/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>like 5 years ago
>lonely, immature, suicidal, dirt poor and mentally unstable
>think that getting a girlfriend will solve my emotional issues
>decide to start cosplaying almost solely so I can get a gf with similar tastes as me
>end up making friends instead through my efforts
>meet several girls, end up as just friends
>...but I find myself oddly okay with it?
>keep cosplaying, going to cons, and shortly after starting, realise I'm doing it now just because I enjoy it rather than because I'm lonely
>keep making friends, socializing, working on something I'm passionate about
>now I'm almost entirely healthy, decently adjusted, and with a group of friends I care about and vice versa
>cosplaying basically fixed my life

I don't typically like talking about why I started doing this because it makes me feel like a creep and I hate it. Cosplay pretty much gave me a thing to actually care about and despite never actually finding anyone (besides a psychotic internet ex I guess), I'm... happy now and that's something that the me of five years ago never would have been able to imagine