I totally feel you, I did the same especially after the AI stuff. I first opted for FA since they are against AI but after what happened recently and considering my love for NG increases each day the more I use it, I will only post here and on PixelFed.
DA used to be a nice place where you could get in touch with many people, hobbyists, professionals, commissioners etc. many of my online friends come from there but after the change with Eclipse, rampaging harassers, bullies (more than 80 groups were destroyed by a group of people who posted gore stuff just for the sake of it after taking advantage of the security loopholes of DA groups), and now AI, I flipped the bird to DA.
You did the right thing ditching it for your mental health. Health and serene fun first of all.
Yatsufusa
Congrats to being done with them.
That being said: _Never_ put all your eggs in one basket. Check out where other artists who publish similar works upload their content. Then create accounts in those places as well. That way, even if some of the other places are not to your liking, you will still have alternatives.