/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>Be severely depressed after graduating college
>Was dealing with being harassed by a teacher and stupid drama with some friends
>Completely lost motivation and confidence to pursue my career after the bs with the teacher
>Stop going to cons and lost contact with school friends
>Get severe cystic acne and don't leave house for a whole year
>Parents threaten to kick me out
>family routinely talks shit about me being a disappointment and immature
>get forced into therapy after having to sign a contract to remain living at home
>everyone, even my therapist keep preassuring me to apply to literally everything despite me begging for them to let me do it at my own pace
>wind up going back to my old place of employment part time just to get everyone to leave me alone
>bff from college is surprisingly cool and encouraging about my not regularly making art and pursuing a career
>wind up becoming really good friends with a girl I was aquainted with in some of my classes
>face clears up thanks to accutane and asian beauty routine
>befriend some of my coworkers and we play pokemon together
>don't feel any shame for my hobbies anymore

My family are super normie and would regularly give me shit about watching anime and cosplaying. It's kind of why I stopped cosplaying. But I'm a lot happier and my skin is clear! The people who I thought would be my life long friends from college weren't, and I'm pretty surpsied by who I keep in contact with the most now. I love how diverse my friend group is, and even though I hate where I work most of my coworerks are great! I love painting and drawing but since moving home I don't have my own space to work anymore and it's been over a year since I've made anything. I still have this weird thing about being unable to draw and paint since losing confidence, but I accidentally saw a warrenty email in my parent's inbox, and I get the feeling they got me a nice tablet to draw on for xmas. I feel so touched because it's so supportive of them.