Difficulty of normal content.

[Nadda]

I wanted to wait to see the raid tier before I say anything. There are already post about dungeon and trial difficulty, and now normal raids should be thrown into the discussion too, and I might repeat points already said but I think we should really make a point of this, we (the people not ok with this difficulty) need for the devs to hear it to hopefully make a course correction. . .

Aye.

Things are more challenging now than before.

But I'll give you the secret - you're a human being just like me.

And Humans are incredibly good at adapting.

You may feel stressed now because maybe this level of difficulty is new to you.
But you have the skills to make it work. You can. You will acclimate.

Right now yer bloodied but it is up to you to be unbowed.

Have faith in yourself.
Back when I first started I've been a white mage main for nearly 10 years now. Whenever I would struggle. Whenever I got frustrated.
I'd go back and I'd do the thing I failed at over and over.

I'd watch guides... over and over and over again before any fight, any dungeon. Because so much relies on a healer knowing fights better than anybody.

Nowadays, I do things blind. I adapt on the fly. I jump into partyfinder for even the most difficult content with basic understanding of strategies and I succeed.

I'd never have done that maybe a couple years ago. Healing a random group of strangers in the most difficult content... maybe I should wait for friends or FC members to help me.

I feel like I'm better now because I learned to help myself. I'm still learning and improving even now. Little by little. Failure after failure because there can be no achievement without errors and shortcomings.

You can do it too because we're the same.

I hope that helps encourage you.

Fight and struggle. Seek salvation by your own hands.
Though the losses be grave, endure them. Though the victories be hollow, claim them