I did take a break for a while, back from around 2007-2011 or so. I guess I really only took a break because I thought I grew out of it at that time, and that it wasn't mature or cool to like or watch it. Toonami redesigning around that time also gave me a bit of incentive to stop watching. I got back into it in high school when I was flipping through and found the Funimation Channel, and decided to watch it for a bit. There were also a lot of old bumpers from 2002 era Adult Swim Action going online around that time too, and I really got interested in the older cel-shaded anime. After that I started regularly watching and discussing online again.
Not really sure how much this is gonna help, but if it does I'm glad.