/!\ WARNING: this is completely based on my experience. This project is NOT targeted toward any individual /!\ - - - hey everyone ! As you know, I'm an ex-scratcher. I thought of making this project to share my experience on the "addiction" of scratch, my time away from this social world and how I feel like it's affecting each individual. - - - So, I was a part of two well known communities here ♡ Scratch-pop (some may call it scratch k-pop, s-pop, rp, krp or kca) ♡ Aesthetic I would describe the 2 years I spent in these absolutely magical. But what I noticed was, as soon our life beyond the pandemic started to restore, I started losing the magic I felt here. I used to think about that as maybe it was bcuz I spent a long time here but truly it was something different. - - - You know I started making the decision to leave in around April of 2022. I figured it was the same time I found my significant other. There was something I wanted to focus on the real me for so as I practiced being real more, the more my online self started to lose attraction or some may call it, the "addiction". I figured my addiction only lasted until I found something to focus on my real self more than my online self for. - - - What I've seen here amongst my lovely friends is that most of them suffer anxiety, depression, etc. and Scratch is way to escape from it. Psychology says that mental unstablity distracts you from the real world making you more interested in a world that works on your principles, that suits your comfort. I see people claim that they don't have friends in real life but able to make a ton here, claim they aren't beautiful in real life and know that people here won't judge them for their beauty, voice or anything but their talent. This is why this place suits their version of reality distracting them from the actual reality. - - - /!\ WARNING: this is completely based on my experience. This project is NOT targeted toward any individual /!\ - - - My experience after leaving Oh it felt like a huge weight off the chest. My grades improved, I got so much more happier *with my bae too* and everything just improved. My loneliness was limited to the screen bcuz getting off of it made me a ton of friends. My depression started to improve when I started to focus on what I wanted for my real self. It was hard at first, leaving all those friends but it got easier looking at who all cared for me in the real world. - - - What I feel like is, the people who share a story similar to mine and are still stuck here to look at the people who care. Look at your future beyond the screen. It helps. - - - Thank you for reading my boring lecture up till here lol. I hope you recover the way I did if u share a story similar to mine. Help this message reach other people suffering too. This is not just about Scratch but any platform like Bandlab, 1n$tagr, etc. Share this message to spread awareness. - - - Bye-bye ♡
