Jayne - 25/07/2019

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Hi everyone - I'm going to lock this channel for now. I haven't had a chance to read through all of the replies yet, because... well honestly it's very overwhelming. All the support I've received since my departure from social media has been extremely overwhelming, but in a good way. I want to eventually go through every message here, as well as all the messages I received directly through various means and reply to those I can, but that will take some time. A lot of time, probably. I feel blessed to have been given the opportunity to have entertained, taught, and learned from so many amazing people through this whirlwind journey, and I hope that it is something that will continue into the future as well.

**I've decided that I will eventually return to making content and interacting with the community.** However, I still don't have a good idea of when I'll actually be able to do that yet. In the short term, I'll be making content for the Dallas Fuel and other channels in order to both scratch my creative itch and improve my content (animations and drawings, not just voice overs!), but that desire comes at a much lower priority than helping the Dallas Fuel win stage 4 and perform well during the season playoffs. I want to be proud of every facet of my work and the content that I publish - not just the raw information provided, but also the quality of the presentation and my skills as an educator in every regard. This break will help me do that, and when I return, I hope to do so triumphantly.
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This isn't to say that everything is awesome. My departure message spoke on issues of depression and mental health, which are things that I'm still dealing with, but they are slowly getting better over time. One of the issues that I'm dealing with is (ironically) social anxiety, which I suppose is partially a side effect of being so public about this. (oops) So, although I really do truly and deeply appreciate every kind and supportive message, and plan to read all of them eventually, I want to make sure I don't hog all the love. There are a lot of people out there who are going through very similar things and they could use your support and love.

The best thing that you could do in order to support me, is to support someone that you are close to, or open up to someone you love if you need help yourself.

Stay strong, I love you all. Thank you. ❤