Many fans and watchers of Twitch streamer Pokimane were recently surprised by a tweet made by her recently. In it, the popular Twitch streamer detailed how she is going to be taking a break from streaming for some time. Some might know of the recent attacks against Pokimane on social media such as Twitter, but this wasn't listed as a reason behind the hiatus.
Like many people around the world, Pokimane mentioned in her announcement about how she's been feeling burnt out due to the state of the world with the pandemic still posing a threat to many. Because of these stresses and not having time off in a long time, she has stated that she needs to take the time off for her mental health.
Pokimane's announcement has been met with mostly positive reception. Many of her fans seem to understand the importance of needing to take care of one's mental health, especially when one is putting part of their life out there on the internet for thousands to see.
According to the tweet, this streaming hiatus is likely only going to last a month with fans being able to watch Pokimane live once more when September comes around. Her announcement also comes with a recommendation for her fans to also take care of themselves and their mental health.
Some may have guessed that this hiatus was coming with Pokimane tweeting on August 1st about a "staycation." This might be connected with the recent flow of hate comments on her tweets responding to the incident involving Keemstar's tweet about Pokimane. If this were to be the case, Pokimane's hiatus could itself be a result of these hate comments coming toward both her tweets and Twitch streams. Dealing with these kinds of comments daily could definitely take a large toll on one's mental health, making a break from the internet very understandable.
Whatever the in-depth reasons are for her hiatus, hopefully Pokimane will be able to use this time to rest and take care of her mental health. This also hopefully means that Pokimane's fans additionally also follow her advice and take steps to take care of themselves if they are in a bad place as well.
By the time September comes around, hopefully the storm of hate comments will pass by Pokimane and she can come back to a peaceful environment where streaming doesn't have as many worries that were around before her sudden hiatus.