I love y'all, don't get me wrong, but I joined a weekly in-person DnD group a few weeks ago with some friends and that has done more for my mental and emotional wellbeing than this or any other website ever has.

It doesn't have to be a tabletop group, it doesn't even have to be a group, it can be one best friend that you're particularly close with, just get together with someone face-to-face and have a good time. Whether that's gaming, watching stuff or just plain ol' talking with eachother.

The point is: Get offline and interact with another human being.

Online friends are great, they are, but even today online shit just cannot compare to actually being around others and just doing...stuff together.

In conclusion: The general idea of "Touch Grass" isn't just a meme/insult, there's real truth to that shit.

    • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Woman I like gets extremely absorbed in social media drama and I've quit everything aside from Hexbear. Was recently explaining how much of my mental energy was spent mulling over arguments and how to dunk on people and she sends me these screenshots basically wanting my input on the best way to insult them. It's just so hard for me to fake giving a shit about any of these squabbles that rarely leaves anyone with a different point of view once I managed to distance myself from it.

        • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          Since I'm not directly bickering with these people it doesn't trigger the anxiety I'd get from FB or :reddit-logo:, and I enjoy the interaction with her even if the subject matter is less than ideal. Kinda view it as watching a TV show that I may not be really into but the other person likes. She used to try and get me to jump in that I would just tend to ignore and I think got the hint that I wasn't particularly enthusiastic about the prospect.