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<blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 9640721" data-attributes="member: 42040">I'm in a strange position when I'm realizing that my primary hobby for the past 20 years maybe hasn't been as enjoyable as I like to think. Of course, I can look back and enjoy a few moments and the friends I met along the way; however, it isn't comparable to the stress and frustration I've had. When I GM I feel overworked and frustrated with my players. When I'm a player (even with other groups), I get bored easily and rarely like the GM's style. Perhaps I don't enjoy gaming as much as I thought I did.So it's probably time to decrease its role in my life and do other things. Read books other than TTRPGs. Listen to podcasts that aren't gaming-oriented. Simplify the games that I'm in to be more of a &quot;hobby.&quot; Back out of some of my games when they reach a natural stopping point. In the meantime, there's hockey and baseball. There's TV series I've never watched because I've only been in an RPG mindset. Video games. Music. Acting in community theatre. I'm more than just TTRPGs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Retreater, post: 9640721, member: 42040"] I'm in a strange position when I'm realizing that my primary hobby for the past 20 years maybe hasn't been as enjoyable as I like to think. Of course, I can look back and enjoy a few moments and the friends I met along the way; however, it isn't comparable to the stress and frustration I've had. When I GM I feel overworked and frustrated with my players. When I'm a player (even with other groups), I get bored easily and rarely like the GM's style. Perhaps I don't enjoy gaming as much as I thought I did. So it's probably time to decrease its role in my life and do other things. Read books other than TTRPGs. Listen to podcasts that aren't gaming-oriented. Simplify the games that I'm in to be more of a "hobby." Back out of some of my games when they reach a natural stopping point. In the meantime, there's hockey and baseball. There's TV series I've never watched because I've only been in an RPG mindset. Video games. Music. Acting in community theatre. I'm more than just TTRPGs. [/QUOTE]

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