u/jinxzdream

just a general question really - i have severe anxiety but i really love love cosplay and going to cons, i have a few friends already who do it as well but we all cosplay different fandoms and i’d just love to find some more cosplay mutuals who do a lot of the same fandoms as me (and are in my age range)

i want to try make more friends at my next con in august but im honestly not sure at all how to approach anyone and i was just curious if anyone on here has any tips and advice? thank you!!! <3

sooo im not really sure where else to ask this but i really need some advice on this.
i’m 18 and i live with my parents, i was diagnosed with fibromyalgia last year and have pretty bad chronic pains that have worsened over the last few months - i’ve been really considering options for myself and talking to people experiencing the same things as me and they’ve all recommended for me to try out mobility aids, especially suggesting a cane.

i really think this would help me out as i struggle to stand or walk for more than 10-15 minutes, so having something to relieve the pain would be AMAZING. the issue is my parents are not so open to it.

my mom has been pretty helpful and open to everything for my fibro (unlike my dad, who simply does not believe me) but the option of a cane or anything else is completely off the table for them. i don’t know if it’s due to me only being 18 or the idea of having a child using a cane isn’t something they like. it’s honestly frustrating for me and i’ve hinted a lot to this being something i want to try, but neither of them have picked it up or anything.

so im just. really curious if anyone has advice of how i can maybe keep dropping hints in more specific ways or how i could just straight up say it. i have no idea how to approach the topic properly and it has me incredibly nervous and anxious, i just want something that will genuinely help me!! so any advice would seriously be MAJORLY appreciated, thank you!! 🫶

i’m not really sure what flair to put this as but as the title says - does anyone have advice getting mobility aids? i’m 18 and i live with my parents, my mom has helped me a lot with my fibro and getting it diagnosed but she is not exactly open to the idea of mobility aids (and my dad doesn’t even believe me) but i’m sort of at the point where i cannot walk or stand without being in immense pain constantly and i just really need the extra support

im on meds - but they honestly haven’t made a difference, like earlier today i was stood for around 10 minutes and my legs were shaking and just felt so painful, multiple times in the past when ive stood up i’ve nearly collapsed as well.

i really think some sort of cane or something would be super beneficial for me but i’m really stuck on how i can bring it up to my parents, especially as next month we’re going abroad and travelling constantly for a week so it’s had me really stressed :,) any advice would be majorly appreciated!!!!!

hiii so!! i’m working on a rachel cosplay and i was curious if anyone has any lil ideas for what i can add to it? i love to accessorise the hell out of my cosplays but i’m not 100% on what i can do for rachel - right now i have a lot of accessories going into my wig (clips, paintbrushes) but i just wanted to hear some other ideas!!!

also - im considering painting/embroidering a tote bag for her so would anyone have some design ideas for what could go on it? 👀

(also the current outfit: chb shirt that’s going to be marked in paint, either shorts/skirt/overalls i can’t decide yet lol, layered necklace)

i’m not really sure what flair to put this as but as the title says - does anyone have advice getting mobility aids? i’m 18 and i live with my parents, my mom has helped me a lot with my fibro and getting it diagnosed but she is not exactly open to the idea of mobility aids (and my dad doesn’t even believe me) but i’m sort of at the point where i cannot walk or stand without being in immense pain constantly and i just really need the extra support

im on meds - but they honestly haven’t made a difference, like earlier today i was stood for around 10 minutes and my legs were shaking and just felt so painful, multiple times in the past when ive stood up i’ve nearly collapsed as well.

i really think some sort of cane or something would be super beneficial for me but i’m really stuck on how i can bring it up to my parents, especially as next month we’re going abroad and travelling constantly for a week so it’s had me really stressed :,) any advice would be majorly appreciated!!!!!

as the title says - how do you guys get energy to get through the day? i’ve recently started new meds and they’ve given me an absolute crash, i’m so tired all the time and if i try get up i feel sick and can’t stop shaking, along with that i’ve had pretty bad brain fog for the last few days.

sort of just been stuck in bed and have no motivation to do anything, which is not fun when i have the itch to draw but i can’t push myself to do it :,)
any advice on what you do?

i’ve had the same laptop for a good few years now (around 6 years) and recently let my younger sister borrow it, she gives it and back suddenly it won’t turn on 😩 remains black screen and the fan goes crazy

any advice? or just best to take it a store? also considered just buying a new one with how old this one is tbh

just wondering if anyone had a next to normal audio they’d be happy to gift?? thank you <3

so i’m 18, i was diagnosed with fibro last year and in the recent months my pain has been getting a *lot* worse, to the point i struggle to walk for more than 15 minutes without excruciating pain in my legs especially, ive also started to experience pains in my wrist (which is not so fun as an artist lol)

i’m starting to consider there’s a chance i might need more mobility aids to try get some relief but i have absolutely no idea what to use or get - i’ve tried to contact the doctors multiple times but currently they’ve not responded, i have a knee brace (but it’s not very good, and is more of a compression thing) and i guess im just curious to hear if anyone has any suggestions or advice on looking into mobility aids/what they use?

i mostly experience pain in my knees and my ankles which makes me worry the most, as day to day those give me the most pain and discomfort but it also scares me majorly i’ll have to look into something like a cane, especially when im only 18 and that scares me a lot :(

just a simple question! where do you guys find pose references?

i mainly use pinterest but i feel most the time it only gives the meme poses that aren’t so useful - especially right now as i want to draw a character with a cane, and a lot of the references im getting dont fit the character or are just the most random meme templates and its driving me crazy lol, so does anyone have any places they always go to for references?

just a bit of a rant sorry. i’m 18, i was diagnosed with fibromyalgia last year and it’s been. hard to come to terms with the diagnosis especially at this age - ive always had mobility issues since i was young and the doctors could never figure it out, no matter the tests or whatever else they were clueless and eventually landed with the fibromyalgia diagnosis last year which yeah. been very rough accepting it and even now im still not sure how to feel about it, especially as in the last few months my flare ups have been a lot more frequent and difficult to deal with and im overall just? very lost about it all.

no one i know personally deals with fibro or any sort of mobility issue, my mom does her best to understand and she’s an absolute saint for pushing for the diagnosis and any support but it’s still just incredibly tough. my closest friends growing up don’t understand at all and believe im faking, even on days where i physically cannot do anything because im flaring so bad and having a bad brain fog day, they constantly mock me and are just. incredibly rude and it just makes me feel so incredibly isolated you know? no one gets it, i can be in so much pain and everyone believes it’s not real and it’s just. hard.

especially recently, in the last few months ive been having a lot more flare ups and now im dealing with constant aches in my knees and ankles especially (to the point i cant walk for more than 15 minutes or stand for that long without feeling AWFUL. like today for instance, i was stood doing something and within a few minutes i felt a lot of pain in my legs to the point i was getting dizzy and sick from it) and i guess im just. really fed up. i cant even do basic things like going out with my friends without feeling awful the whole day as well as the days afterwards. im in constant fatigue mode, i feel like i can never sleep and im always tired - even the most basic things require so much effort and tires me out so so much. i cant even do my hobbies without feeling awful. im a big artist, i love drawing and i love making things, i do embroidery often as well as clay making but within half an hour my wrists are in so much pain its so hard to do anything i enjoy. i feel like im missing out on so much.
i’m also just sick of not actually getting support - my mom fights as much as she can to help but the doctors ignore it and don’t give anything that can actually help, quite literally all i have right now is a single knee brace that isn’t actually a proper one (it’s more of a compression thing that doesn’t really help much but it’s all i can get right now) and it’s just so incredibly tiring. i want more support. i want something that is actually going to help me get through a week without feeling terrible. but i’m also so terrified to get any, im scared that maybe the next step is to get something that can help take the pressure off like a cane for instance and that scares me. i’m only 18. it’s taken me so long to just accept this currently and the idea of getting specific mobility aids scares me so so so much.

i suppose that’s it, i just needed to rant somewhere to maybe someone who can understand and can give just their little word of advice or can maybe relate so i don’t feel so alone, as well as if anyone DOES have any help with coming to terms with the diagnosis or the possibility of having to use mobility aids like a cane would be really appreciated thank you :,)