If it Weren’t for the Forums?

I’m not ur friend

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I would probably have a lot less experience with working in groups and organising stuff. I’m still bad at team work, because I have trust issues and prefer to do stuff myself instead of letting others do it (so I won’t have to worry if it really got done), but I guess it’s getting better thanks to being on the staff for so long.
My grades would probably be a bit higher without the forums because I’m terrible at time management and tend to forget my homework because I spend too much time here…
Emotionally, I’d probably be a bit happier because I wouldn’t have made some bad memories, but on the other hand I wouldn’t have made many rad memories and great friends either. Idk, being here has it’s good and bad sides.
My English would be a lot worse because this is the only site I actively use to improve my English…
I’d probably also have a lot less knowledge on some topics and would never have improved at art because I learned so much from here (thanks @ChaoticDeluge and some other artists for your helpful tips! :pleading_face:)
I’d probably still have a social media addition which I tried to get rid off by distracting myself with these forums (woah, do you understand now why I was online 24/7 last year? Yeah, I have social media addiction issues :exploding_head:)
This forum kinda made me more confident irl as well, because I thought to myself that if I can become “popular” on the internet, I can do so irl too, so now I’m no longer scared of social interaction :eyes::eyes::green_heart:

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I wouldn’t be able to be Zuzu :pleading_face:

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Well, I would watch YouTube all day, but I probably wouldn’t change much as a person (besides still being in a toxic relationship).

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It hasn’t changed me in really any way. I like it here though. But I suppose it does help me not feel awkward like talking to people irl does. :joy:

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To continue my answer, I would like to say I love this place so much, but it has also been a big distraction for me :eyes:

Although it helped me cope up mentally and emotionally, it has also been distracting me from my schoolwork. Every time I try to focus on my homework, I end up lurking around this place. So yeah, this place had an effect with my academic performance. Regardless, I still manage to pull my grades off, but my performance would’ve been better if I weren’t distracted.

If I weren’t here, I would’ve never regained the confidence I used to have before. My insecurities were torturing me in the past few months and I hated myself a lot for it. But now, I feel more secure about myself with the cost of my decreasing attention span and my ability to keep track of my schedule.

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Awww :pleading_face:

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I became a staff member in March, which was when everything went downhill in my life, during the horrible three months when we were in lockdown without online classes (just having kids submit their assignments), my mom was dealing with personal problems, I couldn’t be with my relatives like before because of some misunderstanding, I almost lost my faith, and the neighbors were dismissing my problems.

That was the absolute worst time in my entire life, and the only thing that made me feel better from March until the end of May was coming on here, feeling supported, appreciated, and cared about by others, and engaging in interesting topics with people who have been nothing but kind and respectful towards me. I was worried that I would be ignored because I’m not in the same age group as most people, teachers usually have a bad rap for being insensitive, and I have different tastes in stories, music, and free time activities than many people. But that has never been an issue. I love how no one tries to make anyone feel less because of different opinions or tastes. (And if they do, I’m not aware of it).

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Aww :pleading_face: I’d never treat older people any differently because of their age. They’re the same as me (except they may have more experience)

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I really like the person the forums have shaped me into :thinking: I definitely feel more confident about myself and I’m more accepting of my insecurities

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Stan sol sm

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Either way I’m so glad you’re able to be more accepting of yourself :pleading_face::heart:

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So, how do you think your everyday life would be like if you’ve never discovered these forums?
I think that I would probably not be a happy as I am now, as my online friends are now a huge part of my life, and I probably wouldn’t be on my phone as much as I am now :joy:

Do you enjoy it here?
Yes, I do! The mods are very friendly, and the community is made up of wacky and kind people :star_struck:

Has it changed you in any way?
If it weren’t for the Episode Forums I would have never found an amazing group of friends! And on this forum, I’ve met new people and wanted introduced to Among Us! So yes, it definitely has changed me.

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STAN SHREY

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I’m very glad too :pleading_face::pleading_face::heart::sob:

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Well, i would’ve never discovered I was an enby and would still be wallowing in dysphoria without knowing what it is
I wouldn’t be as proud of my drawings, and I would be more bored. I might have better grades, but it won’t be much higher than it is.
I wouldn’t have known what Sally Face was.
Also, i wouldn’t have discovered Picrew. It’s fun.

I don’t have much friends on here, so I don’t have any emotional attachment to these forums. But it’s pretty fun.

Not really. It didn’t shape me into a better person, but I have some fun new interests.

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It would be very different. I wouldn’t have (finally) found people who share the same opinions and beliefs as me. I also wouldn’t have met such supportive people who respect the community I’m in :pleading_face:

Yes! I look forward to coming online every day :star_struck:

I gained lots of new knowledge and a better way of thinking, thanks to these forums!

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Awww so happy for you :pleading_face::star_struck:

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