[ SECRET POST #4524 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4524 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 31 secrets from Secret Submission Post #648.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[fscom]

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[(Anonymous)]

Truthfully, it sounds like from your secret that you're already leaning towards 'no' in regards to whether or not you should return to fandom. If you feel that you yourself have changed a lot, it may just be best to stay away from fandom and seek new avenues of social interaction and unrelated hobbies. It's okay and even healthy to move on. It's a big world and if you actively seek alternatives, you will quickly find them.

[(Anonymous)]

THIS. FIJAGH.

[(Anonymous)]

Gesundheit.

[(Anonymous)]

It's just a hobby, man. You could passively consume fic and leave kudos, that's still being in fandom. Tho you made this secret on FS so-ooo... idk, maybe you want some interaction with people online? You could try reddit. Revisit your old fandoms.

I'm kinda away from fandom acivities myself, besides reading the fics. My blog site had been stagnating this last year, many of my friend stopped posting. Tumblr is good only for gifs, imo. Twitter - hate the site. I do a bit of fic writting, but I've been busy gaming and angsting about RL. Fic writting is not as fun, or maybe I'm getting older. Even tho I don't talk to people about my fandoms anymore I'd like to contribute.

[silverr]

I second giving reddit a try. Most of the fandom-specific reddits are pretty well moderated, and many have related Discord servers that can be fun to hang out on when you feel chatty (and both reddit and Discord are easy to lurk on.)

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt
I didn't know about Discord. Will give it a try!

[(Anonymous)]

It's interesting because I left fandom and shipping for the best part of a decade. I was extremely busy in my life and tbh quite unhappy, and I didn't see shipping in anything I watched - I didn't have the 'goggles' on. I never thought I would ever write fanfic again. And then, when I was feeling happier in myself, I just started to feel it again, and I was 100% lured back to fandom.

I think that you know inside when you really want to do something. I would say give it a go if you really want to - but, yes, fandom is quite a different place now and - take my advice - ignore the idiots/antis/and so on and simply enjoy what you want to enjoy <3

[(Anonymous)]

I'm glad you've had some positive changes in your life, OP. That's really wonderful. I don't participate in fandom as much as I used to when I was younger, but I still write a few fics when I feel inspired and leave kudos on fics I like.

[(Anonymous)]

I feel like OP is me in the future (I’m focusing on trying to improve my mental health, and I find it’s making me distance myself from fandom - though I still read fanfic and write drawerfic - and obviously come here lol)

[(Anonymous)]

No matter how much you used to enjoy it, I wouldn't risk it OP. It sounds like you're in a good place right now. I'd consign it to the past.

Believe me, when fandom drags you down the second time it's even harder to pull yourself out again.