Good Evening,
My interest in Doctor Who has been dwindling for sometime, and most people will be aware that I went on hiatus from September until recently. I genuinely thought having some time off to become immersed in other topics would reignite my love for this franchise like it had in the past. If anything, it’s just pushed me further away from it.
I attempted to upload a couple of reviews I had written in the Summer and saw people praising them and how much they had missed my reviews, and it felt good feeling part of a community. But even when reading through the reviews I just feel nothing. I don’t dislike this franchise, I just don’t have the spark for it anymore.
Even my reviews - towards the end of Summer - I was just writing them out of routine, because I genuinely thought I would have nothing if I accepted my love of Doctor Who had come to an end after nearly 8 years. I stressed myself out over getting them perfect, getting them written, I ended up in hospital with a panic attack beginning of September; this is what triggered my hiatus initially. What I planned to be a two week break turned into a two month absence where I found Pokemon and used it as a distraction. Even when the anxiety had calmed down I didn’t think about coming back, but I felt like I was having fun for the first time in ages - no stress, not pressuring myself into writing reviews everyday. Crying out loud, I couldn’t watch or listen to a single episode of Who unless I was reviewing it.
I know this is a long post, but I feel like I owe it to a community that I have been a part of for quite some time - writing my reviews since April 2022 (on the site that shall not be named) before moving over here to TardisGuide. Shauny and the team have made something truly spectacular here, but I fear I simply don’t fit anymore.
After much thought, I’ve decided to step away fully from Doctor Who - this account will remain up because I have written a good few reviews, and I’m proud of them, but it will likely go inactive for the forseable (after today).
I might check in eventually, but don’t hold your breath.
Before I go, just wanted to give kudos to some of my fellow reviewers who I think you should all check out, cause their reviews are top tier;
^— These contribute the best of the best reviews in my mind.
Anyway, that’s all I wanted to say.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart TardisGuide, for making the past few months a great book-end to my Doctor Who craze.
Ta-ta!
- Karma.