we've never interacted, beyond a few of your answers to my anonymous questions, but - hang in there. i know things are rough right now, and no words i can offer can fix that. but there are people who admire, and value, and are rooting for you - and i hope that can be some comfort. i wish i could offer more than just words right now, but i've always enjoyed your writings, and your videos. hang in there. (and that jurassic park video rocked btw.)
Thank you. And I hope nothing I've said has come off to some people as fishing for attention like this.
But at the same time, like, my mom died, so if there was ever a time I deserved a little extra emotional comfort, now would be that time, I guess.
Thank you for the message. I've said it before, but it bears repeating: when you're dealing with impostor syndrome or whatever, it's easy to forget this kind of stuff. All your brain tells you is "You're toiling in obscurity, your numbers aren't as good as they could be, other people are doing WAY better than you are, and now your world is collapsing"
It's good to hear another voice push back against that.
And that's like a lot of stressors, I guess, right? It's a common thing to have a problem, like a health issue, or something to go wrong with money, or whatever, and feel isolated, like you're the only person who's ever had this happen to you. And often all it takes is for someone to confide in you, to confirm that you aren't alone, and suddenly everything feels so much better. You don't feel like a freak anymore.
And I know that for someone like you, doing this probably takes an amount of courage. You don't want to be a bother, you don't want to be misread, but the world would be a better place if more people things like this for each other.
