A clip of the stream:Shamelessly stolen from vt
Haruka Karibu went live for the first time in four months to explain her absence
TL;DW
> >she is experiencing burnout (likely autistic burnout, which is different) >2023 had "lots of shit" happen in her personal life which she is still trying to heal from, she calls it the worst year of her life >her self-worth has tanked, she feels unworthy of her place in VShojo because she isn't doing things that the other members are doing, and hasn't done the things she wanted for herself upon joining >she feels guilty for having not finished her subathon, which was interrupted by her long-term COVID/bronchitis combo >she has recently started seeing a therapist who specializes in neurodivergency and is learning that she has spent her life "in denial" of her autism, trying to be normal when she isn't >she has no estimation for when she will be back to regular activity
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Edit: Goddamn mobile posting
Really hard to listen to, she starts crying almost immediately. The issues she has and how they compound really comes through.