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[egyptian316]

After 25 years as a roleplayer I feel like I might be at the end of the road. I just don't have the confidence to do it anymore. It used to be I was ready to run a game at the drop of a hat, now all I can think of is failure. I'm just a crap artist and the last of my tricks has been exposed. I don't have anything left. Going into the bathroom and

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[guipago]

Take a break. You don't have to stop, just take a break. Have those same people (If you enjoy your time with them) go to the movies with you. Have a mmovie-a-thon, or have one of them run a game session every two weeks.

Burn out sucks, but that sounds like exactly what you're going through. Vacations, even from hobbies, are good for all of us.

[blackmanxy]

And yet you're the person who, just a year ago, gave me the advice I needed to really get back into gaming again.

[nexan]

I can relate, egyptian. And I'll second the "taking a break" advice, because gaming should, after all, be fun for you.

I'd just add a suggestion that my counselor gave to me recently: go try different things you haven't tried before just to find some new things you like doing. That might help with the interests issue. I know how easy it is to get into the mindset that "GAMER" defines who you are.