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How do you feel about Vtubers who are parasocial towards their viewers?
I'm a very small Vtuber and lately I've started to realize that I'm parasocial towards my viewers to the point where I'm changing aspects of my real life. Since becoming a Vtuber I've become a much happier person, I no longer take any anti depression medicine and I've found myself welcoming the future versus being weary about it and worrying that I'm going down the wrong path. On the other hand I've found that I've started cutting off people in my life, I no longer have any real friends and I don't really talk to people at work, in fact I've begun skipping work because I'd rather spend time with my viewers but since I rely on the money I make from work this has resulted in me having to skip meals in order to afford bills. Whenever I'm not spending time with my viewers I feel miserable but I feel like I'm on cloud nine when I'm with them. The other day one of my viewers announced he had married his long time girlfriend and that they were expecting a child so I've not seen them around as much and it has really taken a toll on my mental health. Is this a sign that I need to perhaps stop being a Vtuber? Or is there a way for me to not view my viewers as genuine friends? I worry that if I share these feelings with my viewers they will think that I'm a big weirdo because I see them as friends. My viewers are all I have and I don't want to lose them.
