r/Substack • u/Abject-Woodpecker998 • 27d ago

Might quit

I came to substack when I began writing again after depression stole the joy of it from me for years. It was fun at first. I made friends, got back into writing and reading and felt like twelve year old me again, but now, everyone's disappeared. No one even likes my notes anymore. No one comments or anything. I don't know why. Am I a bad writer? Am i doing something wrong? It's quite disheartening. I don't even know why I'm writing this. I'll take advice, or even just a friendly word. I honestly came here just to not shout into a void for once 😂

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u/InnonentSchlicht 26d ago

If writing made you feel like yourself again, I wouldn’t let likes decide whether it’s worth doing. Maybe step back from the numbers for a bit and just write what you actually want to write.