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A Brief Goodbye (and Apology)

Sera_EX

She Who Dabbles in Fiction
VS Battles
Retired
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My fellow Vs Debaters, I must regrettably inform you that I am leaving Vs. Battles Wiki, no not permanently, but a hiatus that can be anywhere from the end of June to some undefined longer amount of time. Now, let me make this clear, I do not want to leave and I'm pretty much forced to due to the circumstances.

First and foremost as Ive mentioned quite a few times before, my daughter is quite sick and I begrudgingly must bring her to the hospital despite how much I don't want to.

That on top of the sheer pressure of the working standards of my country and other things that shan't be mentioned have caused a tremendous amount of stress for me lately. I had two anxiety attacks yesterday about right after I get home from work, which is definitely a sign from the universe saying I need to seriously reevaluate myself. I don't like acting this way, and it's been making me sick just thinking about all the things I've said over freaking fiction. Horrendous, honestly.

Most importantly, I'm honestly afraid of how bad things seem irl, there's a lot of societal and political issues that are bothering me more than ever before. As the result, all of this fear-induced stress and anxiety has caused anger issues and I've been inappropriately taking it out on you guys which isn't fair. I sincerely apologize for my behavior these past few weeks. I guess I still have a lot of growing up to do myself, I still seem to be in a child's place.

Again, I'm not leaving permanently, I'm not retiring, I'm not droping off the face of the Earth and moving to Mars with the little green men. I'm just taking another hiatus to sort out my personal anxieties because my behavior lately has been unacceptable and obviously I need to get this child some proper medical attention.

How long I will be gone? I am not exactly sure. It depends on how smoothly everything goes. At the very most, in the worst case scenario, this could take all summer. Who knows, maybe it'll only take a few weeks. I truly hope things stay smooth and dandy here and I know it's been only been a little less than five months since my last hiatus, so I'm terribly sorry I have to yet again go on another, possibly even longer one - but I can't ignore the bad hands life's been dealing me. When your dealt bad hands you can either fold or play the game and hope for a miracle. I'm clearly going to do the latter.

Considering it's almost done anyway, my Persona blog is still going to be posted sometime in June. At the very least if I am incapable of posting it, Pritti will in my stead, she has access to it.

Hopefully when I return, there will be no more anxiety and I can go back to being the kind spirit I aspire to be. Congratulations to everyone that's been promoted and that have become part of the staff family (since I haven't gotten the chance to post that on the appropriate thread). May you have a blessed summer vacation and happy debating ÔØñ
 
I hope your life and mental health improve, we're all wishing the best for you and believe in you getting it together. Take as long as you need, reality always comes first with this sort of thing.
 
Ah, well, I already expected that this would happen eventually, (un?)fortunately sooner, rather than later.

I am not very good with words or in writing big walls of text expressing blah blah, but nevertheless: I fully understand where you are coming from, and I am actually quite happy that you decided to pack your bags and retire from this dumb wiki (even if temporarily) to deal with more important stuff. This is just supposed to be a fun hobby, after all, even though some people seem to have forgotten about this...

Anyways, I desire nothing short of the best for you and your daughter-thingy, and really hope you have a nice summer, Sewa. c:
 
We love you and your daughter very much Sera; take as much time as you need and I do hope both of you and the rest of your family find good health. RL is very stressful for a lot of us, and is understandably why we all need long breaks from time to time. Thank you for everything you've done here and we'll take care of things while you're gone.
 
That sounds rough, Sera. Please, take all the time you need to recover both physically and mentally.

Remember we're always here for you, so if you need a shoulder to lean on, please don't hesitate to contact us. We'll pray for you.
 
I already knew this was happening so I won't share a giant sentimental wall of test, but nevertheless I'll be sincere:

This is perfectly understandable, and reasonable, and you should never have to apologize for taking a break from the website, let alone under such circumtances. I wish you only happiness and the very best, in both health and in general. And I hope to one day see you here again!

See you, Sewa.
 
Hello Sera.To be fair, I don't really say anything to you as much as I should. I regret not being as much of a friend or a person to the people around me... Just thinking about debating ceaselessly so much... Then to realize someone I care about and view as so much of a role model was in pain such as this the entire time... Hurts me. It makes me feel as if all I am is some obsessed selfish little boy who just wants an upgrade without thinking of other's behalf. Sorry if that sounded like it didn't help... Let me change that up:

I hope you find the peace you are looking for offsite, and your life fixes itself in due time. Please take all the time you need to. I promise to be there, either through Discord or Wikia to help you or anyone else in need of someone to talk to. When you get back eventually...Know that Vsbattles will be waiting for you in earnest... Back with welcoming arms once again.


Until We Meet Again
 
As other have said, this is perfectly understandable. Your real life is more important, so please take as much time off as you need in order to make sure that you and your daughter will make a full recovery.

As you know, I also share your political worries, but regrettably I cannot do much about solving such situations. I am always available if you want somebody to talk with in private though.
 
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