Hi, I know this is a bait question, but I will answer it respectfully because it's been a while since I've had someone say something to me, and I'm sure there may be others who may have unfortunately faced unkind comments like this that discouraged or even scared them away from ever sharing their creativity over something they cherish so dearly. Allow me to get on my soap box for a bit.

I would love if my wol was an actual self-insert of myself. I'm no where near who or what she is nor will ever and it's fine that I'm not. I'm not Viria and Viria is not me. I'll save you the details of what you may think of as a sob story, but I actually re-did her lore during a rough shift in my life right when Shadowbringers just came out in 2019. She's a labor of love I've had since 2014 when I first played this game. She's nothing like was back then, and she may not be the same character in the future, and that's the beauty of an OC. Nothing's ever set in stone, and even if I do add self-insert aspects to her, she's still something I created for myself, and nothing will change that.
Funnily enough, I had someone very close to me who had said the exact the thing that you said, and back then, I listened to that comment and kept everything to myself, being ashamed of what I have created because I dared to indulge and adore this game, and her, so much. Call it an addiction, call me stupid, call her convoluted, call it anything else. I've heard it all. I've changed since then, I'm way better off for it.

I don't expect people to ever take her seriously. I don't even take her seriously. She's a bunny girl from a fantasy game who saves the world. Sure, it may be embarrassing to you, and hey, even to myself, but I at least find comfort in her and being able to talk about her in such a warm and kind community of like-minded individuals. I'm sure your WOLs/OCs are just as lovely, and I hope you can be able to share and talk about yours, and that people will listen.

Hope this message finds you well and thank you for time, anon.