"It is true that it always does get better, like, over time, especially if you're continuing to have support systems, if you continue to try, then it, there's, there's literally no way that it can't get better, because, bad things will always eventually come back to being good, and good things will always end up being bad at some point, but either way, there's always a middle ground, and things always get better.

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And I know that the community is very fast-paced, and very, like, high expectations, and, just sort of isolating when it comes to taking care of yourself, but it's important to remember that even though our community and our identity is such an important part of who we are, we're our own people outside of that, and it's important to take care of yourself as your own person as well."