Why I've Been Gone for a Year - Health & Channel Update

Return to the Channel

After nearly a year away, Skyytea thanks viewers for helping the channel reach 200,000 subscribers. She explains that serious health problems made it difficult to work or make videos. Now feeling better, she hopes to move forward at a sustainable pace.

Health and Recovery

• Skyytea experienced frequent headaches and neck pain and took ibuprofen. She later developed severe stomach pain, nausea, and difficulty eating. After an endoscopy, her medical team provided treatment and dietary guidance; she says doctors identified ibuprofen as the cause of her stomach problems.
• Her symptoms made eating difficult and led to significant weight and muscle loss. Recovery has been gradual as she works to rebuild her strength and weight and address the effects of malnutrition.
• Low iron levels and iron supplements caused further stomach problems, making recovery more difficult.
• She also discovered black mold and moisture damage in her former office. After professionals investigated, she moved to a new home, where she feels safer and better mentally. She is unsure whether the mold contributed to her symptoms.
• She does not want to share every personal detail and is ready to leave much of the experience in the past.

Plans for Moving Forward

Skyytea plans to:

• Prioritize her health rather than treating content production as an obligation.
• Return gradually, avoid overexertion, and rest when she does not feel up to working.
• Allow time for recovery, recognizing that rebuilding strength and feeling well can take a long time.
• Keep creative work manageable by making edited, privately recorded Let’s Play videos for her main channel and keeping stream-based content on her second channel.
• Avoid rushing deadlines and post when she feels inspired, without trying to maintain her previous pace.
• Respect different content preferences, inviting viewers to follow whichever channel suits them and asking for kindness toward others’ choices.

She is preparing a Modern Warfare 3 walkthrough and plans to record her first GTA 6 playthrough for the main channel. She expresses gratitude for the audience’s support and hopefulness about returning.

Presenter/source: Skyytea