I know that a need for self-reliance, fear of failure, and easily activated sense of rejection can feel paralysing sometimes, particularly when you’re somewhere in the 18-22 age range. I want to reassure you that I was a total reclusive nerd with a developing pretty serious mental health condition age 18, and through a series of screw-ups and being carried by a bunch of various (admittedly non-EA but they’re much of a muchness) community support mechanisms I’m now 28 and a pretty successful community-builder. You’re in this for the long game, and we all around the EA community know it and want to help pull you through.
Also I have never seen CEA pull groups funding from an organiser because they posted something imperfect on the Forum. To my knowledge it doesn’t happen and won’t ever happen. Worst that would ever happen is your post not getting much attention, and really that is no worse than not having posted in the first place.
I know that a need for self-reliance, fear of failure, and easily activated sense of rejection can feel paralysing sometimes, particularly when you’re somewhere in the 18-22 age range. I want to reassure you that I was a total reclusive nerd with a developing pretty serious mental health condition age 18, and through a series of screw-ups and being carried by a bunch of various (admittedly non-EA but they’re much of a muchness) community support mechanisms I’m now 28 and a pretty successful community-builder. You’re in this for the long game, and we all around the EA community know it and want to help pull you through.
Also I have never seen CEA pull groups funding from an organiser because they posted something imperfect on the Forum. To my knowledge it doesn’t happen and won’t ever happen. Worst that would ever happen is your post not getting much attention, and really that is no worse than not having posted in the first place.