Things have been steeply going downhill with my life and it's not getting any better. Family issues, becoming more introverted IRL, traumatic shit from when I was a kid, etc etc. I want to shut down my life and restart myself. Hopefully, if things get better, I might come back and help out again (if I can). As for now, I need therapy and get the help I deserve.

No, this is not an April fools' joke. This is the end of Husky

Wow, I didn't expect this.

I don't know you very well but I know you've done a lot of great things for this site and I'm sad to see you go.

I hope things get better for you.

Hope you get better pal

Well damn, one minute I'm browsing through, the next an admin resigns in front of my very eyes, didn't see it coming at all.

I haven't been on this site very long, so I don't think I can say much other than good luck, and hopefully you can pull out of what you're going through.

Good luck Husky, good luck.

Getting help is a hard step and I'm glad to see you doing something about it for your own sake. Your priority needs to be you.

Take care of yourself Husky.

Aw fuck, didn't see this coming.
Good luck in your recovery, dude.

Aww, just as soon as I finished this for you!

https://e621.net/post/show/624322/battle_fennec_-artist-bow_tie-cane-canine-dog-form

DX Hope your life goes well, Husky!

Shit.
You were a great admin Husky, you've done great things with this site.
Good luck with starting over.

I'm truly sad about that.

But you know you, and seem to have a plan. I will be hoping for you in whatever you are doing

This news is a sudden shock to me. :( Sad to see you actually leave e6.. hope your therapy goes well!

I wish the best for you in life, the great HuskyK9.

Here's to you.

Well, good luck and have fun.

Oh, I did not see this coming. I'm sad to hear things have gotten worse for you in real life. I know and I've seen you do a lot of great work as an admin and you'll be well missed I'm sure of that. However, I can recognise that it's a really good thing to prioritise getting the help you need in real life for your own self. I know that takes a lot of internal strength. Making it a priority is always a good step and not an easy thing to do.

I have a lot of respect for that, and I wish you all the best in getting things addressed and better quality of life for yourself. Just remember, you'll always be a welcome face around here, so don't be shy if you ever feel ready to come back to this crazy furry corner of internet. But don't worry about us, take care of you. I really wish you the best in therapy, healing and any new adventures you go to from here.

I know how you feel man. Good luck.

Woah! Shit, dude! Like many of us, I did not expect this either. But now that I'm here, all I can say is good luck, man. I hope you get better soon.

Cheers

<3

RIP in peace

Real life is always more important than the virtual one. Just focus on getting well but if you need someone to talk to, we are always here for you.

I hope things get better for you soon man. I wish you all the best.

Damn, bro, I wasn't aware either. Looks like nobody was. That's so sad...

But can't disagree with what the others said. If you're down on life like this, getting it back together through whatever means necessary should take priority over herding random people on some dark corner of the web. Goes without question.

Hope you'll be able to find happiness again, just remember that however shitty life seems, there's always something of value to be found around the next corner. ...God that sounded way more hokey than intended. :/

But seriously, best of luck.

Get well at your own pace, Husky. You're always welcome here.

TheHuskyK9 said:
Things have been steeply going downhill with my life and it's not getting any better. Family issues, becoming more introverted IRL, traumatic shit from when I was a kid, etc etc. I want to shut down my life and restart myself. Hopefully, if things get better, I might come back and help out again (if I can). As for now, I need therapy and get the help I deserve.

No, this is not an April fools' joke. This is the end of Husky

*hugs* :C

We wish you the best, Husky. :< Hope things improve on your end.

Like the others said, it's good that you have your priorities straight.

And you'll always be the lead admin of my heart.

I think I need to take off from this site, too.

And here I am the only thing keeping me sane being chronic mastu.... I mean, I hope you get better soon.

Eeps. Good luck, and get better soon!

Good luck. Really glad to see you have your priorities right.

i really hope that your things will get better soon

Best form of therapy is alcohol and porn

well you were a worthy adversary.

now the admins are weakened...the revolution is at hand...this site shall be mine

Get better soon Husky, take all the time you need.

Take it from me, don't come back in an administrative capacity. It's too much thankless toil and stress for too little appreciation.

Best of luck.

null0010 said:
Take it from me, don't come back in an administrative capacity. It's too much thankless toil and stress for too little appreciation.

Best of luck.

Only because there was no toaster to toast his sandwich.

not all toasters toast toast

null0010 said:
not all toasters toast toast

Ohai, null

NotMeNotYou said:
Only because there was no toaster to toast his sandwich.

I Am Bread

Good luck then. I hope you turn your life to better.
You did a very good job here, keeping things in order and such.

Just be glad you've escaped...
Just as the sign hanging above Dave's desk says: "Work will make you free!"

Too bad psychologists rarely want to do anything to help anyone and just try to stuff bad meds down your throat.

We'll miss you, Husky! We're rooting for you!

I'll really miss you man. You're great. I was really happy to see you make admin, and I'm deeply sad to see you go.

Best of luck to you in life. I do hope to see you again. Keep nurturing your talents.

TheHuskyK9 said:
This is the end of Husky

No endings. Just a new chapter for Husky, is all;
huskies are eternal in their hot blooded lunacy.

I sincerely hope that all will be well for you. Though you may have hard times, just keep holding on to hope. Things will get better. It may not be today or tomorrow, but things will get better. Our best wishes to you Husky =)

Ozelot said:
Too bad psychologists rarely want to do anything to help anyone and just try to stuff bad meds down your throat.

1. Psychologists cannot prescribe medication unless they are also psychaitrists

2. Your own personal anecdotal experience is not a scientific sample of reality

3. Do not ever discourage someone from getting the help they need

4. Jerk >:(

null0010 said:
1. Psychologists cannot prescribe medication unless they are also psychaitrists

The endless struggle.

null0010 said:

Let's see even one person who a psychologist did anything helpful for.

Ozelot said:
Let's see even one person who a psychologist did anything helpful for.

Me, thanks for asking.

parasprite said:
Me, thanks for asking.

Really? So you didn't have a problem with their constant pushing you to take expensive (that you probably couldn't afford, unless you maybe are rich or something) mind-altering, addictive drugs that could potentially mess you up even worse than you were before down the line, or have to deal with them institutionalizing you in a mental asylum over minor, trivial things?

Ozelot said:
stuff

Pretty sure you generalizing an entire system due to personal experiences.

Ozelot said:
Really? So you didn't have a problem with their constant pushing you to take expensive (that you probably couldn't afford, unless you maybe are rich or something) mind-altering, addictive drugs that could potentially mess you up even worse than you were before down the line, or have to deal with them institutionalizing you in a mental asylum over minor, trivial things?

You're seriously questioning someone's account of lived experience?

Ozelot said:
Really? So you didn't have a problem with their constant pushing you to take expensive (that you probably couldn't afford, unless you maybe are rich or something) mind-altering, addictive drugs that could potentially mess you up even worse than you were before down the line, or have to deal with them institutionalizing you in a mental asylum over minor, trivial things?

My psychologist (therapist) helped me get through my day-to-day issues by focussing on what I can do, encouraging me to socialize, and being someone I can talk to.

My psychiatrist (doctor) prescribed me medication (which has a generic available), but also discussed my options for exercise (gym, running, etc.) and other non-drug methods to help improve the levels of NE naturally so that I could potentially taper off of the drug some time in the future. They also encouraged me seeing a psychologist and gave me a 24/7 hotline for someone I could talk to if I needed it.

So, no I've never had to deal with that.

Suineder said:
You're seriously questioning someone's account of lived experience?

I'm just curious. I'm honestly can't imagine what anyone could get out of a psychologist that you can't get out of a decent set of friends.

At least with your friends you don't have to be on your tip-toes all the time about what you say to them, 'least they throw you into a psych ward or worse, or have to deal with them constantly pushing drugs on you.

Ozelot said:
I'm just curious. I'm honestly can't imagine what anyone could get out of a psychologist that you can't get out of a decent set of friends.

At least with your friends you don't have to be on your tip-toes all the time about what you say to them, 'least they throw you into a psych ward or worse, or have to deal with them constantly pushing drugs on you.

On what is your stance founded?

Personal experience or hear-say?

Both Psychologists as well as Psychiatrists have skewed perceptions in large parts of the population, mostly founded on horror stories and crap and not on actual evidence.

Also, both fields changed practices drastically around 20 years ago, the times of "throw drugs until problem is solved" haven't been seen in decades.

NotMeNotYou said:
On what is your stance founded?

Personal experience or hear-say?

Both Psychologists as well as Psychiatrists have skewed perceptions in large parts of the population, mostly founded on horror stories and crap and not on actual evidence.

Also, both fields changed practices drastically around 20 years ago, the times of "throw drugs until problem is solved" haven't been seen in decades.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yjo8OkpUIg

Personal experiences and data.

Whenever people criticize psychology though, there seems to be no end of people ready to jump up and shout apologetic arguments. If you relate personal anecdotes, they cry "That doesn't represent reality!" but if you show them data, the psychology industry plays words to make it seem less perilous than it is.

The point is, you can decide: To trust them or not. I choose not because after awhile I realized that what ever I was being offered as "help" from the the "mental health" industry was either available in other people without all the annoying baggage issues (friends,) or was inaccessible because it was intentionally designed to be inaccessible (expensive meds.)

The biggest thing is the hypocrisy in my mind. Psychologists claim you can come to them and talk to them about anything, and yet the reality is you have to be very careful about what you say to them or else.

Or else what? They just throw you in the looney bin without your consent? I've never seen that happen for no reason at all.

Jugofthat said:
Or else what? They just throw you in the looney bin without your consent? I've never seen that happen for no reason at all.

So you've never even thought about doing something illegal, or violent to somebody who made you really mad? Because if you told that to a therapist they'd be required to report you. Just thinking things is a crime to them, basically.

But by all means, trust them with all your thoughts, I'm sure it'll be okay.

Because not getting help from a professional is clearly the better solution. Somehow.

Ozelot

a different time, a different place. here isn't where you want to push an agenda, especially in that manner

Knotty_Curls said:
a different time, a different place. here isn't where you want to push an agenda, especially in that manner

Not really an agenda if what I'm saying is you're free to decide for yourself. Just be aware of the risks. Talk to a therapist, be careful what you say if you want to keep your personal liberty. Of course you can decide to give that up too.

Durandal said:
Because not getting help from a professional is clearly the better solution. Somehow.

Did you even read the thread before spouting out? Like I said earlier a perfectly good alternative: Find friends to talk to.

Durandal said:
Would you expect your high school buddies to think of long-term solutions for living with a mental illness?

So all you can think of is people you knew in high school to talk to?

I guess you haven't made any friends since then.

Ozelot said:

Did you even read the thread before spouting out? Like I said earlier a perfectly good alternative: Find friends to talk to.

Not to put down OP in any way, but maybe he doesn't have that sort of support network IRL. A therapist is the perfect person to go to when you need somebody to listen, know all your circumstances and offer proper advice, and most importantly, not judge.

Ozelot has made it to the cockpit, this thread has been hijacked.

Durandal said:
Maybe if you weren't so simple, you'd have realized that was just what we call an "Example."

And way to make an ass of yourself. Yet again.

You're right I'm an idiot and I don't know anything. Why would you listen to anything I say, after all?

Durandal said:
That's a damn good question.

You know everything that I don't, so why don't you tell me?

Durandal said:
I find it really funny how you're getting all defensive.
But I'm not interested in being part of your pissing contest anymore, since this is a serious thread. I'm gonna head out. Sorry.

You don't have to be sorry for anything, you're the one with all the answers and the superior intellect.

Set aside your differences like adults or I will lock the thread. This is your one and only warning.

Ozelot, this goes especially for you.

Husky,

Thank you for your contribution and service to e621. Being an Administrator is rough, it's entirely thankless and we put up with everyone's crap. You were a great addition to the team, and we are less without you.

Get better soon. If you want to come back, just let me know. :)

EDFDarkAngel1 said:
it's entirely thankless

You're exaggerating.

Actinium-89 said:
You're exaggerating.

Case and point

This is Husky's friend here. He gave me permission to use his account only for updating you guys on his condition. He was really happy to see many people care about him and he gives his thanks to everyone. Currently, he's in Rancho Palos Verdes going through therapy.

What happened: He was unhappy for quite some time and then he had a big fight with his father, which made it worse. He texted me about how unhappy he was, that he was spiraling into depression. So I told him to go to therapy and he did just that.