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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2012-07-22 03:13 pm

[ SECRET POST #2028 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2028 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2012-07-23 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Anon, I'm seeing a lot of my younger self in you. When I was your age, all I had was my fandom and my fandom friends. From ages 20~24 I was stuck in a terrible depression; fandom, roleplaying, staying up all night chatting on AIM where the only things that made me happy. And then I would lament on how miserable I was.

I want to give you some advice, because I've been there, OP, and I'm going to try to do so as delicately as possible.

You need to step away from fandom for a little while. You need to get off the computer for non-important things for a bit. In other words - you need to take care of yourself.

You're in a downward spiral right now, OP. You need to get some help. And, honestly, it's fucking awesome that you can recognize this - posting something like this on F!S is a pretty decent way of reaching out to others and asking for advice.

And, man, it's hard - it's really fucking hard to be in that position. When you're struggling with depression and a really shitty outlook on life, sometimes simply relying on fandom, and only on fandom, seems like the right path.

But you can't. You need to begin - slowly - to rely on yourself. You need to get away from fandom for a while, and talk to more people outside of fandom, and get some professional help. There's no shame in this whatsoever, and you shouldn't feel bad about this situation. But don't let yourself wallow in it, either.

It's a huge step, and it's really, really fucking scary, but you can do this. I know you can, OP.

Good luck.

(Anonymous) 2012-07-27 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you.