When I got pregnant after our 4th treatment cycle (2 stims and 2 FETs) the only place I frequented was PregALTTTC, and I couldn't bring myself to contribute to the LTTTC&AC threads at all, let alone look at them. Part of it was guilt that I was forging on ahead and others that I cared for and knew how hard they were struggling in their own journeys I was leaving behind. And part of it was that the effects of our journey to get pregnant were so debilitating for me personally that I couldn't function properly enough in myself to think that I had anything to offer anyone in the LTTTC&AC threads any more.
Yes! That's exactly how I've felt. I've felt too guilty sometimes that I am a "success story" and don't want to upset anyone who is still TTC. I've also felt this pressure when speaking to my TTC friends IRL, because I think anyone TTC looks to the "success stories" for hope - and I've felt like I wasn't worthy to give them that.

Thank you Acacia for writing - it means a lot that I'm not alone in how I've been feeling or what I've experienced. Your response means a lot.

Seph