You know one of the worst things about my health rn is that when I check back in to stuff I've done in the past, whether it's art or writing or role-playing, I just. "Wow! This is awesome. I don't remember half of this." Or when I had things going on and paused partway through..... I don't remember hardly ANY of the plans I had for fics. And while I've tried, I just. Genuinely Do Not Have the brainpower to be creative anymore. Literally just getting through the day without letting my malfunctioning flesh prison collapse to the ground takes up so much energy that the very concept of CREATING has just been impossible. And it fucking sucks because not only do I know other people miss my work, but *I* miss my work too. I miss being able to think about things without having to worry I'll be braindead the rest of the day. I miss having fun writing and making things, collaboration with others, and just having a blast writing self-indulgence nonsense.
Doesn't help that I keep getting people on ao3 asking me if I'm updating soon or, in one memorable case, some dude who thought it was appropriate to ask if "the covid got me". Like I've never much cared to force myself to update schedules but now I can't do anything at all about it and idk what to tell ppl. "Hey sorry I haven't updated in ages, the last year has been nothing but neurological bs screwing my body and mind around until I was literally incapable of working because collapses and an absolutely inability to focus. I zone out midsentence sometimes or forget LANGUAGE and things that I've known since toddlerhood. Memory blanks and just straight up memory loss have impacted my everyday life.... and lets not even BRING UP the hand tremors and muscle spasms that make it hard to use my own damned hands. Sorry about all that! IDK when the next updates will be because I'm at risk of dropping from a stroke at the ripe old age of 22" Like. I can't even talk to friends online as much as I want to because *having conversations* requires energy and focus and I cannot guarantee either
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ugh. some thoughts.
really been trying to find the joy in drawing/writing again and honestly it's been such a challenge. friends have told me it's most likely depression that's making it hard to feel motivated and tbh they're probably right.
hoping to get back into being creative in the way I Want to be at some point tho. I miss it. there's still so much with my stories and characters that I haven't been able to share or explain and I wish I knew how without it feeling like this daunting, impossible task.
I don't know when I'll get around to actually sharing art again (or writing, if ever). was hoping that I'd manage to get some of my mental and physical issues in check recently for just long enough to get back into the swing of being creative, but that hasn't seemed to work. everything feels bad, both artistically and physically. I'm struggling to keep up with the frantic pace at which my brain comes up with story concepts and intriguing character interactions, even tho everything in me wishes I could turn it into tangible artistic expression so I can get it out of my head and share it. it used to be easy. I don't know why it's not now.
I'm just . tired, I guess.
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I won't apologize for my disability, and I won't apologize for who I was when I didn't know how to take care of myself. If you think it was distressing for you, imagine how it felt to have my entire life shift in a direction I never expected.
Nobody anticipates being disabled. Or at least most people don't. And now I'm finally realizing I was never able bodied- And that's fucking hard to accept!
But hey, at least I'm finally starting to understand how to listen to my body, and how to handle myself in a way that works. That's what's most important to me.
Look out for yourself and your safety. Your ability to do things or not do things isn't your fault. People who blame you for them just shouldn't be in your life, full stop.
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Just a little vent thing, but man, self-promotion is hard and awkward and I hate it. And also it's frustrating that people are like "support small creators! Share their work! Join their Patreons!" but as soon as the small creator in question creates content about sexy stuff, well, never mind, I guess.
Like, I 100% get it! Sexy stuff is embarrassing! I know because I literally write it!
But it's so freaking hard to self-promote on an Internet that's increasingly hostile towards anything sexual anyway, and then it feels super awkward to be like "Hey by the way money? is a thing? it is good and helpful?", and the combination of everything is...well, it sure is something.
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just stupid rambles, vent
i just realized that I envy most of my mutuals, like Sopa, Sid, Fonosai...don't get me wrong. I love them a lot, I love their artworks and creativity, they absolutely deserve all the love they receive...but I can't help but want this recognition. I know that they made hard work to receive that, I know thinking that way is egotistical, i know that I maybe don't even deserve what I have now, but I just want to be noticed. I don't want to be forgotten in the depths of the internet. I'm just a stupid child with issues, and who wants nothing more but to be noticed. I need to work harder but I just can't. I'm already on the verge of.. I don't even know. I don't know what to do anymore. I just don't. I don't.
upd: and especially i want to be noticed by my mutuals. I really need their... I don't know. attention? but I always got really happy when one of my mutuals likes my post or reblogs it, I can't help but feel...appreciated?
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