Charly Pancakes
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why i haven't been posting much recently...
🕑 Added 2022-06-19 11:07:03 +0000 UTChello everyone,
i hope you are all doing well! today i decided that i want to give you an update on what's going on at the moment ''behind the scenes''. as you may have noticed i have been very quiet recently and wasn't posting any work in project pictures or informed you on what kind of cc set is coming up next.
TRIGGER WARNING: in the following text i will talk about my mental health issues, which include the topics depression and anxiety.
please stop reading here if these topics can affect you in a negative way.
long story short: i started therapy this week (and will be at a psychatric day-care hospital for at least 4 weeks). so i have less time and energy to work at the moment and need to focus on my health first.
the past few days i was thinking a lot about how i would handle this situation and decided that i want to share this information with you because first of all i think that you as my supporters deserve to know and i also hope that this might be a sign for someone reading this to seek out for help as well.
so i started therapy on monday this week and will spend at least 4 weeks at a psychatric day-care hospital. for a long time i have been struggeling with anxiety and depression now which only got worse during the years of the pandemic. it comes and goes in phases and i am very lucky that i have my income from making custom content so i can work from home and scedule my productive days when i am feeling well.
the weeks before my therapy started i got very nervous again and was in a bad state not able to concentrate and work on my desk and on my current project which got so far that i was afraid of going online and check social media regularly and be active.
now that i spent a few days at the psychatric hospital i realised how much i have to learn to function well and to solve basic everyday tasks. this also includes developing a schedule for my work and managing tasks around this.
because i want to get back on track with my cc work but also want to concentrate on the therapy sessions as well, i will focus on the hospital time more and try to reflect on what i learned there before i try to get into my workflow in the afternoons.
i am incredibly thankful for my supporters and that i am able to take some time off at the moment without worrying about my financal situation too much!
in the upcoming weeks i can't promise you super regular updates on my current mental health state because as you possibly know social media can be quite stressful, too, but i will try my best to inform you on what's going on.
if you are in a similar situation at the moment, as i might have been before i got the nessecary strength to talk to family, friends and my doctor, i really hope that you are able to reach out for help as well. if you need someone to talk or if you have more questions about how i managed to talk to people around me about my issues, please let me know. my dm's are open for you! i just can't promise you that i will answer immediately.
thank you all so much for reading this!
please take care of yourself
lots of love,
charly
Comments
Sophia Hopgood
You are doing the right thing by putting your mental health first. We are all here for you and hope you are doing well! Take your time and breathe. πβ€οΈ
karina
thank you for sharing this. i've been medicated, and in therapy, for most of my life. i'm actually going to engage with your content with even more appreciation than i have in the past. thank you for what you do and for taking care of yourself.
