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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 9362838" data-attributes="member: 6796661">I can see a bit of myself in the OP.&nbsp; What helps me a lot is simply being too busy. Work, family, a recent move. I just don't have the time.&nbsp; I can only run one Saturday game once per month. I engage on and off with the hobby by participating in discussions on EN World and doing some reading and prep for my campaign, but I'm only running a campaign because I have to make the time for one day a month. And if it becomes too much work. If it isn't fun, then I'm just not going to be able to continue. Something about my game always hanging on this thin wire is kinda freeing. Ultimately, if I just have to stop, the world isn't going to end. I would just focus on other things, be a player in the occasional online one shot. Something else would fill up the time. I don't know you but perhaps you've become too invested. I know for me that it is the only way I stay involved with certain friend who I no longer live near.&nbsp; If I stopped running the game, I'd likely only get together with them for board games a few times a year when I visit my home town. But I'm juggling so much right now that I'm just not willing, or even able, to put the burden of &quot;keeping the group together&quot; on my shoulders. I had to take a break for several months during my move. I think that break, though not planned, was a good thing. I was reinvigorated to start a new campaign in a new system.&nbsp; If you are unable to let go of a lot of the anxiety and pressure, it is probably time to take a break from being the GM or from the hobby itself for a while.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 9362838, member: 6796661"] I can see a bit of myself in the OP. What helps me a lot is simply being too busy. Work, family, a recent move. I just don't have the time. I can only run one Saturday game once per month. I engage on and off with the hobby by participating in discussions on EN World and doing some reading and prep for my campaign, but I'm only running a campaign because I have to make the time for one day a month. And if it becomes too much work. If it isn't fun, then I'm just not going to be able to continue. Something about my game always hanging on this thin wire is kinda freeing. Ultimately, if I just have to stop, the world isn't going to end. I would just focus on other things, be a player in the occasional online one shot. Something else would fill up the time. I don't know you but perhaps you've become too invested. I know for me that it is the only way I stay involved with certain friend who I no longer live near. If I stopped running the game, I'd likely only get together with them for board games a few times a year when I visit my home town. But I'm juggling so much right now that I'm just not willing, or even able, to put the burden of "keeping the group together" on my shoulders. I had to take a break for several months during my move. I think that break, though not planned, was a good thing. I was reinvigorated to start a new campaign in a new system. If you are unable to let go of a lot of the anxiety and pressure, it is probably time to take a break from being the GM or from the hobby itself for a while. [/QUOTE]

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