A personal update about my mental health (Patreon)

First off, don't worry, I'm not going through a serious mental episode. In fact, I'm hoping it's the opposite.

For those of you that have followed along for a while might have noticed, the pace of updates on Angelarium have slowed dramatically since its inception. That's not entirely due to an increasingly hectic schedule on my part and it's certainly not due to a lack of support from fans like you. It's due to a mental deficiency of mine that has grown to threaten the future of the project.

I've been dealing with ADHD in an untreated way for my entire life. As an adult, I've built a lot of habits and knowledge around how to manage it but there are some aspects of my condition that can't be worked around. Anything that becomes too familiar to me begins to become nearly impossible to focus on. Attempting to work recently has has been like trying to hold on to a live wire. My lack of ability to maintain control of my time has lead to massive delays and an ever increasing pressure that has diminished my quality of life substantially.

Typically, my worst reactions were reserved for boring matters of extreme distaste like filing taxes, formatting files and reviewing contracts. I knew I was pretty distracted but attempting to record the process of my last painting informed me on exactly how much time I was really losing. I realized that I've probably lost about 80% of my time these last two months to total nonsense.

The realization that I was losing so much of my time has pushed me to seek help. I've started medication today and the expected outcomes are pretty positive. There is a strong family history with this condition and other members of my family that have tried medication have gotten extraordinary results. My first day on my new meds hasn't been anything revolutionary, but I've finally gotten the rewards for the Driftwood Cathedral painting posted.

I'm hoping that the next steps of Angelarium are right around the corner with a brand new series based off the Angels of the Zodiac. With your continued support and some help from my new psychiatrist, I'm hoping to keep this project rolling forwards for many years to come.

Thanks for your support,
-Pete