[BACK] I have to go for a while. (former 700th project)

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UPDATE 01/01/2023 - 2023 is here, meaning this break is now officially over. I am now allowed to work on major projects once again. UPDATE 11/12/2022 - This break I've started is not quite over yet, but I'm back on Scratch regardless. For more info: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/767065738/ For my (former) 700th project... I have to take a long break from Scratch. I don't know when I'll be back, or if I'll ever return. I just know I have to be gone. Why am I taking a break? Well.... For a long, LONG time now have I been using Scratch day in, day out, rarely taking breaks... With every year, my projects have become bigger & more ambitious... And that is where the problem lies. It's only really become a MAJOR issue in the second half of 2022 but... Scratch is a hobby that has turned into a "job". It shouldn't be a job because I'm not getting paid for it. It is a job I rarely take breaks from. The jobs (projects) are ones I always feel under pressure to complete so I feel like I can never take breaks. I have unrealistic expectations to get those jobs done inhumanly fast and when I don't I get REALLY stressed. Making projects is too stressful now. And right now I have more in-development projects than ever, so I can never rest in-between at all... ...I am overworked. Too much for me to handle. The stress is overwhelming. The overwhelming stress is driving me up the wall and negatively impacting everyone. My mum, my dad, my dog, my school, my friends... Myself. My life is going wrong because I take Scratch too seriously. And for that, Scratch isn't much fun anymore. That's why I am taking a big break. So that I can recharge myself. Return to Scratch refreshed & revitalised. When I return I may or may not undergo a big rebrand, but I know I'll be striving not to fall into the same cycle again. I hope I don't... TL;DR: i've been overworking myself to the point where scratch isn't fun anymore, and it's become a burden on myself & others, so i'm taking a long break to refresh my mind I'd like to give special credit to my Mum for being the one who finally gave me my epiphany after many days of ignoring my plight. Also a few shoutouts to my best Scratch friends right now... @BobbyTheCatTheFirst, @s-dbayer, @Aydenfox8, @iiOmqItzKoolKid, @SlyCotton_Apriwolf, @meow10010, @SCRACO65 and especially @ZYellow, thank you for all being really awesome. Do take care while I'm gone. I'll smell y'all later. (might still check on here from time to time)