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My Absence

Hey everyone. I know my recent absence has left a lot of my readers upset and I apologize for that. I once again fell ill with COVID, and as much as it pains me to admit, my mental health is declining rapidly. It seems the longer I am living with my sister the worse it gets. While we are closer to our home being finished, the knowledge does nothing to bring me peace of mind. You see, I have had mental health issues since I was a child, that has only worsened and grown with time. I don't depend on people, so having to depend on my sister right now (A sister who for the majority of my life was unreliable) is difficult. Almost impossible. Though she is doing tremendously better. Depression seems to have gripped me more than I knew because I laughed last night and my husband said it was the first time I'd laughed or smiled in two weeks. I hadn't noticed. In the time I had been sick I hadn't once brought my computer out to write. I haven't felt compelled to. What I posted today are chapters I have already written from before. I am trying though, and I will keep trying. I am back at work where I have access to the internet, so I can post more. Maybe that will help give me an incentive to write again. I have been saving ideas on Pinterest that will help me replace more common words that I use a lot with more extravagant and less commonly used words, and things that can help me with plot twists and character building. So I am trying to get my mojo back lol. More or less, I am hoping that once I am in my own home again I will be able to come back to myself more fully. I just ask once again that you all be patient with me. Try as I might, fighting my mental health is like trying to breathe without lungs. And please, don't think I am explaining any of this for pity or attention. I'm not. I just want to be honest and make all of my readers aware of my sudden absence and aware of any sudden absence that may happen in the future. While depression is one of the mental health issues I have, it is just one of many.