Published on 12, July, 2020
I have no idea if this qualifies as a discussion topic but I just wanted to say that I'm so happy that I found this forum a few weeks ago. It's making me feel much less alone and let me realise that other people are going through so much of the same stuff that I am. Thank you NAS and everyone here.
I'm sure we can turn it into a discussion.
For myself it has provided me with a safe place to ask all my stupid questions and connect with people which is something I don't do very well
On a more personal note to you, do you go out chasing the pokemons?
I'm glad you've found the site to be a safe, helpful place too. It's so good to be able to talk to people who really understand what you're going through.
I do go out with my phone, chasing pokemon :-) Do you play? I loved the video games as a kid and playing it now helps a lot with my agoraphobia
I don't but I played the NDS games, I am very tempted but I worry that I might look a little silly.
Song - I thought I would and thought I would do it anyway.
Well I walked past an adult on the way to the gym and he announced to me "I have just caught a shiny, have you managed to get one?" He must have been mid-40s. He said they hold community days locally in the Abbey Gardens near me and had I been to one after I confirmed I had also caught a shiny. He said loads of adults play it in my area and on the discussions group they have all discussed how nearly no kids/young people play it here.
I think more of the generation who played pokemon growing up have picked it up long term than kids.
So don't feel weird about it! I must admit I felt much better after that. I am pretty sure the guy in the car with his phone under the gym the other day was the one that knocked me out of it after I spent ages trying to win it. (My gym is at the community centre just around the corner)
Lots of adults play PGo, don't worry about looking silly if you want to play! It's great fun and I've joined a couple of PGo community groups where I live so I can play with them.