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I love the energy in this one!

The US presidential election has been another source of anxiety for me. I'm still worried as all hell that Trump might be our next president.

Oh, wow, I literally just realized you are Soulless Watcher.

Sure, no problem. Try to find ways to counter your negative thinking. I've told my mom about my concerns. I now have an appointment scheduled with the doctor. This is a genuine concern, but there's nothing else I can do about it and I just need to wait patiently.

That's horrible. I'm so sorry to hear about what you're going through. I can say from experience that talking about your anxiety does indeed work well as a coping mechanism. Don't be afraid to speak your mind a little when you need to. Like you, I've been suffering with anxiety for quite a while. I've had a few traumatic experiences being in the military, which is basically the result of work-related stress and a general feeling of uselessness. After being in for 2 years, I eventually became suicidal and eventually released for mental health reasons. Since then, I've adopted the life of a do-nothing shut-in and had many difficult circumstances in life that made it nearly impossible for me to recover on my own. If you don't mind at all, I'd like to share a few things I've learned from therapy. I don't know if you've heard these suggestions already, but I'll post them just in case you haven't. They really do help. Have you tried talking to your doctor about it? Right now, your fear is rational and needs to be addressed. If you're able to get some some kind of assurance from your doctor that you don't have it, then you'll have one less thing to worry about.

Ooh, nice. A lot of good suggestions in this thread. If you don't mind adding a couple more, I'll throw some recommendations in as well. Gosick - As far as the romance goes, I think Kazuya and Victorique make for an awful cute and well-developed pairing. Not much to love from the MC initially, but he grows on you over time. The mysteries are surprisingly interesting, and showcase a degree of intelligence to the characters (on top of the already good characterization). Welcome to the NHK - Most of the value to this anime is the comedy and psychological aspects. The romance is there, and it can be very pleasant too. Misaki is one of those girls that just melts you heart away, while at the same time makes you nervous a little. Both her and Satou are very peculiar characters, but they have great chemistry.

Have you read the rest of this thread? That argument has been beaten to death several times. It's not about pulling in an existing audience, but creating a new one. The person who'll be voicing this is a famous cosplayer with a large follower base on social media. This is a great opportunity to expand the market.

I like her eyes. 7/10

Confession: It really does amaze me how horrible Microsoft's customer service is. Kinda sad how the support engineer doesn't even understand what's being asked, and that some random poster managed to give a better answer. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-start/windows-10-jump-list/44f27211-2647-43bc-816d-9ca3aa8e97d0 Btw, for anyone else using Windows 10, this actually does work.

If that were true, every person on the planet would be getting a present and there'd be no point to having a naughty list. And to keep the spirit of the thread going, here's mine.

Rewrite. I was playing this game while the patch TL was still ongoing, and when I finished the all the heroine routes, I had a lot of anticipation for Terra. Sad to say, it was completely underwhelming. I still loved Lucia's route at least.

On the contrary, I think my view on this matter is optimistic. If you keep your expectations low, then it's less upsetting if it doesn't happen, and more satisfying if it does.

I'll join in on on this.

Edit: Don't like double posting, so I guess I'll just edit for now. Ugh, this happened to me today. Considering how this is the most annoying story I've read so far, I'm kinda peeved that I couldn't even 100% it. Not even gonna bother figuring out where that last bit is since the story content might be trivial anyways. As a character, Taokaka probably matters more than I think she does, but there was a lot of pointless and annoying fluff in her story compared to the others and I don't think 1% is gonna make any kind of difference in the grand scheme of things. That and Taokaka drives me nuts with the way she talks. The others were a different matter entirely. Every seemingly insignificant line that I read felt like it was hinting at something grand. Even the lines that come up when you lose a fight feel like they matter in some way. I'll likely know for sure once I get to the true path. The story is still fragmented, and I'm still kinda lost in a few areas, but it gradually makes more sense. I also recommend reading the tips as soon as they come up. The sooner you do, the better off you'll be. The last one I read gave more clarification to the setting.

It's so much fun though.

If you're interested in the series enough, read the LN before watching the anime. The adaption doesn't do much justice to the protagonist, but it's fun to watch if you know him well enough from the source. It's one of my favorite books, too. Confession: I'm having a little bit of an identity crisis right now. I don't know if all of you have seen my post about it on Clephas' blog entry about gaming addiction, but I've recently given up on competitive gaming. Honestly, this is why I hate being depressed so much, it's nothing but a vicious cycle that takes more effort to cope with than it needs to. Looking back on it, I feel like I've always had a weak foundation for certain aspects of my life I could identify myself with. Whether it was sports, academics, or being the oldest and most appreciated child in the family, these things I once took pride in during my school years never lasted long afterwards. As with my enlistment, that part of me that I once identified with has since diminished since I got out. The thing that remained after that and up until now was competitive gaming. I felt like it was the only thing I could really put a lot of time and effort into, and I managed to get some great results because of it. However, there were a number of things associated with that aspect of my life that were keeping me from doing what I needed to. Having that lack of something that defined who I was is taking it's toll on me though, and I'm not having a lot of luck with deciding what I need to do next. I've tried looking at an article for dealing with identity crisis, but the steps I need to take in dealing with it seem overwhelming. On the plus side, I'm at least getting to know myself a little better.

Found this song thanks to Chronopolis. He helped me find a translation for this album too. https://gardenofthorns.wordpress.com/tag/瑠璃色のローゼンクロイツ/

That's probably the issue I have with the game now. I can't ever play without a strong desire to get better, and what comes with that is detrimental to my enjoyment. I don't ever think about how much I enjoy a beatmap, I'm just concerned about how I am with improvement. It's become something of an obsession with me, and it's depressing as hell. But that's just me. I can't ever play this game with the mindset I need to enjoy it like you can, so I have to drop it. But it's not often that a game keeps me around for longer than a year, so it was definitely a good ride while it lasted.

Sorry, after my run-in with a Clannad doujin, there's no going back. I'm such a filthy human being. I guess it really depends on who watches what. If it doesn't grab the eye of someone who would have a taste for that kind of writing, it likely wouldn't happen. In Chihayafuru's case, it wasn't able to reach out to a yuri writer deprived of morals.

Spotted a grammar error with "an union" in the 4th paragraph. Thanks for the review. Still trying to clear my current backlog before I pick up anything else, but I will definitely read it eventually.

Have you ever seen something in an anime that made you want a doujin for a certain pairing, but there weren't any? I was watching the recap episode of Chihayafuru and hoping to see if there were any Chihaya x Kana doujins, but I couldn't find one. I did find one with just her, but I really don't like the mind break tag being attached to her character.

Hey, guys. I have a bit of an announcement to make. Not sure if anyone else has seen Clephas' blog post regarding video games and addiction, but it's gotten me to think about a few things regarding my gaming habits. After mulling it over, I'm really not as happy playing this game as I thought I was. I don't get the same kind of excitement playing osu as I did when I first started, and now it seems my only reason for playing anymore is to get better. Most maps aren't that fun for me to play anymore, and there are too few enjoyable maps in between for me to be satisfied overall. I also think that the ladder anxiety I get from trying to FC maps is a little too much to bare and not very good for my anxiety disorder. So that's it. I've uninstalled the game and deleted all my beatmaps, so I doubt I'll be tempted to start it back up again. It's been fun, it really has! Best of luck to everyone who continues to play this game.

Huh, those were my 1st 2 visual novels also, although I didn't join until a while after I started reading them. Who's the girl in your avatar?