In the case of me:

originally, my hobbies really came from passion. but time passed and they really just became another way of coping with my loneliness. it was no longer about passion, i wanted to be good at something. not because it made me feel more fulfilled and happier, but because maybe... people would think im a better person, someone more valuable and maybe they would even validate me. I thought I genuinely could become someone else just by becoming good at something😹. i was wrong and stupid to think indulging in escapism was going to cure my feelings of loneliness 😹👍