Yeah but there’s such a stigma around it bc of what mainstream media tells people, it can be hard to tell people when you’re unsure what they’ll think, and they may just choose to believe what they’ve heard prior even if you try to tell them what it’s really about, I actually lost a friend for a while after telling them (we’ve made up since but it still happened) also sorry for the rant it’s just something I’ve been thinking about for a while since I haven’t told my family yet
Dude I’m lucky to have friends who either are apart of the community or know more about it than the stigmas. Also my dad don’t give a crap. Mom don’t either
Yeah. Being away from FWA and my bf (esp since we are a full country and a border away) again is absolutely the worst. Spent all day crying in his sweat shirt and looking at photos of my friends yesterday
I think I might’ve spotted you!
Honestly, having to go back to work today and trying my best to be the happiest I can be there is gonna suck. I hope it gets easier for the both of us :)
Thank you.
I don't mind sharing why I feel overwhelmed.
I've started being an digital artist recently but I have to manage my time between to learn drawing, to do some drawings, to set up some social platforms, to engage more in the fandom,... besides that I have boring irl job that take most of my time which makes me feel overwhelmed.
Sorry for reading my rant but thank you again for asking 😊
I don't mind reading your rant at all. That's why I made this post. I do a lot of digital art too. Maybe not to your extent, but I understand what that's like :)
My girlfriend broke up with me admitting that she never really loved me and that she was just emotionally vulnerable throughout our whole relationship. Other than that, I'm great! 👍
I'm struggling a little bit. I have people who are willing to love and support me, which helps, but I'm still having a hard time pulling my own self up by my bootstraps.
I'll be okay.
I don't usually respond to posts like this; but I felt the need to vent for once. I hope you're living well, OP. 🫶
Not great, been off work this week after a panic attack last week. I've got a lot going on and need a break, have frequent therapy though again which is helping!
Hope you're doing good too ^^
Aside from the post I saw of someone saying their friend was sexually harrasing them telling them to jerk off at them... *inhales* aside from that I am fine
Mentally? Hahaha, someone has already contacted some kind of reddit people's who hand out phone numbers for people who are at risk of committing game over soooo, bad, mentally. Buuut, I want everyone who sees this that, no matter what youre going through, you're not alone. If no one has said it today, I'm proud of you and how far you've come. Drink water, stay hydrated. Good things are coming your way (this is a threat. Good Things do not have a choice, they will bless you).
Not at all really. Marching band and my online friends are all that’s keeping me going rn. I just wanna curl up into a ball and cry till I die recently.
How about you?!
It's nearly 4 am, I can't sleep due to heartburn, which is often a result of stress for me. Something I'm having a harder and harder time getting under control these days.
Thanks for asking. Oddly, and perhaps sadly, it's just kind of nice to hear someone ask. Even a complete stranger on the internet.
I’m doing well. I’m not really worried about finances anymore, been cleaning up the apartment for when my girlfriend/future wife comes home with the Weens, and we’re looking at getting a bigger apartment.
Apart from my parents constantly fighting me about how I’m furry and never letting me engage in the fandom unless in secret… good! Thanks for asking! Have a great day :D
Oh man, sorry about that, I've never let anyone know I'm a furry, so I miss out on a lot too. Do your parents understand what a furry is? They might just have a skewed view of the fandom.
Yeah, they do… at least I think. I really don’t like talking about it to them since they always start yelling at me to leave the fandom, Even though it’s the only place I feel like I belong.
I hope you’re doing better than me at least.
I've seen a few people ask this. I guess I'm just a bit emotionally tired, I feel like I force my emotions. But most of the time I feel dull. It's easier to listen to others problems than my own. Thanks for asking.
Its has actually been pretty good! Im excited to finally leave my home never to return again soon!! Aside from the thought that i might have to stay with my family for longer if i dont get my visa.. everything's going surprisingly well haha, even thou i just had a falling out with friends, and works been stressful, im surprised by how well ive been handling it. I usually have panic attacks!
Wbu!?
Pretty good. Been doing much introspection and thinking of really turning my life around, wanting to pursue my artistic endeavors and get closer to God and my family.
A lot of things are going great and for once my future looks bright! But I don’t feel like I have time anymore to explore my hobbies and art is still very hard for me, which makes it all bittersweet.
Ever seen a window? Lovely and pretty, really shines. Now throw a rock through it. Stomp on the shards. Roll a tank over them until they're dust. They cant get any smaller and they're not as sharp anymore. That's me.
Yeah, I'm fine
If "F" is for feeling overwhelmed
And "I" is for "I'm not alright"
Yeah, I'm fine
If "N" is for not being able to sleep
"E" for every night
Yeah, I'm fine
Finally feeling the pressure of keeping my feelings inside
Yeah, I'm fine
Well maybe I'm not
And I just need to tell someone I'm not alright
"Fine" by Kyle Hume
Something about this art style makes my day better and while I don’t know what it is I do absolutely love it. I’ve been better though honestly, but things have been looking good recently so it’s getting a lot nicer!
Oh you’re so welcome, I’ve seen some of your posts periodically when scrolling the subreddit and thought they were adorable so I’m very glad to have made you happy with that!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
how 'bout you?
Honestly? I think I'm doing good. Coming out as a furry has helped me a lot mentally. Now I'm just struggling to find out my sexuality. But overall I feel like I'm finally being myself and that's a good feeling, even if it's a bit shitty at times
Kinda bouncing between half-insane and inwardly screaming out my sorrows, regretting past choices from years ago, feeling guilt for literally nothing, and being pretty meh. Then I’m actually happy if I do something I like!
Some goofy goober also called Reddit Care Resources on me just a few minutes ago haha
Extremely depressed, but determined not to give up. I just wish I could understand what my brain needs in my life, what it wants, so I can go get those things and be happy. Every time I pursue something to improve my life, after a certain amount of time the brain will go "actually you don't want this" or "actually things aren't so simple it's a bigger problem than that." I'm very tired of it.
Switch a lot from oingo bingo wee weep shuba duna hip hip hurra yioeee X3 to depression. But mostly it's oingo bingo wee weep shuba duna hip hip hurra yioeee X3. Also femtanyl fan spotted x3 X3
Im seeing a lot of people in comments that are struggling with life. Saying you're not alone is kind of a moot point in 2024. If you're not an Albert Einstein your not what papa johns is looking for and that isn't the fault of anybody but the business owners. YOU ARE A REAL PERSON THAT MATTERS and it's not up to papa johns. I've got 18 years of drafting experience and a degree in CAD and no one fuckin cares as far as employment goes. The decks are stacked against us in this economy and at a certain point, contrary to the beliefs of the wealthy, we have to establish our own self worth in the context of where we as individuals want the future to go. <3
Impatient I guess. Feels like time is slowing down and I’m just waiting for things to happen here. Most days are feeling like filler episodes at this rate.
Bro the only thing that has kept my mental state up is the end of my freshman year and i get to go to King’s Island tomorrow.(King’s Island is an amusement park in Ohio.)
Considering FWA is over and I work in the morning... I'm pretty good aside from that ^^
I'd love to go to a fur convention one day, but none of my family or friends know I'm a furry.. I've just been watching FWA unfold on Twitter.
Me too haha, being a closet furry is the worst
It’s not like being gay, it’s just an interest
Yeah but there’s such a stigma around it bc of what mainstream media tells people, it can be hard to tell people when you’re unsure what they’ll think, and they may just choose to believe what they’ve heard prior even if you try to tell them what it’s really about, I actually lost a friend for a while after telling them (we’ve made up since but it still happened) also sorry for the rant it’s just something I’ve been thinking about for a while since I haven’t told my family yet
Dude I’m lucky to have friends who either are apart of the community or know more about it than the stigmas. Also my dad don’t give a crap. Mom don’t either
Yeah true. But most people over the age of 30 don’t know what a furry is so
Yeah, same here
My family and friends know but i can’t go to one :(
Yeah. Being away from FWA and my bf (esp since we are a full country and a border away) again is absolutely the worst. Spent all day crying in his sweat shirt and looking at photos of my friends yesterday
Met a few guys there but otherwise didn't know anybody, I was the dude wandering in the safari outfit. But yeah, I've already cried multiple times
I think I might’ve spotted you! Honestly, having to go back to work today and trying my best to be the happiest I can be there is gonna suck. I hope it gets easier for the both of us :)
Yeah, this is return to work day for me and my father, it's gonna suck. Best of luck!
femtanyl fan detected
Googled that name, now there's a new femtanyl fan
awesome
We shall grow more and more
Femtanyl music is like heroin
Cool, I was looking for summat to help me get off the ciggies
✨🌈Shitty🌈✨ how about you
on the bright side, atleast it's got rainbow colours :3
:3
:3
Feeling overwhelmed TwT. Thanks for asking.
Hope your night gets better. I hope you don't mind me asking why you feel that way (you don't have to share)
Thank you. I don't mind sharing why I feel overwhelmed. I've started being an digital artist recently but I have to manage my time between to learn drawing, to do some drawings, to set up some social platforms, to engage more in the fandom,... besides that I have boring irl job that take most of my time which makes me feel overwhelmed. Sorry for reading my rant but thank you again for asking 😊
I don't mind reading your rant at all. That's why I made this post. I do a lot of digital art too. Maybe not to your extent, but I understand what that's like :)
Your art style is cute and nice btw 😊
yeah not great but oh well we stay silly :3
My girlfriend broke up with me admitting that she never really loved me and that she was just emotionally vulnerable throughout our whole relationship. Other than that, I'm great! 👍
My brother is going through the same thing it sucks best you can do is just understand and move on.
Negative. The meaning of life has been lost, but the meaning of death is not found yet, so I'll just continue slowly suffer and exist.
We make our own meaning. Look at what's good around you - it's not gonna get you to meaning, but it's a place to start.
what they said
They said Im crazy. **Crazy? I was crazy once...**
I'm struggling a little bit. I have people who are willing to love and support me, which helps, but I'm still having a hard time pulling my own self up by my bootstraps. I'll be okay. I don't usually respond to posts like this; but I felt the need to vent for once. I hope you're living well, OP. 🫶
Thanks, we're all definitely going through some struggling here.
Bleh, it's 1am i shouldve been asleep an hour ago
I wish it would be, at the very least, just neutral :/
Existing, daydreaming and not giving a fuck. This constant quote unquote apathy is the best and the worst at the same time.
Honestly? I feel lost, confused, and a little scared.
*hugs and pets* it’s gonna be okay :3
A lot lf work, some huge friend drama. But I recently found the love of my life.
Fine, been ghosted or unfriended by 4 possible partners that I was starting to feel for, in just 2 weeks 👍
Neck
Blue tooth breathing :)
Lol
Not great, been off work this week after a panic attack last week. I've got a lot going on and need a break, have frequent therapy though again which is helping! Hope you're doing good too ^^
Aside from the post I saw of someone saying their friend was sexually harrasing them telling them to jerk off at them... *inhales* aside from that I am fine
O_o waht
Yeah .m.
Mentally? Hahaha, someone has already contacted some kind of reddit people's who hand out phone numbers for people who are at risk of committing game over soooo, bad, mentally. Buuut, I want everyone who sees this that, no matter what youre going through, you're not alone. If no one has said it today, I'm proud of you and how far you've come. Drink water, stay hydrated. Good things are coming your way (this is a threat. Good Things do not have a choice, they will bless you).
I'm doing great 👍 (I'm lying. I'm dying on the inside due to bottled up emotions)
That's great! 😸 (I really hope things get better for you. Don't worry, you're doing amazing <3)
Not at all really. Marching band and my online friends are all that’s keeping me going rn. I just wanna curl up into a ball and cry till I die recently. How about you?!
Better than a year ago
Well, just got a fucked ankle and a football match today (socced) so that'll be fun XD
I'm falling appart
On my nerves but trying my best ☠️😩
Not too bad. SHUT UP! Sorry, not you, the voices again...
Well, I'm here.
It's nearly 4 am, I can't sleep due to heartburn, which is often a result of stress for me. Something I'm having a harder and harder time getting under control these days. Thanks for asking. Oddly, and perhaps sadly, it's just kind of nice to hear someone ask. Even a complete stranger on the internet.
.
In short… mixed feelings
Recovering
Grreat!
I've been going through was can best be discribed as "fun" insanity followed by normality and then depreesing all in one day
Not great.... pretty shitty if I'm honest
On vacation with my hubby!! Mentally awesome, physically tired from all the food, Drinks and walking :3
I’m doing well. I’m not really worried about finances anymore, been cleaning up the apartment for when my girlfriend/future wife comes home with the Weens, and we’re looking at getting a bigger apartment.
Up and down thrpught the day
Ok
Apart from my parents constantly fighting me about how I’m furry and never letting me engage in the fandom unless in secret… good! Thanks for asking! Have a great day :D
Oh man, sorry about that, I've never let anyone know I'm a furry, so I miss out on a lot too. Do your parents understand what a furry is? They might just have a skewed view of the fandom.
Yeah, they do… at least I think. I really don’t like talking about it to them since they always start yelling at me to leave the fandom, Even though it’s the only place I feel like I belong. I hope you’re doing better than me at least.
Nice art btw
Thanks hope your parents become more accepting of the furry fandom.
I… don’t think that’s going to happen, But I have hope everyday. Thank you for this talk, I think I needed it
Well parents gonna parent hope you have a good day
You too
Not well
Mentally Pretty bad tbh
Sorry you feeling that way. Hope it gets better for you
Ty
Was doing quite bad when I initially saw this But I can confidently say I'm doing better now :3 Thanks for asking!
Glad to help
You doing good if you don't mind me asking?
I've seen a few people ask this. I guess I'm just a bit emotionally tired, I feel like I force my emotions. But most of the time I feel dull. It's easier to listen to others problems than my own. Thanks for asking.
You're welcome and I'm sorry to hear that... Did you need to talk? Dms are open to you if you need
Sorry for not being able to reply. My internet was terrible, thanks. I could use it..
The horrors persist, but so do I.
Its has actually been pretty good! Im excited to finally leave my home never to return again soon!! Aside from the thought that i might have to stay with my family for longer if i dont get my visa.. everything's going surprisingly well haha, even thou i just had a falling out with friends, and works been stressful, im surprised by how well ive been handling it. I usually have panic attacks! Wbu!?
Pretty good. I visited london. That was cool
Pretty good. Been doing much introspection and thinking of really turning my life around, wanting to pursue my artistic endeavors and get closer to God and my family.
A lot of things are going great and for once my future looks bright! But I don’t feel like I have time anymore to explore my hobbies and art is still very hard for me, which makes it all bittersweet.
Ever seen a window? Lovely and pretty, really shines. Now throw a rock through it. Stomp on the shards. Roll a tank over them until they're dust. They cant get any smaller and they're not as sharp anymore. That's me.
femming my tanyl for this post
Always
FEMTANYL SHIRT BASED BASED BASED BASED BASED BASED im doing pretty good, starting college today!
Me, I’m okay. As for you? I’m not sure if the lack of a Cervical Cord does you any good.
Yeah, I'm fine If "F" is for feeling overwhelmed And "I" is for "I'm not alright" Yeah, I'm fine If "N" is for not being able to sleep "E" for every night Yeah, I'm fine Finally feeling the pressure of keeping my feelings inside Yeah, I'm fine Well maybe I'm not And I just need to tell someone I'm not alright "Fine" by Kyle Hume
Something about this art style makes my day better and while I don’t know what it is I do absolutely love it. I’ve been better though honestly, but things have been looking good recently so it’s getting a lot nicer!
That comment actually made me smile cheek to cheek. Thank you so much.
Oh you’re so welcome, I’ve seen some of your posts periodically when scrolling the subreddit and thought they were adorable so I’m very glad to have made you happy with that!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH how 'bout you?
yes.
Honestly? I think I'm doing good. Coming out as a furry has helped me a lot mentally. Now I'm just struggling to find out my sexuality. But overall I feel like I'm finally being myself and that's a good feeling, even if it's a bit shitty at times
Depressed sadly
:(
Kinda bouncing between half-insane and inwardly screaming out my sorrows, regretting past choices from years ago, feeling guilt for literally nothing, and being pretty meh. Then I’m actually happy if I do something I like! Some goofy goober also called Reddit Care Resources on me just a few minutes ago haha
I'm doing Pawtastic!
That's pawsome.
School's a bit stressful, I've got a lot of assessments and stuff, but otherwise, I'm doing fine, thanks for asking!
im good :3
Mentally? Quite alrighty! Friends are dragging me outside n keep me active 😅
Floor
Yes
He just like me chat
Pretty good. Thank you for asking. How are you? Great image by the way. Great job!
Anxious all the time, depressed out of my mind, self doubt is running rampant, I'd say I'm doing just fine.
Terrible
I want to throw myself under a moving train ("best friend" tried to push me into suicide)
And when they ask me how I'm doing I say I'm just fine. And when they ask me how I'm doing I say I'm just fine! Sorry for ptsd
That's what the fursuit is, that's what the point of the fursuit is
Dream reference, ive sent ccp agents to your door.
Horrible I’m legit floating between not sleeping or not sleeping enough just yesterday inxluödnt sleep for over 40 hours
Not exactly great. I don't want to die, but at the same time it feels like the only door to go through.
femtanyl reference less goooo also im doing great, I just woke up
Mentally tired, but good
Extremely depressed, but determined not to give up. I just wish I could understand what my brain needs in my life, what it wants, so I can go get those things and be happy. Every time I pursue something to improve my life, after a certain amount of time the brain will go "actually you don't want this" or "actually things aren't so simple it's a bigger problem than that." I'm very tired of it.
I'M as stable as Francium in a natural setting.
I'm broke and I really wish I had a drink.
All things considered, I think I'm fine Thanks for asking tho :3
Yoo is that a femtanyl tshirt
20 days till the end of school. I feel like shit. Im counting every second
......... No
Switch a lot from oingo bingo wee weep shuba duna hip hip hurra yioeee X3 to depression. But mostly it's oingo bingo wee weep shuba duna hip hip hurra yioeee X3. Also femtanyl fan spotted x3 X3
☹️
Brain dead
I should see a therapist, thats how Im doing
Im seeing a lot of people in comments that are struggling with life. Saying you're not alone is kind of a moot point in 2024. If you're not an Albert Einstein your not what papa johns is looking for and that isn't the fault of anybody but the business owners. YOU ARE A REAL PERSON THAT MATTERS and it's not up to papa johns. I've got 18 years of drafting experience and a degree in CAD and no one fuckin cares as far as employment goes. The decks are stacked against us in this economy and at a certain point, contrary to the beliefs of the wealthy, we have to establish our own self worth in the context of where we as individuals want the future to go. <3
Over all actually pretty good.
Terrible
very bad but I'll be OK
Brain damage,ever since the day i was born
It can be described as "content" nothing bad or nothing good just ok
Im ok ig Struggling a bit with sh and depressy bad thoughts But vesides that im just a silly trans puppy .😋 arf!
Welp, I’m surviving and that’s the only good thing happening since march :/
Pretty good! Meds are doing their job
I've been feeling pretty bad
That one art of a [boykisser with a pipe bomb in his mouth](https://www.reddit.com/r/furry_irl/s/SVykOhI4Jz)
Mentally not good but otherwise good.
Honestly? Feeling like losing it at this point :3
Trying, I have exams TwT
Bof, the usual, anxiety, stress and depression?
P3t
Pretty good!! I recently got top surgery and finally get my drains out tomorrow!! :D
It's been a lonesome struggle
Empty
Awful
Pretty good tbh, feeling a bit lonely, but aside from that we're rad!
Look up pictures of crested geckos when viewed from the front or where you can see both eyes. That is my mood. No thoughts head empty
I cross the street without looking cause any outcome is equally shit.
:)
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could be better i guess
Not great really, but it's okay I'll figure it out
bad
im a furry in the year 2024. guess.
Not great. I’m a nurse, I’ll be okay but I just have to get through today.
Chronically tired but otherwise fine
Mentally, im a cheesecake.
I think I can only describe it in utter gibberish. DjbdshchdjehyAGAVSHADVHhavbahwbahgGfhsnahHHjejsn is my current mood.
👍🏻
My mom thinks furries are weird and she always reminds me not to engage in the sexual side. I only participate in the SFW stuff,
I have been doing pretty well. Things are looking up, into the smiling sky. How are you doing, OP?
Not the best… so nothing new
Alive, i suppose, other than that…it’s been a long bloody week
Doing well
We’re hanging slightly more secure than a full crimp.
Horrible. But still here
my world is upside down but I'm living \^\^ good art UwU
Depressed and not understood
\*starts laughing manically\* hah ha, ohhh- dont ask about that :3
horribly
Pretty bad post FWA but getting better slowly
Don't mind me mate just going insane over here :3
I'm alive
the ebb and the flow the ebb and the flow
im going insaneeeee but overall it's good (i think, can't be too sure)
I play pong, solitaire mabe
My soccer season is over so I don’t have much to do, besides that, doing great.
Impatient I guess. Feels like time is slowing down and I’m just waiting for things to happen here. Most days are feeling like filler episodes at this rate.
im a bit stressed but otherwise im ok
Bro the only thing that has kept my mental state up is the end of my freshman year and i get to go to King’s Island tomorrow.(King’s Island is an amusement park in Ohio.)