I have made my decision, farewell!
10 months ago
I am leaving the furry community from here on out, I don't know if I'll ever be back or not but I can't handle my trauma, I'm isolating myself from the biggest trigger of PTSD to preserve my mental health. I will leave my account as it is with all the art posted so people can still enjoy it and for a few days I'll read any notes sent, I appreciate those few who supported me and some friends I have made in this community are some of the best people I've ever met, but sadly I cannot continue for the fear of my mental health. Goodbye!
You're just disappearing and never talking to people again that have loved and supported you for over a year?
I'll be honest I don't see how isolating yourself is going to improve your mental health, this kind of thing has always proven to make things dramatically worse. I'm hurt personally but also really worried about you going forward.
being termenally online exposes you to far more toxicity than one handles in real life so that getting to much is fully understandable.
it's like leaving an abusive household with supportive siblings, it's hard to let go of those close but the pain of the situation makes it a necessity.
Leaving everybody just means cutting the support system as well, effectively throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
I'm trying really hard not to break down crying over this. I looked forward every single day to seeing Trewni come on, I had multiple movies and games queued up specifically to enjoy with him. The guy really changed my life for the better and now I don't know if I'll ever see him again.
do agree blocking individuals is often better but when you share a community with them that often entails either sucking it up or isolating.
i know i've had to leave many a group for similar reasons, even ones i was otherwise welcome in due to my mental health and came out better for it.
do genuinly hope you manage to fill the void because, i do feel the pain. but ultimately staying in a situation you're unhappy in for the sake of others both is painful and lessens your own self importance. sometimes there is no winning move, just a tradeoff of short term comfort or long term healing.
So I hope we can still be the part you keep. š¦Øšš¦Ø