Hello everyone,

First, I just want apologize for going M.I.A once again having only just recently come back. Thankfully, this time around wasn't related to my gastroparesis but rather some other things.

Honestly, my mental health has been on a steady, sometimes quite rapid, decline and frustratingly I’ve found myself facing a major block. I've been trying to work on writing despite that, on all my current stories but for the life of my I just can't focus or get out the thoughts properly. It isn't one specific thing that I can tackle, it's just...everything, Externally, internally...the world around us...just all clumping together in a massive snowball that has sent me spiraling.

I just feel so...done...with everything.

Some days are better than others and so I'll keep trying to work on writing on those days. Like other authors on this site, I've been questioning myself and whether I should call it quits. I love writing, I always have-- it's a hobby but also a therapy for me. and yet I’m also incredibly critical of anything I put out and question whether it's good enough. If the content has lost its quality. I wonder on whether I’m losing the interest of readers and so on.

And then I can’t help but wonder what’s the point anymore? It’s so ing easy for me to slip further into my own drowning abyss, you see. When it goes down that route, it’s so draining and overwhelming.

I'm not going to get into the whole silent reader debacle, or readers who used to comment but no longer do so for whatever reason that I tend to overthink about-- it's a tiresome fight and not the point of this update.

A part of me truly wants to throw in the towel and just walk away from this, however, another part can't imagine not writing. Like I said, I love it and it's been a huge part of my life. So, I'm not sure when the next update is going to be for any of my stories, but I do promise to get them out as soon as I can. I'm not going to abandon or leave them unfinished, and I also want to thank those who have taken the time to support my stories.

I appreciate it more than I can properly describe at the moment. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time as well and I hope to get back on track as soon as possible.

I hope everyone is staying safe and that you all have a peaceful week ahead.

Much love,

Andrea.