Kindly note that I will need time to reply, even if I seem to be online. I often pause games while doing something else, sometimes even when going to sleep.

Sorry for not being available for playing multiplayer games. Chats - especially in English that I'm not fluent in - unfortunately stress me out quickly -_-

While I was working in the gaming industry I had to be available nearly 24 / 7 online, I was made to work till early in the morning and in the end I even didn't get paid. I had a breakdown and have become oversensitive ever since.

Thus, I learned the hard way that I need to put my own health before anything else.

Please do the same.

Take care of yourself and your well-being first of all.

Do not ignore your physical, emotional and mental needs, even during very busy times. Do not sacrifice yourself for a "higher" cause (that in reality is often just a business, and most often not even your own). In your life's story, YOU are the main protagonist :)

While you can't ignore your responsibilities of course (like your children for example), your health and life are still your number one responsibility. If you ruin your health, you also won't be able to help anyone else anymore. So please do not overexert yourself. Take breaks and enjoy some quality time for regeneration :)

You're awesome if you help others. But you're still awesome whenever you firmly have to say "no" for the sake of your welfare. And you continue to be awesome even at times when you are the one who is in need of help - everyone does once in a while.

Do not fall for attention-seekers who flatter you and make themselves out to be pitiful. Make a run for it when they start to abuse your kindness by making demands on your time, overstepping the mark repeatedly and asking more and more of you until they will drain you.

To engross you, they might even make you feel bad or guilty on purpose. If you keep thinking about their stinging words or irritating actions, this is no sign of affinity; it's a sign of pain.

Sadly, some toxic people are never content anyways and such will always seek and find fault with others, no matter how petty or misinterpreted. You can't appease them by doing "the right thing" nor by explaining things to them. And you cannot "change" them.

Don't take it to heart when you're criticised. Humans can never be perfect anyways. Our weaknesses and quirks make each of us unique, and often even more lovable :)

Be aware of people who try to talk you into feeling guilty and worthless. And run away when they try to make you depend on them alone - because that's how serious abuse often starts :(

Do not tolerate being verbally abused. You deserve to be treated well. Decent people do not nag all the time about small things, but will try to avoid hurting you even when they need to address problems once in a while.

If others attack you with mean assumptions and hurtful words, they might just be antisocial trolls, bullies or maybe even psychopaths. Don't overthink if there's a grain of truth in any of their fabrications or not. The only sad truth is that such people feel good when hurting others.

Refuse to prove your "strength" or "worth" by doing things that harm your body and/or soul in order to be accepted, respected or admired. Distance yourself from people who are bad for your health and search for real friends who will bolster you up :)

Do not live a life that others define for you. It's YOUR life. You have the right and also responsibility to decide for yourself how to live it.

The same goes for gaming. Don't let others dictate what or how to play. Enjoy playing games that you like in your own way so that you will feel good :) Have fun!