Yes but then I realize I have real friends I can share con stories to and that there will be cons in the future.

Never been to a con -_-

Explain this.
I've been to one con and it was a small toy and comic type deal.

I have some Post con syndrome right now. My friend who came down to Mechacon New Orleans flew back to California a couple hours ago. Still pretty sad. Gonna miss her.

Other wise I am pretty okay with a con being over.

Oh my gosh, I made a status about this on facebook earlier because I am going through this now. I am severely missing this past year's AX and San Japan because I had such an awesome time, and got to spend so much time with wonderful people. Luckily, Texas has many cons, but it's still gonna take me a while to get over both. WELP, ANIMEFEST, HERE I COME.

Ah, of course, but it doesn't last terribly long (unless it was a really good con), because I can always come back here or to my friends elsewhere and talk about it. And luckily, I'm also into lolita, so I can always look forward to meet ups in the future.

As of this and next year, I don't plan on going to many cons, especially ACen, which is probably going to be a bummer because I heard that they were changing things up for better organization (unlike this year which was a bit of a hot mess). I don't know the details, however, most if not all of the panels will be held where the gaming usually takes place (Yay! No more running hotel to hotel for panels!). I think next year, I should go to more music festivals/concerts (not in cosplay of course).

You wanna know what's just as bad a Post-Con depression?

Not feeling post-con depression because you haven't been able to go to any cons this year.

I only went to Megacon this year, and even then I didn't get to stay long enough to enjoy it due to my stitches not being healed. I feel like I've missed the whole con season.

I got this hardcore after A-Kon. But like Pantsu said, there are so many cons in Texas, it was cured by San Japan a mere two months later.
And then, I was so burnt out by having SJ and A-Kon so close to each other, I don't even mind having to wait until New Years for my next con.

>>4903377
I know that feel sis, I haven't gone at all this year but my boyfriend attended Mega, Metro, AFO and every time he got back the first words out of his mouth were "You should have been there!"

>>4903396
You're coming to my home con, IKKiCON, Anon?
lkjafvkljndfb that makes me happy, even though I have no idea who you are. Haha. For that con, I'm totally not gonna buy a badge. I'm just gonna go and spend time with people, for I am hopefully going to ALA the following weekend.

>>4903421
You know who I am. We're facebook friends and I just moved to Tennessee for school.
And, pffff, not buying a badge this year either, I just want to hang out and cosplay with my bros.

Yes. There is nothing more depressing than staying an extra day after a con, and seeing how desolate the streets and con areas are. I almost expected a tumbleweed to blow by.

>>4903634
THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY LIKE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE COMING DOWN BACK HERE.

Excuse the enthusiasm.

Erry time after a con ends, mang. Might be part of the reason why I'm growing out of it?

Got like this after ACen really bad.

But it's chill, as my first row of wearing lolita, wearing a gijinka, or even going to a con, it's only gonna get better.

Comic Con this year and last year. Pic is how I felt when I got home. I have the best room mates every year.

Almost every convention I go to, I went through that. It's more of a hangover than post-convention depression. You're still in this convention mood and you need to transition over to the real world and it will take me almost a week to transition to the real world mood.

After a really great con or after one that didn't go so well... or really just any con now that think about it....

BAWWWWW

Post-Ayacon Depression going on here, which is why I'm planning for Fushicon. I can't go until April without any cons.

This feeeelllll...

It doesn't feel good ... at all

I don't know how many times I want to cry missing my con friends especially after this past Otakon. I just want to roll up in my futon and look through pictures again

>>4903304
really? that needs to change. soon.

I haven't had post-con depression in a while, mainly cause I haven't been to a good con in a while.

I ended up falling in with a group, don't get me wrong, they're great guys, but we don't have similar tastes in anime and cosplay and since I'm kinda the odd one out I try and join in cause otherwise I don't get to see them as they're running off doing their own thing. But they don't want to cosplay from the things I'd like to.

Shame, cause I don't really see them outside of events cause of distance. Time to move on perhaps. Still, looking forward to Sakura-con

Thanks OP. Was just minding my own damn business and scroll past this. I DFK why this makes me feel sad now, but it does. Asshole.

Yes, fucking god yes.
And I thought I was just a pussy.

Yes! I know exactly what you mean.

Sometimes I wish there was an eternal convention, everyone living in the hotel and convention center, dealer rooms open every day and panels every day, cosplayers and lolitas milling around every day.

I dunno if it would get old or something after a while, but every time a convention ends and I leave, I wish for that.

You're a terrible person.

>>4905503
You are just a pussy.

Yes. Specially cause I only have like 3 people to talk about the con with. Unless I want to talk to the greasy weeaboo kids at anime club but I'm not that desperate.

Friend does, I don't.

I usually try to keep in contact with people I meet after the convention, because chances are, those are the friends you're going to be hanging out with during the next convention. Just view it as a good party.

No, because I don't view conventions as the only time in my life where I can be happy. Why don't you go outside and try something new, instead of attempting to fill the endless void in your life with children's shows and over priced pocky.

I live in Michigan so nothing fun ever happens besides Youmacon.

>>4905612
>Implying most anime is even remotely appropriate for children.
Not saying people shouldn't get out more. But damn, man, I've seen some shit...

>>4905651
sauce on gif?

No.
I don't get it?

yeah but then i realize i do the same shit at cons that i do every single weekend

Not for anime cons, but I definitely have post-PAX depression :(

>>4906146
Likewise

I'm having post-PAX depression going on right now. Thankfully I also have KumoriCon this upcoming weekend. But then, of course, I'll have to deal with the post con depression for both of them.

...but whatever.

>>4905554

I feel the same way anon, but I also realize that living there forever WOULD get old (for me at least). It's a fine balance, going to cons and not loosing yourself in it too much

>>4905554
>Sometimes I wish there was an eternal convention, everyone living in the hotel and convention center, dealer rooms open every day and panels every day, cosplayers and lolitas milling around every day.

That's if you are in heaven, good sir.

>>4905665
Please see >>4905216

>>4905554

The closest thing to that is Little Tokyo, if there's no events going on you still might find some random young teenager running around in a costume or some snooty looking obese girl in Lolita

This is more appropriate for American cons. Specifically Texas cons. They are more of a giant multi-day party than an anime meet. It's a fucking amazing, drunk, stay up all night pretend world. And then you suddenly find yourself back in this drab normal go-to-work world. It can be a downer.

>>4906806

That's how AX is

I've heard Texas cons can get pretty wild too, someone said A-kon gets retarded

>>4905661
biohunter

I did my first con, which was Dragon*Con. I was so upset that I couldn't talk about all the weird nerdy shit to all of my friends, just the 2 that went with me. And they're con veterans, so they got over it pretty quickly.

>>4906806
>>4906813
isnt that how every con is supposed to be

>>4906813
A-kon last year was like a weekend long mega-frat party where everyone was in costume and talking in nerd slang.

It was the best thing I've ever done in my life.

Every con, every time. My friends and I refer to it as PCDD: Post Con Depression Disorder.

Con plague is worse than con depression

>Post Con Depression

Do you bums seriously fall for this shit? You'll obviously see your anal buddies again at another con or next year for more weiner sucking.

Man the only time I have ever been post con depressed was after ALA2011, lol. It really hit me Sunday night when a lot of people were leaving and I had to pack up and everything because my flight was in the early afternoon. I was sooo depressed I didn't even wanna talk to anyone and I felt even worse because several people I didn't really talk to all weekend came into my room and I was all quiet and depressed and I didn't talk to them. I still feel so horrible for that. I'm sorry people who visited my room! I think Masa, Duralath, and Ash did and I was so quiet! Guuuh

And then on the flight back I watched Going the Distance. A movie about flying back and forth from east to west coast for looove. That was a mistake.

Oh AND I got ALAids, along with anyone else who came into contact with Wailord. I was coughing for a month afterwards. And the day after I got back home friend msgs me saying I should go to Fanime and they have space in their room for me! Then I felt better~

I almost dread this coming ALA because I love everyone in my room and I will probably be crazy depressed again when I have to leave.

>>4905661
Not the anon who posted it but that's from Genocyber.

I do cause the only con I go to is Youmacon, and that' in October so that's like, the only time I can really hang out with my friends and do shit. Every other day is school or work for us.

Then World Steam Expo in the summer but like, only 3 of my friends go and it's pretty small so the only time I get to see a lot of those people are the next con cause many of them live very far away.

Also Michigan is just boring as fuck so it's either 4chan, look for a job or join a street gang.

After AX was kinda hard, specially since my TC bros were all going to otokon and I couldn't afford it (dem plane tickets). Its ok though cuz I can look forward to PMX and ALA.

Are you kidding me? I get depressed before the con and at the con. By the time it's all over I'm good. I do enjoy going to these things, but I never seem to have any luck networking with people at them. Saturday night while everyone is shooting the shit, I'm trying to kill time because I don't want to go to sleep at 10 like my room mates.

>>4903281
Used to, but stopped getting depressed over con about 3-4 years ago. Nowadays, I'm just indifferent about cons being over. I guess since I know it won't be long before the next con and all, which means I know I'll see people again (even without con I'll see most of CA people out-of-con)

My cons are followed by the dreadful feeling that I then have to write about them as press. That's my post-con syndrome.