I wrote this mostly for myself, but I’ve always loved reading about other people’s con experiences, so here is mine. It’s got some videos too!
I loved reading this! I attended my first furcon in January of this year and I had a really similar experience. It was like you described, even with the social anxiety present there was something about being at a furry con that felt like home, and I could relax a bit easier!
I’m glad you had the same experience! Social anxiety is not something we can get rid of that quickly, but I think it did get a little easier with each day. Just slowly realizing: huh, all these people actually don’t want to hurt me? How weird! :3
Definitely! I walked away from my first experience feeling a bit sad that it was over, so I think that’s a pretty good sign that this is for me
Thank you for posting this; I really enjoyed reading it. As someone who hasn’t been to a con before, but is hoping to next year (and who also suffers from social anxiety), it was great to see your perspective and how you enjoyed it. I particularly liked seeing the ups and downs you had!
Aww thank you, I’m glad you’ve found it interesting! I think what made it such a good experience in the end is that most of the “downs” were just of the organizational kind - like missed events and queues - while the social experience was almost entirely positive. I hope it’ll be the same for you next year! :3
