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TESTING & WELCOME BOARD => Test & welcome board => Topic started by: Linkforce on October 27, 2011, 05:31:16 AM

Title: So...
Post by: Linkforce on October 27, 2011, 05:31:16 AM
...I think I might be back..

There's actually an explanation as to why I left.  Well...I didn't really "leave" I just went through a really, really rough patch in my life.  It might not seem like a big deal to you, but to me, it was a defining moment.  

In April me and my girlfriend of like a year and a half broke up.  Yeah, one of those.  But she was the first girl I ever loved and yadda yadda yadda.  Anyways, we were broken up for like 2 months, still talked every now and then, and then on June 10th, I received the news that she had a new boyfriend.  If any of you have ever seen the movie "500 Days of Summer", that was basically what my summer was...the second half of that movie.  I went into a really depressed state.  Like, massively depressed.  I've never been "depressed" in my life so this was all new to me.  The feeling of a broken heart is TERRIBLE!  I don't recommend it.  
The icing on the ****-cake was that I had also found out that day, that my best friend of 8 years had been lying being my back...for years.  I told him everything, and everything I told him went back to my ex.  Any girl I was talking to, any party I went to, anything I thought about her that I didn't want her to know...everything.  He told her everything and drove her to the arms of another guy.  I wont go into details, but it just added to the severity of my situation.  I basically had nobody to lean on.

Being "alone" for the first time in my life was very dramatic.  
1. I cried almost every day for the month of June.
2. I failed my summer class, because I couldn't focus on anything.
3. I dropped like 15 pounds in 2 months because I had no appetite.
4. I secluded myself from the world and spent days just lying on my bed.
(Again, for anyone who's seen that movie, you can sort of see what went down)

Naturally, all these factors contributed to why I never popped up here.  Or any other website for that matter.  I stopped working on my game, stopped writing (creatively that is, I filled up a whole journal), and my life consisted of work and sleep.

After about a month or so, I went through a period of "self-reflection."  I went over and over in my head, analyzing situations in the past, the things I did, the things I didn't do.  Missed opportunity, mistakes, all of that.  I reflected on myself, and realized a lot of negative qualities about me.  I learned a lot about myself.  Reflected on the people I had wronged in the 3 years I had been with my ex (3 years "together" 1 1/2 dating).  So with that, I went about to changing myself.  Know that phrase, "people don't change?"  Bullshit!  People DO change.  People CAN change for the better.  All you need is a wake-up call, and I definitely got mine.  I righted a lot of wrongs, apologized to a lot of people, and my outlook on so, so many things changed.  I was a different, more mature person.  I did 3 years of growing up, in 3 months.

So 5 months later, here I am.  A different person.  A better person.  Without my "best friend" I've realized my potential, and because of it, I have so many new friends.  So many better friends.  And finally, I can come back to the things I enjoy, like Charas, my game, writing, and everything else.  

That's kinda where my inspiration for my sig and avatar came from.  My sig represents a "trial by fire" if you will.  My avatar represents a "revival" of sorts.  Chessy, maybe.  100% truth?  Absolutely.
If you've read up to this point, I really appreciate you reading my story.  This, of course, is the abridged version.  But now you can maybe understand why I was gone for so long, and why I'm back now.
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Post by: Bluhman on October 27, 2011, 06:56:58 AM
...HI... You are ELLIPTICAL!

welcome back!
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Post by: Felix-0 on October 27, 2011, 12:20:56 PM
:3c
hai~
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Post by: Archem on October 27, 2011, 08:50:07 PM
Loving it. Welcome back.
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on October 27, 2011, 09:22:30 PM
Welcome back dude! This is lovely news.
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Post by: Cerebus on October 27, 2011, 10:20:48 PM
Welcome back!

Enjoy your stay... and DO stay!
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Post by: MissingName on October 27, 2011, 11:43:10 PM
:D
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Post by: ellie-is on October 29, 2011, 11:00:26 PM
Welcome!
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Post by: Linkforce on October 30, 2011, 09:31:08 PM
For anyone who's interested, I've written why I'm back lol
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Post by: Cerebus on October 30, 2011, 09:51:01 PM
Wow... okay... damn.

Sorry to hear, but glad you've been able to rise again.

To be honest, I'm not sure I'd be able to stand up again if something like this happened to me...
But I'm weak, and I know it. Fortunately, all is going very well so far, so I doubt this will ever happen.
For me, it's actually the opposite that happened on April, and my life only changed for the best.

But anyway, we're glad to have you back, and hope you'll stay, since most people who came back left shortly afterwards...
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Post by: Archem on October 30, 2011, 10:04:55 PM
Sounds like it sucks, but I can't say I understand. I guess I respond more with malice than depression when I'm betrayed. But enough about my future as a criminal, it's good to have you back.
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Post by: ellie-is on October 31, 2011, 02:06:32 AM
That sucks man. I hope you get better.
Charas is a good place to be when you're alone.

I mean, huh....
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Post by: Cerebus on October 31, 2011, 03:39:40 AM
For some, it's a good place to not be alone anymore, too!
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Post by: A Forgotten Legend on October 31, 2011, 04:07:18 AM
Basically to continue Lucas's point, you're never alone!  You've got charas!

...well, that doesn't sound pathetic or anything.  >.>
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Post by: Archem on October 31, 2011, 11:42:09 PM
You're better off alone than with us, but you feel better when we're inside you.

I'm not sure if I'm making a proper drug abuse joke, or if it's become something sexual...
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Post by: Cerebus on November 01, 2011, 01:42:38 AM
I'd say it's a bit of both. Which is fine by me.
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Post by: drenrin2120 on November 03, 2011, 07:35:16 AM
Ohhhh, life.

Regardless, welcome back!
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Post by: NovemberJoy on December 20, 2011, 03:41:38 AM
Oh...I can't imagine having to go through that. It probably would've taken me a bit longer to recover than you did. _sweat_
Actually, make that a LOT longer.
By the way, I've never seen 500 Days Of Summer, so I'm not sure what you had meant.

Edit:I saw that it was more than 2 weeks between the last post and that day, but I didn't think it'd be a huge offense, like, being insta-banned or anything. Actually, I thought it would be just fine.
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Post by: Archem on December 20, 2011, 04:50:37 AM
The thread is a little old. Please read the last post date before commenting.
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Post by: SaiKar on December 22, 2011, 07:55:28 AM
I've never seen 500 Days Of Summer
Man, consider yourself lucky. What a mess that movie was.

Also, speaking of post dates, he didn't come back after all. He posted exactly two posts after coming back - this one, telling us he was back, and another one, telling us he'd written this post about him coming back. Then he vanished and hasn't posted in almost two months. Well, then. I feel a little better about not reading it now.
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on December 22, 2011, 02:19:37 PM
...I think I might be back..
This man made no promises.

:p
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Post by: Linkforce on January 02, 2012, 07:20:55 PM
I'm heeeeeeeeeere!!!  School was still holding me back...  But rest assured, Linkforce is here to stay! :D
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Post by: Archem on January 02, 2012, 08:12:15 PM
Thank God, you bitch.
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Post by: zuhane on January 03, 2012, 05:03:55 PM
I'm pretty much going through a similar thing! No offense, women, but you're COLD!!
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Post by: Linkforce on January 03, 2012, 06:47:59 PM
I'm pretty much going through a similar thing! No offense, women, but you're COLD!!

Cold as ICE!
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Post by: Archem on January 03, 2012, 08:38:52 PM
I'm reminded of a Foreigner song right about now...