Scaling Back...A Lot

[Misfit_Alien]

So I'm writing this to get this off my chest. For starters, I'm not quitting, but I can't keep operating how I used to. It's not healthy for me and it ruins my enjoyment of RPs...I don't think I can commit to these big, long storylines anymore. Every time I've tried and planned them out, things always get in the way, and then I wind up on these big hiatuses because I'm either busy, exhausted, or some mix of both, plus something else. I don't want to quit and pack everything up, but I think it's high time that I start to reevaluate what OCs I actually wanna use and what thread types I wanna go for.

Over the top matches with insane stipulations that I might lose track of if I disappear for a while and have to keep looking back at the rules we established or our notes to see who wins isn't working.

I have the day off tomorrow from my job, so I'm going to go through my threads, see which ones I wanna keep, and ask the person I'm RP'ing with if they're okay with cutting things short. I think that is what's best for my health and attitude towards RP'ing...A slightly cleaner plate for me to operate with. If some are close to ending, I may ask to sum them up or end them sooner. I'll have to go through and see, but I will evaluate each one as fairly as possible.

To those I may disappoint, I'm sorry in advance. When I started, I was doing hundreds of posts a month, even breaking a thousand once, if I recall. But I don't think I can keep that pace up anymore. I feel like I've gotten better at writing, but my desire to RP has just sunk so low. I keep seeing that number of notifications, and it scares me. I keep putting it off like it's a chore even though it was something that, at one time, brought me such delight in going through, reading through all the replies and such, coming up with new ideas...


All of this is mostly coming off the top of my head, so if it seems rambly, that's why. Again, apologies in advance, and I hope you all can understand.

[Underdoggo]

I know all too well how stressful it is to have too many RPs on your plate. Being engaged in too many threads at any given time can get overwhelming and stressful, which is the exact opposite attitude to what you should have when RPing. So absolutely, be selective about your RPs, and absolutely place a limit on what you think you can reasonably handle. At the end of the day, you don't want to burn yourself out.