[29athrowaway]

Doing cosplay won't do much for you if you just got divorced and cannot see your kids.

Therapy is useful to learn how to deal with problems. But even the most resilient person can be overwhelmed.

In the end, you have to learn to let go of stuff that happened.

[arafalov]

Not the suggester, but "won't do much" is a bit of a heavy critique. It depends on the underlying needs. It may well provide a community, be something OP does not feel the need to be good at and can start from scratch, can be an obsessive sink of time (and money), require learning new skills, etc.

Like dreams, sometimes it is not about the specific activities, but about the infrastructure that is required to make them true.

[29athrowaway]

Come on, man. Realistically do you think cosplay is an activity for an average 32 year old male?

[em-bee]

"i don't know how to act my age, i have never been that old before"

realistically, i don't care what anyone thinks about my hobbies being appropriate for my age.

[Nexxxeh]

Not the person you're replying to, but it doesn't really matter if it's for "an average" person, so long as its something they enjoy and is a social niche.

The "average" man probably doesn't do archery, or SCUBA diving, or play ultimate frisbee.

But enough do.

[29athrowaway]

Scuba is not an acronym. Did you mean me to randomly scream "SCUBA" as I read your reply?

[Nexxxeh]

I did not, although that would have been funny.

Ah jeez, I should have known know that, one of my clients is a PADI instructor and and my mum was BSAC certified.

[em-bee]

what's wrong with cosplay? it's just another hobby where you can meet new people.