Thanks for sharing that. I think it's interesting that you wrote Origins at such a low point, as it was the story that drew me into fandom when I was at a similar low point in my life.
Your story sounds familiar; fandom gave me a group of people that supported me when noone else did, and when I was living in a pretty abusive and bad family situation. It gave me a way to escape my problems by reading and writing about other people. It gave me a reason to keep creating, to get up every day and do something instead of stare at the TV all day. It eventually led me to America, and to the place I am in now.
Sometimes I think that if I hadn't stumbled upon fandom, I would either have recovered a lot quicker, or never at all. Probably the latter. Isn't that a scary thought?
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Your story sounds familiar; fandom gave me a group of people that supported me when noone else did, and when I was living in a pretty abusive and bad family situation. It gave me a way to escape my problems by reading and writing about other people. It gave me a reason to keep creating, to get up every day and do something instead of stare at the TV all day. It eventually led me to America, and to the place I am in now.
Sometimes I think that if I hadn't stumbled upon fandom, I would either have recovered a lot quicker, or never at all. Probably the latter. Isn't that a scary thought?