I& #39;ve just had a (very new) community member message me, "I& #39;m having a bad day".
I was asleep when I got the message.
After I woke up, I got another message, "fine, alone I& #39;ll be then."

Please, PLEASE don& #39;t do this to people, or the streamers that you watch.

I tried to explain to this person that I can& #39;t be available 24/7, but I& #39;ll be there when I can. Laying on the guilt to a perfect stranger for not responding immediately is pretty uncool, but I& #39;m happy to chat when I can.

I& #39;m now blocked by this person

Streamers aren& #39;t support workers, therapists, trained professionals in any way. We& #39;re people. Busy people.

I make EVERY effort to be there for those that need somebody to chat to, but unfortunately I can& #39;t be there every second of every day, for every single person.

I& #39;ve always made it clear that my DMs are open, and I& #39;ll be there to talk as soon as I can.

I also have a "vents" section in my discord server for anybody to vent out what& #39;s happening to the community and get some advice if needed.

If you& #39;re having a bad day, I& #39;m here for you. My whole community is here for you. We& #39;re very caring and supportive people and that& #39;s why I& #39;m so proud of the group of people I& #39;m surrounded by.

But please understand, we& #39;re just people too, and we can& #39;t always be there immediately

Streamers are people too.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.