[Blog?] Soporific Tendencies

Well, I suppose you guys deserve an explanation for my absence and lack of productivity.

I've made no real effort to keep it a secret that I suffer from depression. I have no problems admitting my illness to my friends and those who ask. The effects of my depression are manifold, but I've managed to get some positives out of it, such as inspiration for Anon's Corruption. It is an illness that takes a lot of effort to fight and for which there is no simple medication that can remedy it. Still, this does not preclude the use of drugs in order to combat it, and as such I take pills to help me in my daily life. It is these pills that are also the bane of my existence.

While the pills help to stabilize my mood, they also come with a side-effect that seems to affect me quite badly. They make me incredibly drowsy, and I often spend large parts of my day sleeping as a result of them. This effect has been unavoidable; a persistent pest that accompanies any medication that I try. In more recent times the effect has become worse, and I often spend up to 18 hours a day in bed.

As you can imagine, this leaves little time to write amongst vital tasks such as eating, washing and doing chores. When I do find the time, sometimes I don't have the energy, and so instead choose to spend the few waking hours I have with friends playing games. Such things are less taxing on me, and so have found much more favour with me recently. I feel bad about neglecting my writing, but I have little choice in the matter.

Still, this doesn't mean that I've given up on my projects. Although I sometimes choose not to write, I do still try to write as much as I can. The stories that I've announced are still all in the works and progress, albeit slow, is being made on all of them. Even if it's as little as a couple of sentences a day, I try to get something done on them, and I know they'll be completed eventually.

So, those of you who are still following me, thank you for your interest. I am afraid I must request yet more of your patience.