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Thanks Factions; Rant on why you guys are the best thing to happen to me
Topic Started: Apr 1 2015, 12:45 AM (859 Views)
Sodaman64
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It's My Town Now
Hey so this is kind of a thank you to all the people I've come to know in factions. I don't really know if you guys think of me as a friend but you should know that I do think of you guys as mine. Being able to talk with you guys really means a lot to me. I'm not the best with people and until I joined factions I only had one person I could call a friend. Honestly I wasn't in a very good place mentally and I kinda felt worthless. I had seriously considered suicide, sometimes getting so far as having the knife in my hand, but I always pussied out. Having some people to talk to, not about serious stuff or what was bothering me, but to goof off with has helped me a lot.

One of the big reasons I feel like I have friends here is diffidently my first factions match. I played for Bandle City with both SonofTill and Sgt Porkchop. I killed that game going so far as to get M.V.P (humble brag.) Even Till, a plat player I thought was super intimidating at the time, was complementing me. It made me feel really welcome. And so, I played some more matches. I met all you awesome people who I basically talk to, and eventually I started to think of you guys as friends.

God, Posting this makes me nervous as fuck. I really hope I'm not misreading you guys. I always doubt if people are being honest when they're talking to me cause of this girl. See there was this girl I liked in school. We hung out at lunch and we were in a few clubs together. So one day I decided to take the plunge and ask her out. She said yes and I felt awesome. She said she would talk to her parents about getting dropped off the next day she said she was grounded that day. I thought "whatever we can go some other time". So I ask her when she's going to be free again and she dances around it for a few days before finally she gets one of her friends to find me in the hallway and stop bothering her. I felt crushed. Deceived. It made me doubt every thing anyone said to me. So I never really talked with people at school again. Being accepted like I was into Factions has really helped me feel like I can talk to people.

So TL;DR
Thanks Factions, you guys are the best. Hopefully this doesn't sound like a cry for attention cause I really just felt like letting you guys know how much you mean to me.
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ShadowKnight1224
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Every day is Lissandra Appreciation Day
It may help you to perhaps give some closure to the episode between you and the girl to re-evaluate your memories and find if perhaps the girl didn't feel pressured into saying yes for whatever reason. It's easy to make a person feel unsafe without meaning to (such as, for example, the logical idea of choosing an isolated location to ask them out for privacy's sake, which may unfortunately lead the person to feel unsafe). Even if nothing could have made her feel unsafe, it's easy to forget that other people may have psychological issues as well, and it seems that the girl's inability to deal with her problems and confront others may have stemmed from some type of social anxiety disorder.

TL;DR: Try to make those life-defining moments less life-defining. Treat them like spectres haunting you and use re-evaluation and wisdom to chase them away.

We're here for you.
Edited by ShadowKnight1224, Apr 1 2015, 01:07 AM.
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XalkXolc
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You'd be surprised how many people have similar stories, Soda. Maybe not as extreme, but still. You're not alone. <3 All y'all Factions. You're my best friends.
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Wizard996
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You're not the only one here Soda that has been crushed, and certainly not the last. However, my ex-gf is also one of my best friends, and one of two people in the world I trust almost completely. It hurts to be close, and yet I have still loved her (unrequited) for 2+ years since the break up. Immediately after the break up was the closest I ever came to thinking about doing away with life at times. I know the 'many fish in the sea' isn't really comforting. Seriously, it's not to me, and it didn't work for one of my other friends either. Time is truly the best healer in some ways, and the comfort of close friends. I know we're random strangers on the internet, but there's always someone willing to help.

Honestly, Factions is a fair part of my social life. I log in more than once a day, and joining it really helped me overcome my utter boredom. It's not been therapeutic in the way of like making me not commit suicide or anything (haven't tried, but damn if those dark thoughts haven't popped up). My brother also doesn't really visit the forums, so I hope he doesn't see this.
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Kwon Ri Sae
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Don't worry Soda, I do lots of things here that makes me seem like an attention-seeker (which is true,) so naturally we won't take this as a cry for attention.

In regards to the first time I tried going out with someone. . . well I already posted my story of how my heart was broken :P But its k I have Factions~

While I can empathize with the psychological pain (as in, I distrust nearly everyone now, hate all drama in school, and generally feel bad for those who try to take me away from my antisocial ways), Factions really has helped me through this. Like, I can throw out feelings here without regret because I know I won't be harshly judged. I can go to anyone here for advice and trust them.

As for the many fish in the sea, and relationships in general. . . I've found it much more fulfilling to act tsundere towards an average person you don't have a really big crush on, but may consider going out with. It's like, your own personal anime IRL :)
Edited by Kwon Ri Sae, Apr 1 2015, 06:23 AM.
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Rextreff
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Hoy, small fry
I like this post it increases my joy at not being dead
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TerraBooma
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I have a feeling this probably isn't that directed at me, (Since I'm not that active in the live chat.) but I'm happy to have met you guys.


I really should be more active in that chat huh :P
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I've been in situations like that before, Soda. And I also feel like Factions has been a great community to get to know people in. And, for what it's worth, I appreciate you being around, Soda.

I hope the work I've put into the forum has helped bring the community closer together, and will continue to.
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silencermage
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Soda man I'm glad I got to talk to you yesterday in the heroes chat you seem like a cool dude and I'm happy that I can say were faction buddies. I love factions because it helps create a community of people that all love not only league of legends but having a good time in general. With factions you get to meet and talk to people who all have different opinions, ideals, and more. And it lets you branch out and meet these people without you having to feel nervous or scared. What it all boils down to is a bunch of cool people playing some games and having a good time and in a way we become a family of sorts that gets to know each others quirks and silly behavior. And I'm proud to say that I'm a factions player and that I've gotten to meet all of you cool people. And don't sweat the small stuff with girls man. I was dating a girl for 4 years until she broke up with me back in October luckily I have good friends IRL and good friends in factions that help keep my mind off it. And you know what the time will come when you'll meet the love of your life and she'll never break your heart just a matter of time.

Sorry if my rant is bad just sorta went off in my typing =p
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Sexy Soraka
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A delicious porkchop.
I hate all of you.



























^_^
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Sexy Soraka
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A delicious porkchop.
Ask Konata
Apr 1 2015, 06:23 AM
Don't worry Soda, I do lots of things here that makes me seem like an attention-seeker (which is true,) so naturally we won't take this as a cry for attention.

In regards to the first time I tried going out with someone. . . well I already posted my story of how my heart was broken :P But its k I have Factions~

While I can empathize with the psychological pain (as in, I distrust nearly everyone now, hate all drama in school, and generally feel bad for those who try to take me away from my antisocial ways), Factions really has helped me through this. Like, I can throw out feelings here without regret because I know I won't be harshly judged. I can go to anyone here for advice and trust them.

As for the many fish in the sea, and relationships in general. . . I've found it much more fulfilling to act tsundere towards an average person you don't have a really big crush on, but may consider going out with. It's like, your own personal anime IRL :)
WHY ARE YOU SUCH A WEEB. GAWD DAMMIT MAN.

But nah it's ok I'm a weeb as well.
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Kwon Ri Sae
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Imagine, Porkchop, if the entire world was full of weebs. Would it be a better place?
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Rextreff
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Hoy, small fry
Never forget. During the February Revolution, there were no weebs.

rip in remembrance weebs of ghost past
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Korlf
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Icathia Beckons! Take up the fight!
I always thought it was weabs, but what do I know. I'm glad I found factions too, while I don't have a story like Soda's I like to think of the people on here as my friends. I love the fact I've found this awesome community of people.
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Whitakker
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I'm super glad I found Factions. Wanted a cool community for LoL, and after being in one of those "mentoring" communities for a while that, while nice, weren't really my cup of tea (they did teach me a lot though), I searched around more. Found you guys, and haven't looked back, nor looked for another group. Don't need one, as far as I'm concerned.

Shout-outs to Animorpherv1 (though that scrub never gets on these forums lol), Hallos, JDmage, Mike, Revo, ggpallys, Maevis Pas (another scrub that never is on the forums lol), and all the dedicated Freljord summoners I play with in Featureds.
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Tofuology
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Nya Nya~
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Apr 3 2015, 06:53 AM
Shout-outs to Animorpherv1 (though that scrub never gets on these forums lol), Hallos, JDmage, Mike, Revo, ggpallys, Maevis Pas (another scrub that never is on the forums lol), and all the dedicated Freljord summoners I play with in Featureds.
Not worthy of the shoutout! Not worthy at all!
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Kaynunot
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Kuronan Estimare, Psionic Psion of House Estimare
I wish I could be this kind, awesome person to other people but I'm really not that generous and compassionate. Still, I am proud to be of something that can make such a difference in someone's personal life and have fun with it at the same time. It really is something I enjoy, that I can just hang out with all of you for featured matches (and the extremely occasional Something Else) and I know I'm not the most active or the most contributing but it's still great to be involved in any way I can be.
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