[Please Read] *A Little Warning*

LaurenDmm300 said:
Note: Wasn't sure where to post (was deciding between Off-Topic, General Discussion and Introducing Yourself, ended up posting in Off-Topic because then it wouldn't exactly be spam XD), so staff members are allowed to move to a different section at will.

*—~—~—~—*​

What I'm about to tell you can apply to a few of us here. Yes, even you, dearest reader. I'm serious. So why don't we see if you are one of us?

All the active people here are people who love BrokenLens, and we all are quite attached to one another. Maybe not with certain people, but we all have our own little groups of close friends who we love... right? Wrong. Not all of us have our own little "groups". Maybe you just like hanging out with one specific person. Or maybe everyone.

Either way, you become close with certain people, and when this happens, love comes into play. I don't mean romantic love, just normal friendship love. But, as we all know, love can be dangerous.

For instance, love can lead to obsession.

To all the active people in BrokenLens, just admit it—you've probably grown an obsession with this place. An obsession which is hard to break. If you were asked to quit for even a week, you'd either refuse, or suffer it but call it, "the worse pain and suffering I've ever endured".

Why? Because you aren't just leaving strangers. No, you are leaving people who you've shared things with, things you never thought you'd tell anyone. We call these things "secrets", and only tell them to our closest and dearest friends.

"Hold on. "Closest and dearest friends"? Aren't those the kind who you refuse to part with?" you may be asking. Correct. The kind you refuse to part with.

*—~—~—~—*​

The reason I made this thread is because I want to tell you something:
Don't trust BrokenLens as much as you probably currently do, and don't put it above everything else.

We are only people you've met on the Internet, and you know what everyone says: never trust people on the Internet. That one person who you trust on here with your deepest secret could be deceiving you, and you won't be aware until someone approaches you about it.

But by then, you can't do anything about it, can you? They know, and you can't force them to forget what they've been told.

Once seen, it is impossible to unsee. (I say "see" because you're technically reading something, and not being told something face-to-face.)

What I'm trying to say is, don't tell anyone anything personal about you. That's if you haven't yet. There are some people here who have done things society tells you not to, like show your face to someone you met online, who you don't know in real life.

Well a lot of us failed that quite quickly, didn't we?

And then we have names. Names don't really matter, I'll admit, since a lot of people have the same name. But, if your name is a name which isn't common, you probably shouldn't tell it to anyone. Why? Because if it's rare and uncommon, well, society loves to make people outcasts, don't they? And don't give me all that "but BrokenLens is a very welcoming and accepting community" crap because there will always be that one person who's ready to break some random stranger to pieces at any moment.

Oh, and don't put BrokenLens above everything else. I did that, and you know where it got me? Anti-socialism, obsession, loss.

Whenever I think of the name "BrokenLens", it's makes me laugh, because it's the reason for my broken family. You see, I never talk to any family anymore. If I do, I'm either just trying to annoy them or actually trying to fix this broken family of mine. And the reason why, is because I spend all my time here.

I've grown an unhealthy obsession with this place and this is what has happened.

So please, I beg you, don't do what I have done. You have plenty of time, so get rid of this obsession. Stop it while it hasn't bloomed yet. Don't wait until the last second. As the saying goes, a stitch in time saves nine.

I'm not telling you to not come on BrokenLens ever again, but what I am telling you is to spend less time here, and more time actually living your life proper and having a happy life. Don't let BrokenLens be your greatest downfall, because it is a really great place if you cherish it properly and don't obsess over it.
If you've found this, comment below, "Unicorn".
Thanks,
Lauren

And don't get me wrong I do still love you all XD This is just a warning, to stop anymore unhealthy obsessions.

[Edit:
Also, I WASTED A WHOLE HOUR ON THIS SO APPRECIATE IT -.- XDD]
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I don't know what to say other than you're right. You basically explained why I left.

I'm going to say the most horrible thing ever now: once you leave permanently, you won't belong here anymore. You can try to fit in all you want but there will be differences and distance. Do you really think you'll be able to reconnect to everyone again? That's the most stupid hope. You'll end up not knowing anyone. You'll end up sad. You'll end up alone.

People on here don't like you for you. They like you for your lies and acts. Don't waste your life here, go live it somewhere else where people actually care. Because, I, for one, do not care what the heck happens to you.

You're sad? Suck it up and bring that pain on someone else. Won't that be great? To see hurt resonate in their eyes and to see everything they ever believed in get crushed. At the end of the day, we're all separate so don't stick your burden of a life on someone on here and go do something to make it better- oh wait, you can't, the world is too messed up.

Was this not what you were expecting? This might be the shock you feel when a member shows their true colours. I'll give you a piece of advice: don't fall victim to this feeling - it will kill you :)
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MintMist said:
I don't know what to say other than you're right. You basically explained why I left.

I'm going to say the most horrible thing ever now: once you leave permanently, you won't belong here anymore. You can try to fit in all you want but there will be differences and distance. Do you really think you'll be able to reconnect to everyone again? That's the most stupid hope. You'll end up not knowing anyone. You'll end up sad. You'll end up alone.

People on here don't like you for you. They like you for your lies and acts. Don't waste your life here, go live it somewhere else where people actually care. Because, I, for one, do not care what the heck happens to you.

You're sad? Suck it up and bring that pain on someone else. Won't that be great? To see hurt resonate in their eyes and to see everything they ever believed in get crushed. At the end of the day, we're all separate so don't stick your burden of a life on someone on here and go do something to make it better- oh wait, you can't, the world is too messed up.

Was this not what you were expecting? This might be the shock you feel when a member shows their true colours. I'll give you a piece of advice: don't fall victim to this feeling - it will kill you :)
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yep. nobody cares about me anyway.
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MintMist said:
I don't know what to say other than you're right. You basically explained why I left.

I'm going to say the most horrible thing ever now: once you leave permanently, you won't belong here anymore. You can try to fit in all you want but there will be differences and distance. Do you really think you'll be able to reconnect to everyone again? That's the most stupid hope. You'll end up not knowing anyone. You'll end up sad. You'll end up alone.

People on here don't like you for you. They like you for your lies and acts. Don't waste your life here, go live it somewhere else where people actually care. Because, I, for one, do not care what the heck happens to you.

You're sad? Suck it up and bring that pain on someone else. Won't that be great? To see hurt resonate in their eyes and to see everything they ever believed in get crushed. At the end of the day, we're all separate so don't stick your burden of a life on someone on here and go do something to make it better- oh wait, you can't, the world is too messed up.

Was this not what you were expecting? This might be the shock you feel when a member shows their true colours. I'll give you a piece of advice: don't fall victim to this feeling - it will kill you :)
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I'm so sorry. I don't know what got into me ...
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Very well written xD nice for the younger ones and hey even us older ones could've used this speech. Gotta stay safe :3
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LaurenDmm300 said:
Note: Wasn't sure where to post (was deciding between Off-Topic, General Discussion and Introducing Yourself, ended up posting in Off-Topic because then it wouldn't exactly be spam XD), so staff members are allowed to move to a different section at will.

*—~—~—~—*​

What I'm about to tell you can apply to a few of us here. Yes, even you, dearest reader. I'm serious. So why don't we see if you are one of us?

All the active people here are people who love BrokenLens, and we all are quite attached to one another. Maybe not with certain people, but we all have our own little groups of close friends who we love... right? Wrong. Not all of us have our own little "groups". Maybe you just like hanging out with one specific person. Or maybe everyone.

Either way, you become close with certain people, and when this happens, love comes into play. I don't mean romantic love, just normal friendship love. But, as we all know, love can be dangerous.

For instance, love can lead to obsession.

To all the active people in BrokenLens, just admit it—you've probably grown an obsession with this place. An obsession which is hard to break. If you were asked to quit for even a week, you'd either refuse, or suffer it but call it, "the worse pain and suffering I've ever endured".

Why? Because you aren't just leaving strangers. No, you are leaving people who you've shared things with, things you never thought you'd tell anyone. We call these things "secrets", and only tell them to our closest and dearest friends.

"Hold on. "Closest and dearest friends"? Aren't those the kind who you refuse to part with?" you may be asking. Correct. The kind you refuse to part with.

*—~—~—~—*​

The reason I made this thread is because I want to tell you something:
Don't trust BrokenLens as much as you probably currently do, and don't put it above everything else.

We are only people you've met on the Internet, and you know what everyone says: never trust people on the Internet. That one person who you trust on here with your deepest secret could be deceiving you, and you won't be aware until someone approaches you about it.

But by then, you can't do anything about it, can you? They know, and you can't force them to forget what they've been told.

Once seen, it is impossible to unsee. (I say "see" because you're technically reading something, and not being told something face-to-face.)

What I'm trying to say is, don't tell anyone anything personal about you. That's if you haven't yet. There are some people here who have done things society tells you not to, like show your face to someone you met online, who you don't know in real life.

Well a lot of us failed that quite quickly, didn't we?

And then we have names. Names don't really matter, I'll admit, since a lot of people have the same name. But, if your name is a name which isn't common, you probably shouldn't tell it to anyone. Why? Because if it's rare and uncommon, well, society loves to make people outcasts, don't they? And don't give me all that "but BrokenLens is a very welcoming and accepting community" crap because there will always be that one person who's ready to break some random stranger to pieces at any moment.

Oh, and don't put BrokenLens above everything else. I did that, and you know where it got me? Anti-socialism, obsession, loss.

Whenever I think of the name "BrokenLens", it's makes me laugh, because it's the reason for my broken family. You see, I never talk to any family anymore. If I do, I'm either just trying to annoy them or actually trying to fix this broken family of mine. And the reason why, is because I spend all my time here.

I've grown an unhealthy obsession with this place and this is what has happened.

So please, I beg you, don't do what I have done. You have plenty of time, so get rid of this obsession. Stop it while it hasn't bloomed yet. Don't wait until the last second. As the saying goes, a stitch in time saves nine.

I'm not telling you to not come on BrokenLens ever again, but what I am telling you is to spend less time here, and more time actually living your life proper and having a happy life. Don't let BrokenLens be your greatest downfall, because it is a really great place if you cherish it properly and don't obsess over it.
If you've found this, comment below, "Unicorn".
Thanks,
Lauren

And don't get me wrong I do still love you all XD This is just a warning, to stop anymore unhealthy obsessions.

[Edit:
Also, I WASTED A WHOLE HOUR ON THIS SO APPRECIATE IT -.- XDD]
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Nice speech, and thanks for writing that. I've shared way too many personal things with people on here. The thing is, I've known some of these people for nearly a year now, and most of them have zero interest in my personal details. They don't ask for my real name, my address, my phone number or what I look like. Of course, I am cautious around everyone, like when someone shares what they look like with me, I search google for the image to see if they got the picture from online, but none of them have. I know it sounds like I'm being way too trustworthy, but these people have spent hours and hours talking to me, playing Minecraft, and they spend loads of time on here not talking to anyone. They spend loads of time customising their profile pictures, their "about me" section, their introduction thread, etc.
My point is, if they were pretending to be someone else, they're putting in a whole lot of effort. Updating their status to things like "I just got a rabbit!" and "My mum just bought me a new bike!" (terrible examples, but just go with it), and spending so much time playing on Broken Lens.

There are very few people on here that I trust (to be honest, most people annoy me anyway), and those people have done some thing(s) to make me trust them. When I say trust, I'll never trust them like I do my family and people I know in real life, I'll never trust them with really personal things. But I trust them with non-personal things.

I have a question: how do you get rid of an addiction? I want to quit this place, because I feel stuck here. I'm addicted to YouTube as it is, and I'm never going to get rid of that addiction, but I want to leave Broken Lens.
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LaurenDmm300 said:
Note: Wasn't sure where to post (was deciding between Off-Topic, General Discussion and Introducing Yourself, ended up posting in Off-Topic because then it wouldn't exactly be spam XD), so staff members are allowed to move to a different section at will.

*—~—~—~—*​

What I'm about to tell you can apply to a few of us here. Yes, even you, dearest reader. I'm serious. So why don't we see if you are one of us?

All the active people here are people who love BrokenLens, and we all are quite attached to one another. Maybe not with certain people, but we all have our own little groups of close friends who we love... right? Wrong. Not all of us have our own little "groups". Maybe you just like hanging out with one specific person. Or maybe everyone.

Either way, you become close with certain people, and when this happens, love comes into play. I don't mean romantic love, just normal friendship love. But, as we all know, love can be dangerous.

For instance, love can lead to obsession.

To all the active people in BrokenLens, just admit it—you've probably grown an obsession with this place. An obsession which is hard to break. If you were asked to quit for even a week, you'd either refuse, or suffer it but call it, "the worse pain and suffering I've ever endured".

Why? Because you aren't just leaving strangers. No, you are leaving people who you've shared things with, things you never thought you'd tell anyone. We call these things "secrets", and only tell them to our closest and dearest friends.

"Hold on. "Closest and dearest friends"? Aren't those the kind who you refuse to part with?" you may be asking. Correct. The kind you refuse to part with.

*—~—~—~—*​

The reason I made this thread is because I want to tell you something:
Don't trust BrokenLens as much as you probably currently do, and don't put it above everything else.

We are only people you've met on the Internet, and you know what everyone says: never trust people on the Internet. That one person who you trust on here with your deepest secret could be deceiving you, and you won't be aware until someone approaches you about it.

But by then, you can't do anything about it, can you? They know, and you can't force them to forget what they've been told.

Once seen, it is impossible to unsee. (I say "see" because you're technically reading something, and not being told something face-to-face.)

What I'm trying to say is, don't tell anyone anything personal about you. That's if you haven't yet. There are some people here who have done things society tells you not to, like show your face to someone you met online, who you don't know in real life.

Well a lot of us failed that quite quickly, didn't we?

And then we have names. Names don't really matter, I'll admit, since a lot of people have the same name. But, if your name is a name which isn't common, you probably shouldn't tell it to anyone. Why? Because if it's rare and uncommon, well, society loves to make people outcasts, don't they? And don't give me all that "but BrokenLens is a very welcoming and accepting community" crap because there will always be that one person who's ready to break some random stranger to pieces at any moment.

Oh, and don't put BrokenLens above everything else. I did that, and you know where it got me? Anti-socialism, obsession, loss.

Whenever I think of the name "BrokenLens", it's makes me laugh, because it's the reason for my broken family. You see, I never talk to any family anymore. If I do, I'm either just trying to annoy them or actually trying to fix this broken family of mine. And the reason why, is because I spend all my time here.

I've grown an unhealthy obsession with this place and this is what has happened.

So please, I beg you, don't do what I have done. You have plenty of time, so get rid of this obsession. Stop it while it hasn't bloomed yet. Don't wait until the last second. As the saying goes, a stitch in time saves nine.

I'm not telling you to not come on BrokenLens ever again, but what I am telling you is to spend less time here, and more time actually living your life proper and having a happy life. Don't let BrokenLens be your greatest downfall, because it is a really great place if you cherish it properly and don't obsess over it.
If you've found this, comment below, "Unicorn".
Thanks,
Lauren

And don't get me wrong I do still love you all XD This is just a warning, to stop anymore unhealthy obsessions.

[Edit:
Also, I WASTED A WHOLE HOUR ON THIS SO APPRECIATE IT -.- XDD]
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That's a lot of typing...
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I'm late, but I agree with everything you said there except for we can't leave for an amount of time without coming back to chat. For me, leaving forums for a week or two isn't that hard, probably because I don't have anybody to talk with or anything to do on forums, but I know Brokenlens can be quite addicting. I know I can't stay here forever, most of my friends already left and only come back to check once in a while but I can't get the thought of Brokenlens out of my head, it's ruining schoolwork and quality time for myself. I've been trying leave for quite a while now, I just can't stop coming back to check even though I have nothing to check.
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Ok *takes deep breath*
FIRST yes it's the internet I hope your not dum enough to pour personal information to people *not aimed at anyone specific* my friends on here I've known for awhile so yea things like irl names don't matter to me *names zach by the way*
Some people I've noticed only do it for attention the personal information thing not knowing what there getting into
This speech is good because the younger people who actually aren't lazy to read will learn a thing or too
But the thing about just some person I met on the Internet well I see them more as just people on the internet kinda like how you did but I'm not going or get addicted and bl is not getting in the way of life and I'm still active
Basically there's some things I agree with and some things that I completely don't agree with
Example of a friend that is close is people like snowy or pixel pxnda (Lauren)
pretty sure y'all are not some evil people on the internet and even if you where and destroy what I think of you
Normal people willl eventually recover no matter how strong you (addiction to them is)
Also don't blame brokenlens
Bl is a great place the only thing hurting you is the some people inside of it
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LaurenDmm300 said:
Note: Wasn't sure where to post (was deciding between Off-Topic, General Discussion and Introducing Yourself, ended up posting in Off-Topic because then it wouldn't exactly be spam XD), so staff members are allowed to move to a different section at will.

*—~—~—~—*​

What I'm about to tell you can apply to a few of us here. Yes, even you, dearest reader. I'm serious. So why don't we see if you are one of us?

All the active people here are people who love BrokenLens, and we all are quite attached to one another. Maybe not with certain people, but we all have our own little groups of close friends who we love... right? Wrong. Not all of us have our own little "groups". Maybe you just like hanging out with one specific person. Or maybe everyone.

Either way, you become close with certain people, and when this happens, love comes into play. I don't mean romantic love, just normal friendship love. But, as we all know, love can be dangerous.

For instance, love can lead to obsession.

To all the active people in BrokenLens, just admit it—you've probably grown an obsession with this place. An obsession which is hard to break. If you were asked to quit for even a week, you'd either refuse, or suffer it but call it, "the worse pain and suffering I've ever endured".

Why? Because you aren't just leaving strangers. No, you are leaving people who you've shared things with, things you never thought you'd tell anyone. We call these things "secrets", and only tell them to our closest and dearest friends.

"Hold on. "Closest and dearest friends"? Aren't those the kind who you refuse to part with?" you may be asking. Correct. The kind you refuse to part with.

*—~—~—~—*​

The reason I made this thread is because I want to tell you something:
Don't trust BrokenLens as much as you probably currently do, and don't put it above everything else.

We are only people you've met on the Internet, and you know what everyone says: never trust people on the Internet. That one person who you trust on here with your deepest secret could be deceiving you, and you won't be aware until someone approaches you about it.

But by then, you can't do anything about it, can you? They know, and you can't force them to forget what they've been told.

Once seen, it is impossible to unsee. (I say "see" because you're technically reading something, and not being told something face-to-face.)

What I'm trying to say is, don't tell anyone anything personal about you. That's if you haven't yet. There are some people here who have done things society tells you not to, like show your face to someone you met online, who you don't know in real life.

Well a lot of us failed that quite quickly, didn't we?

And then we have names. Names don't really matter, I'll admit, since a lot of people have the same name. But, if your name is a name which isn't common, you probably shouldn't tell it to anyone. Why? Because if it's rare and uncommon, well, society loves to make people outcasts, don't they? And don't give me all that "but BrokenLens is a very welcoming and accepting community" crap because there will always be that one person who's ready to break some random stranger to pieces at any moment.

Oh, and don't put BrokenLens above everything else. I did that, and you know where it got me? Anti-socialism, obsession, loss.

Whenever I think of the name "BrokenLens", it's makes me laugh, because it's the reason for my broken family. You see, I never talk to any family anymore. If I do, I'm either just trying to annoy them or actually trying to fix this broken family of mine. And the reason why, is because I spend all my time here.

I've grown an unhealthy obsession with this place and this is what has happened.

So please, I beg you, don't do what I have done. You have plenty of time, so get rid of this obsession. Stop it while it hasn't bloomed yet. Don't wait until the last second. As the saying goes, a stitch in time saves nine.

I'm not telling you to not come on BrokenLens ever again, but what I am telling you is to spend less time here, and more time actually living your life proper and having a happy life. Don't let BrokenLens be your greatest downfall, because it is a really great place if you cherish it properly and don't obsess over it.
If you've found this, comment below, "Unicorn".
Thanks,
Lauren

And don't get me wrong I do still love you all XD This is just a warning, to stop anymore unhealthy obsessions.

[Edit:
Also, I WASTED A WHOLE HOUR ON THIS SO APPRECIATE IT -.- XDD]
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U sound like spongebob xD
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MintMist said:
I don't know what to say other than you're right. You basically explained why I left.

I'm going to say the most horrible thing ever now: once you leave permanently, you won't belong here anymore. You can try to fit in all you want but there will be differences and distance. Do you really think you'll be able to reconnect to everyone again? That's the most stupid hope. You'll end up not knowing anyone. You'll end up sad. You'll end up alone.

People on here don't like you for you. They like you for your lies and acts. Don't waste your life here, go live it somewhere else where people actually care. Because, I, for one, do not care what the heck happens to you.

You're sad? Suck it up and bring that pain on someone else. Won't that be great? To see hurt resonate in their eyes and to see everything they ever believed in get crushed. At the end of the day, we're all separate so don't stick your burden of a life on someone on here and go do something to make it better- oh wait, you can't, the world is too messed up.

Was this not what you were expecting? This might be the shock you feel when a member shows their true colours. I'll give you a piece of advice: don't fall victim to this feeling - it will kill you :)
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Ik how that feels like losing all your friends for leaving and such, it happened to me twice.
I lost so many friends on this game called PIxel gun cause I got hacked and I was able to get some back but got hacked and I left for years losing all my friends and them leaving me and I came back for snowy T.T that's why I try to stay in contact with u all , not just bl
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I balance the internet and my life,so,I'm not playing or attracted to internet that much. Idk but internet is kinda bored for me for reason.
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