[text] username: justanadventurer

[aetherweaver]

[He debates for a while if he wants to post this anonymously or not. He very nearly does, for fear of making people worried.]

[But he's trying to be better about his mental health, and if he can put his face to this then others can feel more comfortable talking about their problems, too.]

I was just wondering...

A lot of us are 'heroes' in our home worlds, or maybe 'chosen ones' or... basically we're expected to save the world or do something amazing.

How do you change from that to going to an everyday life? I've been trying to for months, but I can't shake the habit if expecting to solve every problem by myself - or nearly by myself, at least. ... It's nice to be regarded as a 'normal' person, but it's difficult to stop trying to be a 'hero'.

It's getting to be a problem, not knowing how to not take on too much. Does anyone have any tips?

[Now to hope Gaia misses this post...]

Comments

[aetherweaver]

Oh, really? What sort of genres of literature do you like the best?

[warminded]

There are centuries of works, all but lost in the Collapse. Whatever I can find is precious.

[Should he be self-conscious about this? There's no real reason to, and yet he is. It's just not something he shares often, as with most things he considers deeply personal.]

Works of fiction tend to say far more about the culture of a people than history texts. I'm fond of the classics. And poetry.

Things that most would consider worthless.

[aetherweaver]

I see. I agree about fiction sometimes saying more... I never really got into reading fiction, though I probably should.

I've read a decent amount of poetry, though. Some of the older mages I've studied were very poetic.

[warminded]

I've come across various works of fiction in the Archives in Gaze, including some I recognise. The works of Shakespeare and the like. Finding anything specific there is entirely down to chance, unfortunately.

That would be a good place to start. A distraction, at the very least.

[aetherweaver]

I've never heard of that person... maybe I'll look for them.

I do hate how the Archives are organized, yes. It's not by name or by topic... it drives me a little insane.