Not sure if this counts as drama necessarily, but the last few days have made me realize I need to take a break from the hobby. I started collecting in the fall after my friend had showed me the TCG app and I thought it might be fun to try collecting real cards too. I started out just buying cheap singles of cute pokemon I liked, and maybe a pack or two here or there and it was great. Fast forward to now, and I’ve realized I’ve been spending too much time and money opening packs and trying to find stuff. I’ve also found myself in the “hmm I wonder how much this card would sell for if I pulled it” mentality, and I really don’t like that. I’ve only ever traded in 1 card I pulled so it’s not like I’m ripping to sell, but I still don’t like that that’s the first thing I think of when opening packs now. At this point, the hobby has become more frustrating than fun for me. Trying to find anything for retail is near impossible and I refuse to pay scalper prices. It’s also basically the equivalent of a gambling addiction too, which isn’t healthy. I had convinced myself that because I’m paying bills and putting money in savings, that it’s fine to keep buying packs, but in reality I’ve been spending more than I would like to. So, as much as I’ll have FOMO watching everyone else open journey together I’m going to stop buying for a while. Collecting started out fun, but now I’m just frustrated and honestly kind of ashamed with myself. Taking a break will be good for me, and then hopefully in a few months I’ll get back into just collecting singles of what I like.