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[jchrisobrien]

Do you give up on hobbies when they aren't fun anymore?
Or is the fact you aren't having fun part of a bigger problem?

I won't be StoryTelling for the VHS in the fall.
I may not be continuing my mage game, which I still don't have a good idea for tonight.
Nothing that flows.

My gaming experiences as a player have all sucked ass lately.
Womped at cards again last night.

I'm sick of it.
Sick.

Comments

[alex-victory.livejournal.com]

Sorry you're not having fun anymore... I'm not really sure what to tell you other than it's probably not the hobbies per se so much as your perception/expectation of them. At least in my opinion. Which is frequently wrong.

BUt if you're not ST'ing, this frees you to play the pair of serial killers with me, right? 8P

[cris.livejournal.com]

well, as you posted in a previous entry: perhaps it's just time to take a break. Give yourself the opportunity to explore other methods of spending your time. If you find something else that you enjoy doing, then great. If not, then the time spent and the perspectives gained might restore some of the novelty to your gaming experiences.

A break might also give you a chance to sort out what else might be bugging you and interfering with your hobbies.

just my $.02.

[agoodshinkickin.livejournal.com]

I know how you feel.
Wanna go to GenCon in the summer and be dorks with people we don't know?

[cosmicserpent.livejournal.com]

Sometimes you just need a break from your hobbies. Sometimes that break needs to be permanent. You are always changing, evolving, etc. So it's perfectly natural to have your tastes and interest change over time. Like cris said, take a break and sort things out. I thought I'd always be reading comics, collecting sports cards, and gaming, but then I pretty much stopped all three. I never thought I'd go out dancing in a million years and now that's one of my biggest hobbies. So yes, breaks are good.

Geek as I say not as I do

[dirtymikesell.livejournal.com]

Your drunken sage DirtyMikesell says if your not having fun step back and time out, try something new then return to those things that you loved in the past. Then you'll know if it's something you wish to give up. It sounds to me that you are becomming too competitive, that winning is the only way you can enjoy the activity, ie, the warhammer and the cards.
Perhaps you need to try some for-fun-games with friends and such that are low key. Then you can gauge weather yo wish to truly give up your hobbies.
I have gone through cycles, I swore I wouldn't LARP again, then I didn't play for ever. But I felt the erge to try again and went for it. I have enjoyed most of the play I have doen, and will try again soon.

I will support almost any disicion you make, cause I'm that sort of guy.
By the by you ought to intorduce me to more of your firends so i can embarrass you early and often.

[king-of-none.livejournal.com]

Take a break. Try some new stuff n the meanwhile. Trust me on this. You may find yourself returning to some of your game hobbies later, with better perspective, and feeling refreshed. Alternately, you may find you have no real interest in playing anymore.

Either way, you're bound to feel a lot less burned out.