What makes my day better is the various friends I have made from Smogon. I'm not going to name drop anybody as that would be weird.
I've been kinda depressed for several months, but I've been working on writing on book for the past year about characters realizing they are fictional and as a result demolishing the fourth wall in the process. It's sort of a throwback to 90s cartoons in a sense. My book given me a sense of purpose, but for a while I was hesitant to share my work with others simply because I thought my book was too weird.
Thanks to several compliments from Smogon friends about the art and writing I've been doing for my book, I've become more confident in my creative side and found friends, which is something I have trouble doing IRL. I'd love to friend more chill / nice users via Discord if they are also just looking for someone to talk to - I've met so many great people already!
It may sound cheesy, but Smogon has honestly given me both a better self-image and hope for the future.