#ooc ➠ mun speaks

[muertemismo]

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[thesweetestsupervillains]

Avoid The Roleplayer Yips!

So here's something that I've dealt with, and talking with friends, they've dealt with, and from what it seems like, it's something that's not really talked about in the wider community.

Now, 'The Yips' is often talked about in terms of sports. It's a mental wall that keeps you from performing at your best; maybe the pressure to perform has gotten to you, maybe you just got back from injury and you're too preoccupied with not getting injured, but whatever it is you're incapable of performing at the level that you were before.

This happens with creative people too. Maybe you're a musician and you can't seem to play the same way you used to. Maybe you're a writer who can't bring yourself to sit down and write like you think you should. Maybe you're an artist and everything you put out looks, to you, like garbage. You're always chasing this feeling, this idea, this thing that you think needs to be true to be great.

And in roleplaying, this happens all the time. You think that you need to put in a lot of effort into your replies, because you want to meet expectations of your partners. You take their replies and you put them in your drafts, and you say 'I'll get to them.' But you don't. Instead they sit there, piling up, like a giant boulder growing heavier by the second. You can't bring yourself to deal with them, because it feels like such a huge ordeal.

And then one of two things happens. You either quit roleplaying entirely, because it's not fun. It's a chore. It's work. Or, you just delete all of them, start fresh, but don't change your behavior and the process starts again. Maybe you decide you need to start fresh on a new blog, and you move from account to account, never finding anything changing.

Look, you don't realize it, but you've already got The Yips. You've fallen into the pit. But don't worry, because there is a way out. But first you need to grasp how it happened.

When everyone starts roleplaying, no one thinks about things like quality or how much they 'need' to write or things like trying to meet other people's expectations. You're having fun. You want to have fun. You're writing, and they're writing, and that's all there is.

But then you start to actually gain understanding; you realize that some people are good writers. You realize that people seem to be putting in effort. You've gained understanding, and in so doing, you've suddenly realized that you might not be as good as others. But, and this is the important part, the only one who cares about this is you. After all, no one was complaining before; the one who has changed is you.

In other words, you're so concerned with meeting ideas of 'quality' and 'living up to expectations' that you end up doing nothing because you're being crushed under the weight of your own expectations.

So, now we know what it is. How do we deal with it?

Well, for one, you need to teach yourself how to get back to basics. Chances are, at no point have any of your partners actually complained about any of the supposedly awful parts of your writing. Thus, we need to see this as a skill, one you're going to work on. It's a habit that you're going to form for yourself.

First, I don't think about roleplaying as writing. Yes, it involves writing. But for me, writing implies a lot of things; writing a novel or a story is work, it requires effort, it's tiring, it's something that contains expectations. Writing is what you do in school, a thing that gets a grade at the end. It's stressful and has pressure associated with it.

But roleplaying is different. I've separated these two things in my mind. I don't go 'I'm going to write today' I go 'I'm going to roleplay.' Roleplaying is a game, it's fun, it's something I do that's entirely separate from writing.

But let's take this a step further.

When I write a response, I don't use drafts. I don't think about it. I just go with my gut. A response for me takes no more than around 5 minutes, maybe 10 if it's really long. And the way I do this is that I read my partner's response, and I just respond, and then I post it.

Now, some people will go but how could you not go back over it and make sure it's perfect and not bad and- No. Stop.

This is the skill you're going to learn. This is the thing you're going to develop. No more overthinking, no more trying to be perfect.

By just going with your gut, by not thinking but feeling your muse, you're training yourself to just respond. It's not work. It's not conscious. It's just something you know how to do. It's not stressful. It's just something that you do.

And this will make your writing easier. You'll stop struggling to 'have muse' because you'll just write. You won't have to think about how to respond, you'll just respond. And more importantly, you'll remove the stress from replying.

Look, it's not going to be easy at first. But the point is that you, the mun, need to form the habits that let roleplaying be fun again. Instead of feeling stressed or anxious, you'll be able to just write and enjoy yourself. It's a skill, one you can develop.

And it begins by taking a step back and changing how you approach your roleplaying. Roleplaying isn't a job. It's not a test. It's not something with serious consequences. So don't approach it the way you approach those things. Retrain yourself to do more roleplaying and less worrying.

[luxhavenlight]

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[luhv-always]

Dearest Gentle Reader,

This is to bring to your kind attention that Mun, who is currently on the verge of burning out, is preparing for the MHS Annual State Board Examination 24-25. Mun, being herself, is absolutely hopeless as a multitasker, which once was her special feature if the entire curriculum wasn't considered for one examination itself. Mun is extremely horrible at time management too, and needs to get a hang of her schedule. Mun isn't giving up roleplaying completely, and this is her short break from the adversity of stretching out between time zones to satisfy the momentary hobby. Mun also feels the need to rehab from self-deprecative tendencies such as addiction to hypercortisolism, slight anorexia as well as maladaptive daydreaming tendencies that prove lethal to her mental equilibrium.

Mun, being herself, again, is going to try to be online as much as possible because she loves her fellow roleplayers too much to abandon them even for a short while. Mun will most likely, be active in the timings: 7:00 to 8:30 PM IST / 10:30 to 11:45 PM IST. If possible for any of you fellow roleplayers, Mun would be more than happy to spend that time interacting, roleplaying and simply chatting on the server. Mun's love language is quality time too.

This routine shall go on, from: 4th February 2025 to 23rd February 2024.

Mun will particularly and strictly be inactive completely, or mostly from: 24th February 2025 to 17th March 2025.

As friends and fellow mates in this community, I hope my little time away is considered by all of you. Mun's modded accounts, listed below, will also be active or inactive, during these mentioned periods.

@under0-0s - Tony Stark @romanova-on-the-run - Natalie Romanova @robin-wing-man - Dick Grayson @lukyan-james-barnes - Lukyan Barnes (Already barely active.) @your-darling-gaze - Darling Grace @gwen-stacy-earth616 - Gwen Stacy @decrypt-void - Evelyn Jackson @ivanova-web-droid - Skye Johnson

Hopefully, Mun with be properly able to go through her exams without too much difficulty as well as excel with better grades, and pass out with merit grades. Mun is grateful to be a part of this understanding community.

With love, Raani.

[fiendishfinesse]

I mean, my Raphael can be submissive and breedable for Haarlep (aka himself) and maybe like 10% of a few blessed people (and what a vision yes..... 🤤). Everyone else gets daddy Raphael, ego cranked to 11, a king swinging his royal scepter around. Switch?? Yeah sort of, but definitely dom-leaning.

[spidrboots]

uhm hi it's zim from @/spidrboots .tumblr . com uhm . . . sorry for disappearing forever. do u all still think i'm cool or

[lookwhatyoudidithasanxiety]

((Faceplants. On the floor. Hello!!! I have. Not been here for a while,,, could I possibly get a quick summary of current events while I catch up?/nf))

//Oh my gosh, hi!!! I can give you a rundown, what do you last remember? A lot has happened ^^;//

[fvnnythiings]

uhm just a piece of irl exciting news that i kinda wanted to share don’t mind me ( unless u want to ).

my bf said he has the ring & ring box picked out that he’d like to use to propose :’)

[donnat-wonders]

Hey roleplayers. Let's chat.

So, there's been an onslew of roleplayers coming together and role-playing and that's wonderful and awesome.

But boundaries and rules are getting ignored and though we want to keep the role-playing alive, you have to realize that we're not bots. We're people.

Darker themes are going to be explored but it is not for everyone.

I'm writing this because I don't want there to be bullying nor harassment.

Always ALWAYS discuss with the mun if you want a dark theme to the thread.

Because just because it's okay for YOU, doesn't mean it's okay for the person you want to roleplay with.

If you can't respect that, maybe don't roleplay with people then.

Thank you. Let's all just have fun and enjoy our fictional worlds.

[muertemismo]

ooc; good morning from your neighborhood ghost, i woke up thinking about the swiss explosion and now my rotted brain wants to plot

[dreamsofalife]

(("I want the old days of Tumblr RP back" you obviously don't remember that weird clique of Cartoon Network roleplayers from around 2014-2016 who venomously hated OC's and would block one on sight. They were so fucking snotty and for what? They don't want filthy peasant eyes on your Mandy x Numbah 1 40's noir au?))

[resolutepath]

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[brucethomaswayneoffic]

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`` Sometimes it's better to prioritize Family and Love, than the Law. ``

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Bruce Thomas Wayne

• 47 Years Old

• CEO of Wayne Enterprises

• Bisexual - Demiromantic

• Alignment — Lawful - Neutral

• Relationship Status - Single

♥ Killed The Joker through a Domino Chain of Events. For His Kids. For His Family.

Ps. This Blog will be more based off of fanfics, Personal headcannons and some canon :]

B is civil with his 'exes', even Talia.

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Mun is @anonymous-existences

More Under the Cut! (?) Not yet.

Temporary because Mun is exhausted...

[luhv-always]

पल भर ठहर जाओ, दिल ये संभल जाये। तुम्हें कैसे रोका जाए? मेरी तरफ़ आता हर गम फिसल जाए, आँखों में तुमको भरू। बिन बोले बातें, तुमसे करु. अगर तुम, साथ हो...?

Stop for a moment, let my heart settle down. How can I stop you? May every sorrow that comes towards me slip away, I will fill my eyes with you. I will talk to you without speaking. If you are with me...?

(sound on)

बहती रहती है, नहर नदीयां सी. तेरी दुनिया में. मेरी दुनिया है, तेरी चाहतों में, मैं ढल जाता हूं, तेरी आदतन में, 'गर तुम साथ हो...

"The canal keeps flowing, like a river, in your world, my world is. In your desires, I get moulded, into your habits, 'if you are with me..."

To those who might understand: @oh-to-be-a-murderer @thatone-midgardian @kamala-msmarvel-khan @crazyinlovewithfandoms @multiverse-peterbparker @murde-shaayar-mashwaraah @insomniac-lifestyle

[official-james-b]

Goodnight. I love you all. Stay safe, take care.

@oh-to-be-a-murderer @strange-little-spy @sillybigbird @crazyinlovewithfandoms @thatone-midgardian @insomniac-lifestyle @multiverse-peterbparker @over-bi-the-wayside @the-winter-soldier-official @lunamarvels @hydra-failure @strange-little-spy @the-red-widow @nathan-shrieks @cursed-with-knowledge @dollface-xoxo @moon-x0 @multifandomer537 @sunny-the-intern @littlejamiebarnes

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