Update - Mental Health · 12:49am Apr 17th, 2019
Hey everyone,
I know I've been gone for a while now and I just thought I'd give you all an update on where I've been and what's going on in terms of new stories/drawings.
About two weeks ago, I had a really bad anxiety attack. Without going too into details, I found out that some course requirements for my bachelor degree which meant that I'd either have to master a foreign language or have to switch majors. I got over the fact that I had to switch majors since I'd been teetering between the two for some time. But the fact that know I have to take two remedial algebra classes this fall began stressing me out- and while I'm not terribly anxious about them anymore- the physiological effects of the anxiety hit me really hard for a while. Every time I thought about having to take tests in the future, I'd get a terrible feeling in my gut and disassociate from whatever I was doing at the moment.
I know it seems weird to get so worked up, especially over something as manageable (and realistically as easy) as pre-college algebra. But, I'm still working on how to cope with that aspect of things. Thankfully, I went to a Doctor and they narrowed the symptoms down to a mix of IBS and anxiety, I got some medication to help deal with both of them, I'm nearly finished with this current semester in college, and I'm generally feeling better.
I think if I've learned anything from this - and really this my whole life experience this year- is that it's extremely important to set aside time to work on things you love. For a while there, I kind of blew off writing and drawing around here because I was under the impression that if I crammed two of classes for this semester into the first half and then only had to deal with a couple of other classes for the rest of the semester, I'd be happy and content and super motivated to create new stuff. But in reality, the massive influx of free time coupled with stressful thoughts became an obsession for me, and I really hurt my own psych as well as my creative output.
So to anybody reading this, please do be mindful of your own personal health, be sure to deal with things on an appropriate basis, be rational, and be optimistic about the future. I know how easy it can be to get caught up in stressful activities, but knowing when to set aside time for yourself and indulge in self care is so important. 
With that said, thankfully I'm nearing my summer vacation and will have plenty of time to write and draw. I promise new stuff is coming. I thank all of you for the kind DMs while I've been gone and hope you're all excited for what I've been working on! 
be safe and happy
Trust me mate I know exactly what you mean... I've been there! And man the way education is set up there ways we have no idea what the hell is going on! Heck it takes years to master a language for the average bloke and even then some time too be functional at it. Then from my experience 80% of what they taught was useless too me in everyday life and they didn't cover the 20% very well.
Free time is horrifying when you have stuff too think about and either of the issues IBS stands for (looked it up!) make it worse.
Hope u feel better bro...
Wait, are u a girl or a guy...
Not trying to sound weird but last time I said bro I nearly got my teeth knocked out so I didn’t want to offend u or anything 👍