I originally made an account on HappierAbroad in April 2022 because I was suffering from serious health problems, chronic pain and disablement and needed a source of escapism in order to get through those dark and miserable days.
In the fall of 2020, during the height of the pandemic and lockdowns, I was practicing Kundalini Yoga—I've had a life-long fascination with the occult and energy arts—and suffered three extremely violent premature Kundalini awakenings in the space of a week, which would end up overloading some of my body's energy channels (i.e., nadis/meridians) and causing devastating blockages and a subsequent stagnation of energy (i.e., prana/qi) in the lower body. The result of this was excruciating burning and heaviness in my legs, complete loss of erectile function, and severe anxiety and mental anguish.
In constant agony and unable to do most of the things that I used to do, these last four years have been an incredibly lonely and frustrating time and my participation on HappierAbroad has helped me to distract myself during this long and arduous road to recovery. For that I'm extremely grateful and would like to thank @Winston and everyone else for their contributions to this rare and quirky part of cyberspace.
However, it is now clear to me that this forum isn't anywhere near what it used to be back when I joined in 2022 and is more of a drain than anything else.
While at one time there were engaging discussions and fun topics, today many of the thoughtful, entertaining and prolific members are long gone and what mostly remains is a cesspool of worthless shitposts by sad, mentally ill trolls; garbage incel posts; disgusting "dogpill" BS; and very little daily traffic, let alone content of substance.
The forum hasn't been the same since WilliamSmith, Cornfed (controversial I know, but still one of the most hilarious members!
), E Irizarry, Natural_Born_Cynic and MZ left; Winston is never around; and most of the OG members such as publicduende and gsjackson rarely post anymore (who can blame them?).Furthermore, my real-life buddy PD recently made the decision to relinquish his moderatorship and leave the forum, so there really isn't much reason for me to stay around anymore.
As of now, I'm almost fully recovered from my ailments brought about by the premature Kundalini awakenings four years ago thanks to my protracted acupuncture treatment, no longer require HA as a source of escapism, maintain regular communication with most of my HA friends including Winston offsite anyway, and am ready to leave this cesspool of a forum behind in order to pursue real life to the fullest!
So this is my goodbye to HappierAbroad after two and half years as an active member. If any of my remaining friends here wish to keep in touch, send me a PM with your WhatsApp number!
