I'm not back right now but I want to explain my disappearance.

Hi everyone :)

I hope people have been taking care of themselves and their health!

I'm not sure if many people have noticed, but a few months ago, I disappeared from this site and the discord. I didn't make an announcement anywhere.

There was a reason I disappeared.

I had experienced something that really hurt me a few months ago. I had put my time and energy and passion into this site, and I had felt really let down at some point. I kind of lost my passion for this site and for the discord quickly after that.

For the sake of my mental health, I had to leave. I worked two jobs on top of dedicating my spare time to this site, and when my mental health hit its lowest, I realised I had to re-evaluate my priorities.

I decided to leave Janitor immediately for the sake of healing. Leaving really helped me. Removing myself from online platforms healed me physically, mentally and work-wise. I began to excel at my jobs again, I was more socially active, and now I'm seeing someone.

I learned a really important lesson from my time here and from my experiences with the great people here. Now I am pursuing even greater things. I am seeking a higher paying job now and have built a great professional reputation thanks to my break.

It's not to say that this site was holding me down, but more so to realise that moderation is important, and when you realise your every day is consumed with Janitor.ai and the discord, you realise just how much of your life you are letting slip away from you.

To conclude this rant without making it sound depressing, I am doing really well. I do forsee a future where I potentially come back to keep making bots and fulfil requests of those who have been patiently waiting for it. In the meantime, I strongly encourage everyone to step back from their computer or phone, to step back from this site and social media, and re-insert yourself back into your life.

Take some time to heal, to be with yourself, to love yourself, and to love others. I promise the world is beautiful, even if it might not feel like it right now with things weighing you down.

I'll be back soon. But for now, I love you all. I hope you continue to enjoy the bots I have posted up here because there is no case in which I will take these down!

xo stormie

ps. this bot image was actually something I had been formulating for an oc before I left! maybe some day when i get the formula right, i'll come back with the bot series i had planned :)