Hey y'all, just wanted to repost my last journal in case anyone missed it. I also recently added an update to the masterpost on what's going on: https://www.patreon.com/posts/62042189

If you already read this, feel free to skip it. Kind words are appreciated right now if you have any to spare. Stay safe out there. <3

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Hey everyone, TastyAce here. I hope you're doing well. This is something I'm sharing across all platforms. I've scheduled it to go up early on Patreon, and I am now cross-posting it to FA & Aryion, then sharing it on my Twitter & other places.

I had some stuff go down this month that seriously delayed my progress on various things, so I wanted to discuss that in detail. I want to be open with y'all about and make sure we're on the same page.

As this is a bit of a long read, here's what I'm going to do. For those who just want the basic info, I'm going to leave a "Short Version" below. If you want to read the complete details, you can see the "Long Version" on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/61869863

Thanks for reading.

Short Version

CW starts here: Mentions of depression, mental health, and periods.

I recently got on a new medication to help my brain, and things went very wrong. This treatment seriously messed up my head in various ways from the start of January onward. It made me depressed and extremely unfocused, rendered me barely able to work. and even removed me from the concept of time entirely at numerous points. It was scary, confusing, and bizarre.

At first I figured this was because of my PMDD ("Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder", PMS's fucked-up mutation that affects around 5% of AFAB people) , then my period proper. But I kept struggling even when those had passed. As I thought this was an anomaly that would be rectified in time, I continued my normal activities and didn't think anything of it, until I recently realized that I was so mentally unstable that I could not get work done.

By the time I was able to truly get a grip and start to understand what was going on/why this was happening, the end of the month was near. I still completed a few projects despite all this, and planned out a few things for the future as well. But I didn't get nearly as many things done as I would have liked.

CW ends here.

Here is the plan going forward:

1. I am taking this week to focus on my health and find a solution with my doctor asap. I've already been doing that, but I want to see if we can speed up the process and get things moving.

2. Because of that, there will be no public stories this week. There will still be a Patreon Exclusive.

3. I am not opening public commission slots right now. I want to focus on the work I already have and the work I will be getting on Patreon. Speaking of which. . .

4. Patreon commissions are still fine; as they're shorter, they'll be easier to manage, which will be good.

To those on the writing queue, I'm sorry for the longer-than-usual wait. I am trying to return back to normal and am working to get to a better place soon. My work for you will be completed as soon as I can get to it.

Thank you for reading. Stay safe out there.

Long Version:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/61869863