Minecraft star Punz announces break from streaming due to mental health struggles PunzYouTuber and Twitch streamer Punz announced that he\u2019s taking a break from streaming, saying he needs a break for his mental health. Streaming can be a difficult and incredibly time-consuming job, and many content creators have taken time off citing their need for a break. We\u2019ve seen streamers like Pokimane take time off streaming, influenced by factors like burnout and being overworked. Other streamers like DisguisedToast have cited mental health as the reason for taking breaks from social media, saying \u201cI\u2019m addicted to that dopamine when people are talking to me. It\u2019s really bad, I know.\u201d It\u2019s always a good thing to allow creators time to step away so that they can recalibrate. Now, one of the most popular Minecraft streamers on all of Twitch, Punz, has announced a break from streaming. Punz announces break Punz, the YouTuber and streamer known for their Minecraft and Among Us content, has announced that they are taking an extended break from streaming, citing mental health concerns. In the tweet with the announcement they also offered an apology saying, \u201chey guys, I know this is kind of out of the blue but streams are going to be put on hold indefinitely for a mental health break. I\u2019m sorry\u201d hey guys, I know this is kind of out of the blue but streams are going to be put on hold indefinitely for a mental health break. i\u2019m sorry \u2014 Punz (@Punztw) September 8, 2021 An outpouring of support came out from his fans and friends, telling him to feel better and take all the time that he needs. Punz has built a massive fanbase through his Minecraft videos, often in collaboration with the likes of the Dream Team, which is lead by star streamer Dream himself. He recently reached over 350k YouTube subscribers and sits at 1.2 million followers on Twitch, a testament to how much he\u2019s grown his channels over the last year. Hopefully, Punz can take the time he needs to rest up and get his mind right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Minecraft star Punz announces break from streaming due to mental health struggles PunzYouTuber and Twitch streamer Punz announced that he\u2019s taking a break from streaming, saying he needs a break for his mental health. Streaming can be a difficult and incredibly time-consuming job, and many content creators have taken time off citing their need for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55227\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}