lack of control in my life, it means that I can be irritable, combative, and downright unpleasant. I won't say that I've fully reverted back to where I was years ago, but I have a lot of work to do in order to be well again. This means taking major steps back when needed. Logging out, disengaging, and treating it like a game, as it's meant to be. I encourage you to do the same when things get too much.

Bawl · September 2020

.. I'm danny and I am troubled. Ive spent nearly every day of my life in my bedroom, not really talking to anyone because I give up. Its always too much. It caused me to think about Lusternia though. saw it on a list once, thought it looked neat.

Walking around in lusternia is a meditation for real and fake me.
Focuses my dumb brain on typing fake dark things instead of thinking real dark things.
I apologize to anyone I bumped into wrongly along the way.

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