Rodimus Prime wrote:Yeah, maybe it's time to make changes, starting on Jan. 1st. As good a day as any, I guess.Big_Pink_Robot wrote:It's New Years resolution time, so think it over.
Out of curiosity, for how long did you lose your interest, as you put it?How were you able to do that? Were you tempted at all? And was it easy to just say "no?"Prime Riblet wrote:It is strange that I suddenly stopped everything and completely avoided the hobby for about two years, but it really it was the best thing that could have happened.
I honestly can't provide an answer. It was like a switched got flipped. I don't even remember making any kind of conscious decision to stop thinking about it. It just happened, and I mean it happened overnight. So, I never had a temptation to buy anything, look at and comics, watch movies, etc. Then one day about a month ago I came back to this site to see what has been happening during the last couple years. All I know is that I am happy it happened.
The same thing happened with music a couple years before it happened with Transformers. I played in a band, constantly played guitar and practiced, and I would absolutely obsess over the songs I wrote and every little detail with that. Then one day, I put the guitar down and literally picked it up 3 times over the course of a year and a half. To put it into perspective, I have obsessed over guitars and guitar driven music since I was 5 years old. So I had been following music in some way since 1980. So, I would say music was THE main focus in my life. Period. But when I stopped playing, I even stopped listening to music and started getting into news radio and stuff like that. I stopped listening to music almost completely. Totally lost interest. Then about a year ago I started getting back into it after watching Soundgarden in Milwaukee. Since then I have been playing at least a couple hours a day and I have been revisiting a lot of albums I hadn't listened to for a long time.
I think I just burned myself out. I also think I lost desire to continue because I lost connection to why I was into these things to begin with. I was treating these pass-times like they were jobs. Once you lose sight of why something is fun, then why continue doing it. If it is something you truly love, then it is best to get away from it; you will find your way back to it if it is genuinely important in your life.
Sorry-kinda long winded, but hope that helps explain a little.