Do whatever you need to do to get good with yourself. Most know I've suffered from depression regularly over the past 10 years - and have vanished from the forum for months at a time on more than one occasion... and I wasn't even suffering from the grief of losing close friends. So I get it, and as I said before some/most/all of us have been there and understand
Except for Tim apparently. Better get going on his writeup first, or he WILL be in a funk.
Seriously though, do whatever you need to. And that artwork is bitchin.