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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SlyFlourish" data-source="post: 9361502" data-attributes="member: 54840">I think RPGs are the best hobby in the world. They get us together with our friends so we can laugh and be creative together. I think it hits a lot of core needs of people all at once – community, creativity, flow.I think RPGs save peoples' lives. I think today, more than ever, it's easy to be isolated in the crowd of our crazy online world and that isolation is <a href="https://www.inc.com/amy-morin/americas-loneliness-epidemic-is-more-lethal-than-smoking-heres-what-you-can-do-to-combat-isolation.html" target="_blank">worse for you than smoking</a>.There are few hobbies these days that bring adults together and yet that companionship and friendship is vital to our existence.So that's the larger question. Are they good? Yes.But individual issues and concerns might be getting in the way. Feeling like we're not prepared enough. Feeling like our friends are going to make fun of us. Going through the hassle of getting people together in the first place. There are lots of challenges to get a good game going and keeping it going.It also sounds like you might be too invested in the larger "community" instead of just the players you have at the table. I can relate. I spend almost every waking moment thinking about or being involved in some way with RPGs. It's my main job and my main hobby. But I still love getting together with my friends to play.If you need a break, certainly, take a break. But maybe start by taking a break from wherever you're hanging out online that's making you feel like your game with your friends isn't good enough. We have to find healthy places to get our entertainment and companionship and avoid those that bring us stress and sorrow. It's hard but we can do it.Here are some articles I wrote that might help:[URL unfurl="true"]https://slyflourish.com/playing_dnd_can_save_your_life.html[/URL][URL unfurl="true"]https://slyflourish.com/finding_players.html[/URL][URL unfurl="true"]https://slyflourish.com/building_stronger_friendships.html[/URL][URL unfurl="true"]https://slyflourish.com/the_on_call_list.html[/URL][URL unfurl="true"]https://slyflourish.com/refined_five_minute_game_prep.html[/URL][URL unfurl="true"]https://slyflourish.com/pre_game_nervousness.html[/URL]</blockquote>

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