Hi I want to wish you well and I hope you don't mind me saying here that I am leaving too, after 11 years, I won't go into why as it's your thread.
I think though that things happen for a reason, and even if they're not things we're exactly happy about right now, it will actually work out for the best. We're both here a long time, maybe it's just time for us to move on. I feel sad about it but hope it's for the best.
Good luck to you, and to all members with recovery.
I'm sorry. It's hard to lose what has been my safe place for so long but I Don't feel safe here anymore so I have to go.
You'll be ok, I'm sure. I still keep checking back, I hope one day I'll forget or something and I don't mean that in a bad way, just that I'll have moved on. I hope. I hope you will too.
I disagree Poppy.
I've seen many of these threads and although people aren't really close enough to want to keep in contact outside of RYL, people do still worry if they suddenly go offline and not come back.
I still wonder about people from years ago!
I'm fine! Totally fine. I don't know why it's coming out all loud and squeaky, 'cause really, I'm fine!
I just find it quite amusing that the people who post threads about leaving hardly ever actually leave. When people do leave, they tend to just gradually drift away from RYL.
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
That is pretty true.
I was going to add, it is annoying when people post that they are leaving, come back a few days later and then make another thread saying that they are leaving and so on....
But there's no need to assume that's what happens every time.
I also don't want to start a debate so I will shut up now
I'm fine! Totally fine. I don't know why it's coming out all loud and squeaky, 'cause really, I'm fine!
I made a leaving thread once. I did leave for a few weeks, but I got lonely :P
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
I think I made a 'taking a break' one once. But I feel I genuinely have to let people know because of stuff!
And I have no social life so RYL is usually my only form of contact with the outside world :P
I'm fine! Totally fine. I don't know why it's coming out all loud and squeaky, 'cause really, I'm fine!
Haha, yeah, I seem to have developed a social life but for some reason I am still here :P
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."