Hello. I don't post here often, nor do I know much about this community, to be honest. I watched the Souls Improvement videos weeks ago when I needed them most. I wish I could say the advice from those videos was something I implemented long term, but I mostly used it as motivation to do better. That was still good at the time, but now motivation isn't enough. It's a long story, so I'll keep it short. About a month ago, I was what you all call "Hollow" (I haven't played a Souls game). I didn't feel like I could keep pushing forward. But I managed, and I did well. I even replaced all my bad habits with new, productive, healthy ones. Games were replaced with the gym, overspending was replaced with financial management, overeating was replaced with proper calorie management, and procrastination was replaced with working toward my goals and passions. But slowly, I've been falling back into my old self. The thing that made me want to go Hollow in the first place was still affecting me. Each day, I slipped further back into old distractions to the point I'm at the worst place I've ever been... I can't stay this way though. Obviously. And especially not next month. This month will be extremely strenuous because of something I'm preparing for on July 1st. So, I have to face myself now. I don't have a choice. As I said earlier, I don't know much about this community, but I'll be trying to learn more. It seems like many of you do habit tracking in a gamified way. It seems fun. I'll be joining in, and I look forward to improving alongside you all. I apologize for the yapping. Thank you to whoever reads this. Any advice is welcome. Have a great day. Don't you dare go Hollow. Or, as a Code Vein player would say... don't you dare go frenzy (CV is the only Souls-like Ive played).

Just broke up with my gf of 2 years. Did so because I felt like she was putting myself before her dreams and needs and I was just the people pleaser I always used to be. We were feeding each other's anxious and avoidant patterns and she was willing to compromise on family, marriage, engagement when my head was not there yet. I broke up with her because it was a choice for me to break the curse and listen to my gut feeling. She said I gave up on her, but I told her I chose myself for once in my life. She said I would regret it, I told her I would live with it. Did my choice stem from me wanting to break free from the curse of shutting down my inner voice? Or was my anxiety and fear of the future and hollowness is what caused me to break up? Guess we will never know, but in the meantime, don't you dare go hollow.