»I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date!«
White Rabbit — Alice in Wonderland, own "horror" version.
!! tw talking about mental health !!
Damn, it's been a long time, that photo took place in 2017, with a very lovely group I had back then — those were amazing times!
I genuinely miss the feeling of being part of a friend's circle to cosplay, or just hang around with at a con! I felt so comfortable just being my authentic self, and for being accepted the way I am.
Sadly that year I also faced my recurrent depression disorder, and balancing on a constant burnout. Therapy kinda helped, but I needed to set strict boundaries, I couldn't attend as many conventions as I would've liked, I got overwhelmed with too many people, too much noise and withdrew more and more.
Then Corona hit and first, it was a relief. I didn't need to socialise, or needed to disappoint my friends by saying I couldn't make it — we were all stuck at home.
Then the isolation hit. Hard.
And honestly, I just forgot how to meet people, how to speak, how to act, I felt a lot of distance, couldn't connect anymore.
Yes, I worked at my job and had my colleagues, but I heavily mask there, so that's another thing, haha.
After we were all allowed to meet again, I felt uncomfortable sitting with friends I liked and loved. I felt out of place and not welcomed — but it wasn't their fault.
I withdrew even more.
I often still feel this way, and it's horrible.
I often feel awkward or like a third wheel, dissociate because I'm overwhelmed, or simply can't be myself, like there's an invisible wall and I can't get over it.
I work on it, but it's still a long way.
Shoutout to the people I still hold so dear:
@the_art_0f_luck
@cr4gster
@rea_seraph
@yuzelcosplay
@misswinterfell_art 📸 by her ✨
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