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I need to say something that has been on my mind a lot lately. With the movie coming out very soon, a problem I have is I pressure myself way too much. I think to myself, big MlP movie coming out, so I obviously need to do 500 signatures or something right now to prove my worth to the fandom and to justify my life in general. Every new episode, I do this to myself, and it is worse for the movie. I keep stressing myself out, like I need to keep doing more and more and not stop. It gets me to the point of anxiety. I try to reassure myself that I don't need to constantly do that to be worthwhile and I already have 13 signatures in waiting, but I still stress myself, thinking I need to do more and be more active. I wish I wouldn't do that to myself, it only hurts my enjoyment of everything. Does anyone get what I'm saying? I am trying to reassure myself further, I hope anyone can help me out here.
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Absolutely. I get this way all the time. It's a basic psychological drive to want to be important and needed as part of a community and it can get frustrating to feel unaccomplished or overlooked. Sometimes its worrying people don't always have time for you specifically or have more important things going on in their life. Sometimes its frustration with what you've done compare to others, lack of progress, skill, learning in some talent or another. I'm talking about myself, of course. Don't know your own anxieties.
Gotta just take your time and enjoy where you are right now or you burn your brain right outta that skull. The little accomplishments are important. You learn from them. You get better from them. They get you closer to your goal. It's worth doing things at the right pace. We know all this, but gotta take a step back periodically and evaluate why you're doing things now and then.
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Wanna know what I've done for the fandom? Nothing at all. Should I feel guilty? Nope. The fandom is a free service; it doesn't owe you anything and asks for nothing beyond being part of it. It's like donating a lot of money to a charity and then getting upset that you didn't do more. The fact that you've done anything at all puts you a step above everyone else.
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Thank you for the responses. I don't want to feel like I am above others if I do anything, I don't want to make others feel insignificant either. It is all just a personal thing I have towards myself. It is all really complicated. My emotional issues seem to have been worse than usual as of late, so it just have my worrying to no end about this stuff.
