I haven& #39;t been obsessively checking social media as much recently because I& #39;ve been limiting my usage for my own mental health, I& #39;m at the point where I hate the cosplay community and the toxicity and I don& #39;t even know if I enjoy cosplay anymore because it& #39;s apparent that it& #39;s(1/

Only for thin, conventionally attractive people no matter how hard we try to be inclusive. I hate being negative, I just hate that cosplay has become this glorified modelling competition and feeling like I have to work twice as hard to be validated.(2/)

I& #39;m trying to redetermine what makes me happy and what I& #39;m passionate about because I feel like I& #39;ve lost passion for cosplay or anything involving showing off my body in general and I& #39;m trying to figure out what I love and where to go from here.(3/)

I& #39;m going to finish some collabs I& #39;m a part of and then I& #39;m just... not sure where I& #39;m going to take myself. I& #39;m not sure if I want to keep cosplaying, or if I want to just take a long break and go back to other talents and hobbies I& #39;ve neglected.(4/)

I just don& #39;t feel good in this community. I& #39;m still working through a lot of trauma and mental health stuff and I think that as well as external toxic forces in the community just make me not want to cosplay or feel inadequate and I don& #39;t think I& #39;m in love with it anymore.(5/5)

I think about the reasons I loved cosplay. I loved being able to celebrate characters I love, express and empower myself through body positivity and makeup artistry. I loved being able to get together with my friends & make others smile & inspire them. I don& #39;t feel that anymore.