In truth, her relationship with Mescal has yielded a deeply grounding influence on her creative process rather than a distraction. “It’s had the most amazing effect on my writing,” Abrams shared. It has held a mirror to me in ways that I didn’t know a relationship with another person of any kind could. Abrams spoke candidly about suffering a severe panic attack in a New York hotel room right before her album promo rollout commenced. “I’m comfortable with the reality that people will interpret my music from their own personal point of view, and I understand the position from which I’m writing,” Abrams said thoughtfully.