I try not to rant anymore, but Iām feeling exceptionally depressed tonight.
Itās been pretty obvious that Iāve lost a lot of motivation. The last year or so has been a struggle to write. My muse for Cedric hasnāt left - I spend most of my evenings plotting and writingĀ privately - but thatās the issue, privately.
Iām not comfortable sharing things here. The harassment I endured years ago now still causes me to question what I post, and with upcoming cosplay plans, Iām terrified again. And honestly, Iām feeling worse about it because Iām struggling to remember exactly what happened. I canāt open up about it because I canāt remember details, nor can I because itās technically drama.
I am still quite upset that Cards Against Enchancia was posted to the group that caused this grief without my consent. Somebody told me earlier today and Iāve been anxious ever since. I still had the game happen and it went for 2 hours without a single issue, but to know that my content (events, even - this isnāt a cosplay photo or meme) is being shared in a space I am never going to be welcome in again? Itās extremely painful. It took me an extremely long time to be comfortable hosting such an event again and then... yeah.Ā
and I do know that itās something so very minor, but having control over who sees what Iām posting/sharing is important to meĀ ā especially since people I cannot trust are still there.
I didnāt want to privately circulate the game as I had been, but... I donāt know.
I donāt know what to think. I just know Iām upset and have nowhere I can actually vent about this without the prospect of having the same people accuse me of everything under the sun.
I want to enjoy creating content, but ... Iām just reminded of all the bad. But I donāt want to move on because of how important this character is for me.
I just want to feel comfortable doing things again, but itās starting to feel like I never will. Iām tired of feeling like I have to share most of my content privately. And itās odd to me because nothing has happened in a very long time, but that crippling anxiety is still there the moment certain names are mentioned.
Iām just so tired.Ā