Personal Update

Trigger Warning: Suicide

Hey everyone. I'll start by saying this is a difficult and vulnerable post to write, but I want to be honest with all of you about what's going on. 

On Wednesday, a little while before posting the update about the livestream, I had learned that a supporter and friend of mine had harmed themselves and was being rushed to the hospital. At the time there was still some hope that things might be okay and the stability of her condition seemed to leave some room for hope. With this knowledge, I delayed the livestream and was planning to be back on track after, hopefully, hearing good news about her recovery. I learned later that evening that she did not survive. This was devastating for myself and especially for the mutual friends and supporters I have who knew her well. The last two days have been full of grieving and panic attacks and I still feel very unwell. I need to take a small hiatus to sort through my emotions and be able to function properly again. Anyone who knows me at all will know how much I hate disappointing anyone, especially my amazing supporters here on Patreon. I appreciate you all very much and will be back on track soon, I promise.

For now here is the plan: I'm not feeling well enough to the livestream tonight, but I am still working on the audio that I had planned to release today and will be finishing and posting it in the next couple days. Next week I will be away on a vacation I've had planned for some time and I'm hoping that will give me the mental space to come back feeling clear headed again. Next weeks storytime audio will be scheduled and posted as expected. From then on I should be back on track with my usual schedule and look forward to connecting with all of you again like normal.

Lastly, please take care of yourselves. Please be kind to yourselves. If you are in a bad place, please tell someone and give those in your life a chance to help through those dark moments. We all struggle at times, but please don't let yourself do it alone. If you can't reach someone at a difficult or distressing time, remember that you can always call or text 988 to be connected to the suicide prevention hotline. 

Thanks for your understanding during this time. I appreciate you all very much. 

-Dom