I've been doing a lot of introspection lately and realized that I use rp to substitute the lack of social interaction I have in life. I work a lot and barely have any irl and online friends anymore, irl because of autism and being a recluse, online because I work so much and am very out of the loop re: fandoms. whenever I feel very lonely, I get really active in rp. but then I also feel rejected as a person when someone, say, drops my threads but boomerangs with someone else. which is stupid because damn, it's just rp. and now I feel stupid and weird because I feel like I rp for the wrong reasons? idk if this makes sense.

I wonder how many other people rp just to fill some void in their lives?