Life/Health Update (Patreon)

Hey! So, things have been not-so-great for awhile for me. Maybe y'all don't care, maybe you do. If you do, this update's for you.

After dealing with miscellaneous health conditions for a long time that escalated into a full week of being dizzy, I broke down and went to the doctor. I found out that I have both hypothyroidism and bradycardia. Basically, my metabolism is non-existent and my pulse is unnaturally low (down to 30 bpm at times). Combine those two conditions and you have a pretty good recipe for being incredibly tired and mentally out-of-it all the time. I was also officially (but unsurprisingly) diagnosed with both anxiety and depression, so yeah, that's the cherry on top.

I spend a lot of time feeling burnt out from the minute I wake up, vacillating between numb and painfully tense, and it should come as a surprise to no one that these are not great conditions for producing new artwork. I'm doing what I can to improve my health with meds, lifestyle changes and more doctor visits, but it's not anything that's gonna get better overnight. I'm trying to find joy in life where I can. I'm doing my best.

Thanks to all y'all who've stuck around through all this, and no worries to anyone who hasn't or won't. It's all good. If I can't produce new art at a good clip, I don't blame anyone for not wanting to support me. Take care of yourselves first so you're still around to take care of others, do what you can to live a happy, healthy life, and have fun. That's all any of us can do.

I'll keep doing what I can in the meantime.