I feel the same, Bro.. I've fallen out of love with the fandom, but not the show. when I feel down, I watch 'a friend in deed' to perk me back up.

I hope this helps!

I don't really understand what you're saying here. Are you just burnt out?

I don't really understand what you're saying here. Are you just burnt out?

No, not at all. I just stop looking at almost everything pessimistically. 

FEELS

FEELS EVERYWHERE

This fandom  is amazing. I came on the forums the other day, and found at least six people (myself included) consoling someone in their time of need. We helped Soundspeed and TheoryBrony get back on their feet when they were down. We raised money for many charities, helped Pouncival pay his hospital bills, and so much more. I've never seen a fandom quite like this and I'm enthralled to be a part of it.

It's up to you to be positive though, no one can do it for you. Remember that negativity is easy, the human mind is programmed to see the negative by default. Optimism, on the other hand is hard. We fight our natural instincts to see the good in anything, but we have to try. Focusing on the negativity in the world will just make you depressed, so I suggest that you try your hardest to be positive, and when you fail (everyone does) realize some one will always be out there to try and show you the light.

Holy shit, that was cheesy, but believe me I meant every word. I don't know if this helped you at all, though. I hope it did, if not, I still wish you good luck in your endeavors Shoboni.

I've only been apart of the fandom since December but I understand how you feel. There are those days where something happens, and I sound like Antony C in the vid he made when Twi became an Alicorn in which his OC says, "I'm leaving this fandom!". Then there are those days I'm like, "Next episode is gonna be totally awesome! I just know it! Being a brony is super cool!"

So I think ups and downs are just part of the fandom, heck life in general. And you can't turn back the clock trying to recapture the feelings you had the first time you watched your favorite episode. But you can learn to roll with the ups and downs, and changes.

Instead of worrying that you can't enjoy an episode the way you used too, don't worry about, and think about it the same way you would an old easy chair. You don't have that same giddy or electric feeling as when you first got the chair; but now you actually appreciate it more because it's become a part of you or your affection for it has grown over time.

There will be drama, stuff that may make you think, "this will destroy the fandom" sometimes. But negative thoughts always try to creep in, we're still human after all. You don't pretend they don't exist (you being honest about how you've been feeling is a good thing), because you can't fight something if you don't acknowledge it's presence. I think another EG movie is a horrible idea and was genuinely bummed when I heard about it. But after a few days venting I recognized, "Yeah I'm not gonna like this movie, but I bet I'm gonna like the rest of most of this season and will like the next one too. I may not think it's as good as other seasons but I'm still gonna fine things I really like about it."

This is why the good and more mature analysts in the fandom Antony C and Silver Quill maintain a sort of guarded optimism. They avoid becoming blindly optimistic (if they notice a problem or potential problem they will say so) or Cynical (Antony C, by his own admission did say he can still enjoy "A Canterlot Wedding" despite his 30 minute long polemic against it; and even he said he found some enjoyable bits in the EQ movie).

I realize that was long and not dripping with warm and fuzzys. But I think it's a healthy way of thinking in the long run. If I was sitting in a park bird watching, it would be foolish of me to spend my time lamenting that the flock of blue birds (although I would remember them) from the previous day is gone, when a beautiful white dove is perched next to me. I hope you find the answer your looking for and Heaven bless you. 

Honestly, I'm one of the people that enjoys the show more than the fandom, I could go 100% without the fans tbh.

While I enjoy being apart of it, it gets old, hypocritical and monotonous.

So don't feel like you would be the only one.

All fandoms have their unsavory elements, you know that. They only way you can really enjoy the fandom is to focus more on the bits you like and avoid the bits you hate.

It would be wise to come at the fandom in a way to where you limit what you see/partake in and observe. There is a great deal I tip toe around to not hamper my experience. And that self modding has really made me not be so pessimistic over the fandom, although pessimism drips throughout my life and daily going-on's. 

It would also be wise to pick and chose the fans you interact with. There are many knowledgeable, friendly, and overall encouraging fans out there. You just have to find them and hold on to them, for they may become friends for life (you never know)

You just have to keep things in perspective and not get swept up in the drama and emotions.  If you feel like you need to, take a break, reevaluate how you approach the fandom and make a purposeful effort to improve your experience. Things will not change for you unless you take initiative to make things better.  And please never forget, you are not alone