don't be jelly i was a handmaiden of satan in another life

[socksuke_uchiha]

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Re: VENTING

[(Anonymous)]

I'm so tired of my friends dumping all their mental health issues on me and then fighting me when I give them advice. I have to fight with them to get them to go to therapy, stay on their meds, take a shower, eat a meal, and feed their pets and it's exhausting being the designated caretaker for four people. I met them all through RP and it's making me kind of dread OOC contact on here because I feel like I'm going to end up with another one adding to the load. I don't know how long I can keep up having people turn to me in the midst of deeply suicidal episodes and keep trying to haul them back from the edge. It's making me anxious and addicted to my computer because I'm constantly waiting for the next fire I'll have to put out. I feel guilty for sleeping because then I might miss my night owl friends' breakdowns.

God it feels good to type that out without someone telling me I'm being negative. I needed this thread.

Re: VENTING

[(Anonymous)]

prioritize your mental health and dump these anxious chihuahuas if you have to.

you're not a mental health professional and you're not trained to deal with this kind of thing. if any of them get suicidal? contact the authorities in their area and they're get a wellness check. if they're doing it for attention, they'll probably knock it off. if they need it, then real professionals will take care of them.

+1000

[(Anonymous)]

you're here for pretend rp funtimes, not to function as an unpaid and unqualified therapist. you're also under absolutely no obligation to do so, and really shouldn't have to at all; it's time to either start utilizing your unfriend and unfollow options or, like above anon says, report them to their area so they can actually get professional help

letting yourself shoulder all your friends' huge issues is only going to make your own mental health worse, anon. don't do it. you can't help anyone if you're in bad shape yourself; pulling back and taking care of your own peace of mind first and foremost is quite frankly the most practical thing to do

Re: VENTING

[(Anonymous)]

I feel you anon. You're a good person, but you're not their keeper. Don't let them burn you out.

Re: VENTING

[(Anonymous)]

As someone who have done this to people who should be my friends, get out and get away. You're not responsible for our well being in this hobby and you shouldn't be expected to.

Re: VENTING

[(Anonymous)]

tbh if somebody told you that you were "just being negative" after saying this they'd be an asshole anyway

we're rpers, not therapists. nobody has any right to demand that you be 100% responsible for their mental health, and to do so is shitty and toxic as hell. cut ties and take care of ypurself, anon, rp is super not worth burning your own mental health out over