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So i still have depression and im constantly bored, i feel like a loser who cant do anything right. I want to let my creativeness out, make something i can share with the world or family, but im probably dreaming too big. I cant stand being depressed and bored, it stinks, everyone tells me to work out but i lack the motivation to do so.

i usually just watch youtube all day while complaining to family members that have no idea what to do about me.

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[โ€“] kekvrose 10 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Photography - added benefit is that you will usually go out for this

Music - an instrument is good

Drawing/Painting

Programming (hit or miss, I found learning unity was fun)

Video making - recording video games playthroughs, cooking, and so on.

Finally, one that usually everyone probably also may mention - Therapy - not a hobby but having to be able to talk about it is often good

This is of course not an exhaustive list - but it depends on what your interests are. Hope this is a good pointer to what you're looking for.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

i have been wanting to do game making but im not sure because i cant code, so matter hard i try i cant, ive wanted to try ai but that seems to ruin the point kinda, so i guess im up for recommendations for languages or engines but idk, also im major dylexic.

ive also wanted to make a comic but im not sure where to start or how to come up with a good idea.

ive wanted to make videos and post them but im not sure who would watch my trash gaming videos and even where to post them at?

got any more advice because from what you said theses 3 interest me and i have a low end computer too, and also im trying to get into therapy.

[โ€“] kekvrose 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Coding is bit hit and miss. Long back I had used unity and c#, (both were new to me). As of recent, I've been trying to learn godot and c# since I've played a few 2d games. Maybe these would be a good starting point. You may find other engines that require less to no coding as others suggested to be better.

Comics could be funny, informative, or maybe just an "today was interesting" thing, or even introspection. Anything that feels interesting to you.

Videos are even more open, you can make videos on a lot of topics, anything you find interesting, anything you want to teach, and so on. Gaming videos are also nice, once you've started you can learn a lot and settle on something that you'll like (what you play, how you play, how you communicate with your audience,...). There's two big places - YouTube and Twitch. Both are I'd say good places.

A low end computer should hopefully not be a dealbreaker for you, it should be a good way to start. If you're worried that is the case, you can look around and confirm if it can be used to start.

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