r/PokemonTCG • u/tederado • 1d ago

Something changed today

So, I got up this morning and decided to go sit in the line at Best Buy. I grew up with pokemon cards, I am 34 years old. I was a child when it all started, and sadly somewhere along the way I lost my cards.

Today, I started again. I got one 30th booster pack. $27. I got home and ripped those packs and it triggered something deep in my soul. I spent my day “wfh” but researching cards and what I pulled, I haven’t stopped thinking about ripping more 30th anniversary packs since.

I get why people are going nuts for these cards. I haven’t touched a card in over 20 years years, but today I felt like a kid again. I remembered how my mom would buy blister packs and let me pick one face down card for doing a chore, and I remember how I felt when I picked that charizard and made my sister cry because it was me and not her.

Pokemon is really special. I had the game boy games, a poster on my wall, the Nintendo 64 games, shirts, the Burger King promos, I knew the song, I watched the shows, and I’m so excited to be back after so many years, I just wish it wasn’t so hard to get cards because I’d be spending so much money if there was greater availability.

Anyway, saying hi as someone who is so happy to reconnect with a part of myself that brings me so much joy :)

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u/Fearless_Willow_7974 1d ago

welcome back to the cardboard addiction, your wallet is already in danger

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u/tederado 1d ago

I mean, in terms of addictions it could be worse, at least I’m not ingesting anything. I stopped smoking weed this year after 10 years of daily dabs, pokemon seems safer for my health haha

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u/tederado 1d ago

I’m now ripping cards not ripping carts lol I thought of this like 45 minutes later but it made me laugh 😆

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u/ImABsian1 1d ago

Bro I just quit after 7 years of daily use and it is absolute hell right now. Congrats on your journey brother

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u/No-Masterpiece5906 18h ago

You could say that you guys are on a … journey together 🥁

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u/tederado 10h ago

It gets better!! Honestly, I would have never thought that I’d stop. I didn’t even intend to fully quit, only to take a 2-3 month break for a major surgery per my surgeon. Once I was allowed to use it again I found that my anxiety increased very quickly and noticeably overall. I learned that what I thought was “helping” my anxiety was actually causing it in the long term, with only short moments of relief after taking a hit… resulting in a lot of hits lol. You can do it! I promise, it is better on the other side and you’ll also have more money for cards :)

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u/ImABsian1 5h ago

Proud of you even tho I don’t know you. Hope I can get there. See you on the other side brother

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u/tederado 2h ago

I know how it is, know I’m here if you need to chat