People Explain Which Things Caused Them To Quit Something They Loved

When "friends" spoil the fun

I used to be very active on a discord server but then a group of people who I used to be friends with (started not getting along) began spamming the server with dumb garbage every day. Couldn't even go through a normal conversation with anyone without them being annoying. So I kinda ignore that server now. It's a shame too, that server was like a second home to me at some point .-.

Zmanbro6

Do you really have to miss all concerts now?

I stopped seeing punk shows or playing music because an elitist clique with alot of connections developed a beef with me over a woman I was seeing that one of them wanted. He was cheating on his fiancee with her but they acted like I was an evil a**hole for getting pissed and refusing to have an open relationship. I broke up with her and moved and years later they found me and started a fight in LA and sued me when I stood up for myself.

Existing_Hope

What an evil thing to do

Mountain Bilking

My long term girlfriend cheated and we broke up. We had an apartment and dog together. She bought me out and we decided that it would be best if Kona stayed with her as I was going to be on my own with no immediate family or help.

Few days after I moved out I went to get something, Kona went nuts with happiness I played with him, gave him a hug and left. I could hear him crying as I left. I didn't grab my bike for some reason.

I needed time to get myself sorted and just decompress so didn't really reach out to see him. Regret that.

Few weeks later I found out she put him down due to severe separation anxiety. She never told me, I didn't get my bike and haven't ridden since.

Kona was my riding buddy.

Magg71

Not so honorable

The Community. And the horrible developers.

God. For Honor used to be such a pleasure to play. But it has a Community so toxic its whats causing the game to die as we speak. I jumped that ship not to long ago. And I dont blame the rest for jumping too. I think the game has run its course. Its time for the prototype game to sink now. We now know the art of war system is great. But we need a new art of war game.

GearCat115

It's hard to lose your physical abilities 

Loved baseball, played little league for 11 years, was all-star pitcher 4 years in a row with 78 mph fastball at 16 yo...then got into a car accident a few months after my 17th birthday. can't run, can't throw more than 30mph now, etc

accident was over a decade ago

pimp_my_unicorn

You can't enjoy things when they're forced on you

School killed my passion for reading.

And programming killed my interest in programming.

vizthex

A bad boss or colleague can ruin everything

I love my line of work. Working for someone who hates it, brought me almost to the point of quitting. (But then Covid happened and my line of work (entertainment industry) won't be back up on its feet for a very very long time.

Rhinosauron

News is hard to stomach

I used to love reading the news. Was subscribed to newspapers and feeds from all over the world.

And then the whole damn planet went bat-s**t crazy. And that was LONG before 2020.

Still trying to stay informed, but nowhere near the dedication and zeal I once had.

Substantial_Quote

Silence is an option

Meditated for ten years with no appreciable effect. Group got more popular and it started being more social. Would go on week retreats no talking. Too much hugging afterwards. Too much talking about what happened during. Either I was there when it happened or it's your personal experience and none of my business. Do you really need to run your mouth this badly?

LL_Sharpe_J

A culinary career is demanding

Advice from older people

Used to be a chef and met a lot of older men who would wish they had changed career path when they were younger so they could get out of that life and have a family and some genuine time off during holidays etc.

I'm only 29 but I took the advice and can honestly say my life is a lot better now as a teacher

YourWifeNdKids

I hope they're able to recover from this tragedy

I used to cycle every weekend. I was preparing for a big race and was up to 100miles. My three year old nephew died in a car crash about two weekends before it was scheduled. It sent me into a pretty ragged depression. I lost interest in a lot of things. I'm trying to get some gear back to start again but I'm still working on it.

Wiggy_0000

Family can be cruel

I stopped learning random skills in high school because of family constantly saying I'd never amount to anything

only recently got the confidence to start learning new things again

TittleSprinkle

It's awful to have the things you love be laughed at

I used to write a whole lot of stories. Sometimes fanfics but mostly my own stuff. I illustrated a lot of them too. (That was from my 5th to ~14th birthday) I stopped doing it for a long time because my parents started to laugh at my stories which were very personal. It destroyed a lot of trust. I recently started to write again and it's not the same anymore. I constantly have that fear of being made fun of, my stories being cringy and simply not good enough. Never laugh about something your kid does if the kid doesn't laugh

KittyMeowstika

Wild bears everywhere

The area of my favorite nature trail has become heavily populated with black bears.

Since it's nearly impossible to walk the area without encountering black bears (some of them quite large), I've stopped going

Back2Bach

It could've been accident, but that sucks

I loved writing lyrics. Wrote for 6 or 7 years, typed them all into a memo pad on a phone I carried everywhere. I wrote all of the time. It was my way of expressing myself, of coping with things in my head. It was my dream to record them all, and have people hear my message. Let my mom borrow my phone one day. She formatted it(deleted everything). I still don't know why. Since then, I can't seem to work up the will or desire to write lyrics.

desertsprinkle

This pandemic is on everyone's minds

Horrible teachers. I love my classes, it's just that some of the teachers can't teach or can't talk about anything but their life and the pandemic. I gave up watching their online classes and only study through the books.

Pamilichuka

Just like what you like

I used to love learning about Japanese history and culture. I would study and try and learn Japanese during school hours. But then this weeaboo nonsense started, and I wanted no part of that identity

Raemnant

Liking Japanese stuff doesn't make you a weeb.

In fact, a weeaboo is someone who's really ignorant of Japanese culture and just buys into fantasies and stereotypes. They can't seem to remember that Japan is just a country full of normal people and common problems.

BabySuperfreak

The scary world of online gaming

I stopped playing video games because my friends are all toxic to me and I suck at games. At first I only played to play with my friends, but when they became toxic af I stopped playing.

Wukong-Legendd