@Xeinryuze0215 (don't know why my account didn't successfully subscribe to yours but oh well I feel like Wattpad just want to make my life hard at this point)
Honestly, I didn't think my words will touch so deeply. I truly admire your mindset as another writer who has more than a thousand unfinished drafts of story in my folders. I don't know how to respond to your message. Indeed, 2024 is a shitty year for everyone now that I look into it, and everyone has mental breakdowns from times to times.
You don't need to rush yourself: take your time. All human beings need to rest at some point in their life, and I know what I am saying. Speaking truth, you are someone who seems to be extremely hard-working, diligent and consistent. All readers I have come across the last few years when I didn't have an account were all bratty, wishing for a next chapter rudely as if the writer was some kind of slave just for entertainment. Fortunately, yours aren't like that at all. You have amazing people who support you no matter what in your choices and know that you also have limits. I am sure that you can proud to have assembled such an amazing community with Dépaysement. And they will definitely understand your situation even if you don't give any details. You are a person wonderful enough to have gathered us with a story like yours. (You know, authors who respond to readers are endangered species.)
I am looking forward to your next chapter! Even if I need to wait for months, years or decades, my notifications are turned on. (Why does it sound like a confession ? *laughing noise*) I know that I only am an online stranger, but if you want to vent, feel free to reach me (I am saying this because my niece, who is living in a metropolis, can't book appointments with professional psychologist because they are overwhelmed).
May the dying flame within your heart continue to shine, not only to continue your story but also to find excitation in the near future. I believe in you.
G.M.