<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=308675.msg15058126#msg15058126">Quote from: Mature Desires on 04-09-2019, 13:33:55</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><br/>So through all of this I'm wondering if people have struggled with this? If so how have you dealt with it? <br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>First thing, don't ever apologize for how you feel and if you might be struggling.  In the end we're just writing internet stories here.  No one will be upset and if they are; well...that's on them.<br/><br/>So while it's sweet of you to want to do what's best for the group.  What's best for the group is that<strong>you do what's best for you</strong>.<br/>The difficult part is figuring out what that is.<br/><br/>There are some amazing writers here and the pace is blistering.  I feel your pain.<br/><br/>When I am feeling the way that you do (which is fairly common) what works for me is as follows...<br/><br/>1) Put my head down and grind it out.  Write my ass off.  Don't be intimidated.  Give zero fucks and just write.  Invariably something clicks and I feel motivated and better about the situation.<br/><br/>or<br/><br/>2) Change up my writing partners in the game.  It's not an indictment against who you are currently writing with but sometimes the dynamic just isn't there. People are different from each other.  It can be a pretty transformative experience to find a partner that you can synch with and just bang out posts because each of you enjoy it and each other's posts.<br/><br/>or<br/><br/>3) Pull the rip cord.  Get out and preserve myself.  Find games and scenes with a pace and group that I can enjoy.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>What we're doing here isn't easy.  Not that you can't handle it but I say because when you're doing something difficult it WILL feel like how you currently feel.  It really just depends on how you handle it and there is NO wrong way.  You definitely need to do what's right for you.<br/><br/>Also sometimes I need to ask myself; "Why am I actually in this game?  What do I hope to get out of this experience and is it actually attainable?"   It really helps me frame the situation make a realistic assessment of what I'm involved in.<br/><br/>I'm sorry you're going through this right now.  I feel you.  Best of luck.