*pats shoulder*
I know it don’t help much, but I sorry this is happening to you..

Thank you hun 💜

you need to be viciously held down and hugged, with some cocoa

Agreed

Have you had a vacation or decent time off in a long time? It's sounding a lot like burnout.
You could really do with a disconnect and some family time for a few weeks

Agreed.

Same here, take some time for yourself Draft. We'll be here we to support you when you come back!

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I’m in the military, I can’t see my family

oh fuck. That's rough, bud :c
In my experience that also means that a lot of mental health options aren't open to you.

Wish I had more of an idea to help you out. But maybe you just need some time away from the net and some more time with other people?

Aren't you entitled to leave or something? Idk how it works over there.

If your commander says no, then it’s final

Ah okay, that's a shame. Hope the commission I bought from you helped a little, otherwise I'm not sure how else I could help. I do hope things get better for you soon.

It helped a lot hun 💜

Draft, breath. This is a trial. If things crumble, they were meant to. This is not the end, its just the universe's way of saying things are coming and you'll need to focus on them. While those pics can't be recovered, you can always get a new iPad and create new pieces. Don't give up. You are an amazing artist but you're also human. So, for now, breath, relax, get a cup of tea or coffee, and make a list of big things that need to be done. Focusing on the minutia will make things seem bigger then they are.

We are here to support you, not the other way around.

It’s the fact that I lose 5 years of useful materials, references, videos, etc. this is way larger than anyone can imagine

Loss of multiple years of material sucks. My brothers managed to destroy 5-6 years of my writings and I didn't have a backup(before the cloud). So, I do understand.

Don't know what I can honestly say that doesn't sound hollow and fake but, breathe, stay calm(so you don't do something rash), and realize you will most likely weather this storm(even if this is shit right now). We are here for ya, kiddo.

Thank you hun 💜

Hang in there Draft. Will be praying for you.

Thank you hun 💜

I'm going to put this nicely , toughen up soldier, the loss of mobile device is nothing compared to what I just went through I don't want to relieve the moment giving details but here is the cliff notes sister was kicked in the
Head by a draft and died temporarily an airlift and five days of intensive care latter and she is probably ninety percent now

You do not understand the significance of losing 5 years worth of files and data. Also that’s not a fair comparison

I do understand, I drove over my cell with a two and half ton skidsteer and lost over four hundred bookmarked web sites/pages on impossible to find research on obscure farm windpump windmills, old farm equipment from the 1800s to the fifties and steam engines thousands of hours of work the bookmarks were not transferred in my account along with hundreds of photos downloaded and taken but seriously i like you and your work and have to say don't feel so down, pull yourself up by your bootstraps and be strong , I believe in you ,depression is known to be caused by circumstance so Change it, and look at how things could always be worse in every situation and say atleast it's not that way my sister completely over shadowed the loss of my data twelve days prior to the accident but to remain positive I verbally say to myself ,,,atleast this wasn't worse while thinking about worse possible outcomes from the situation at hand for example when I ran over my cell I said to myself atleast it didn't catch fire and burn my skid steer that is how you look at bad situations and make them better

I'm not sure if anything I can say will help, but sometimes life just throws everything it has. It's different for everyone, but harrowing all the same and it can take some time for the storm to break. In my experience though, it always does and sometimes the best we can do is weather the storm and put things back together in clearer skies.

Don't stop fighting, and take a break if you need to get some breathing room. We're all here for you.

Thank you hun 💜

I know for a fact that everything is backed up to the iCloud, which means your artwork is backed up no matter what, though with the iPad it could be a battery issue as those batteries don't last for long

I thought that was the case until I started reading articles about it not being the case

Thank you hun 💜

*hugs* hope you get everything back

Try to shorten your timeframe. Look at the next step, not at the whole thing all the time. It can help not to get frustrated. Also take a day of and do some
thing competly different and/or insert some outdoor activity in your day to get that brain some fresh air and impressions. Hope you feel better soon :/

The problem is, I have extremely limited time, work everyday, and a narrow timeframe before I pack up and leave

Have a look at this?

https://www.imyfone.com/ios-data-re.....m-broken-ipad/

Sorry if you've already done these.

I appreciate all the help hun💜

I hope things start to improve soon... Hopefully there is some method for recovery like iCloud, as someone else mentioned.

I hope so too

One step at a time

First get your depression back under controll !
You can do it
Stay at it sss

Thank you hun 💜

Go see mental health. There's an old stigma against it, but it's a lie no one will hold it against you it won't hurt you're career. Honestly you seem to be showing symptoms of depression. Seriously go see mental health they really can help they did for me.

Thank you hun 💜

I am sorry you have had to suffer this way and endure that accumulation of pain, that sucks (to put it lightly). I hope something goes right for you soon.

Thank you hun 💜

Thank you hun 💜