~PrurientPie

Hey folks. It’s been a while since I’ve been present online pretty much at all, and I’d like to give an explanation as well as an apology.

So, my mental health took a nosedive recently and I lost almost the entirety of the last few months to depression and anxiety. While this has happened before, I assumed that I had a handle on it this time around; I had been diagnosed with ADHD, and the medication, therapy and techniques I was using to alleviate it seemed to be working and my negative feelings became much milder.

Unfortunately, I underestimated how bad the underlying problems were. I have been treated for depression prior to the ADHD treatment, but since the medication didn’t seem to have any effect I just assumed the extreme discomfort was just a side effect of ADHD making my life difficult. Because I thought this was the normal amount of stress and discomfort to endure, I delayed getting help until long after I had burned out

The good news is that I’ve gotten at least a little peace of mind with the new diagnoses, and I have gotten back into therapy and am trying out new meds with my doctor’s recommendation. I’m going to try and be a bit more patient with things this time; progress isn’t strictly linear and I’ve been humbled to realize that, despite everything, I don’t know as much about myself as I think I do.

I’ve seriously fallen behind on art in general, but I’m going to try and ease myself back into things. I deeply apologize to my clients who have been waiting for art for too long, and for my Patreon supporters who have not received the promised updates for the last few months. I’m going to be doing my best to get back into working so I can catch up on these, though I’m afraid I don’t know how long that will take due to so much uncertainty remaining with my mental health.

And once again thank you for the people who have been patient and kind with me despite my almost total self-isolation.