chuck
13-11-07, 15:03
Hi everyone,
Writer's block is something I've struggled with for years now. It started when I was about 16, before anxiety was a real issue for me, at 21 I still have alot of trouble with it, but it's become easier.
When I say writer's block, it's more of a creative block, because it affects everything creative. Drawing, music, or even making this post. It's seriously taken me a long time... :laugh:
Sometimes in conversation I feel so empty, like I have no idea how to express who I am. I ususally feel very inadequate socially, so that's obviously part of the problem.
School was tough. It's so frustrating to try and write an essay and to just feel blank. I could only come away with a page of ramblings and cliches, but I was usually just glad to get near the word limit. It was always like that, even when I used the simplest of language, and wrote with no structure.
I think it has alot to do with self confidence. Usually when I'm feeling good about myself I can express myself more fluently, but it's hard to maintain that momentum.
When I begin writing, or even playing guitar I often feel really agitated, and there's a tightness in my chest and any creativity just feels blocked.
It seems like some sort of performance anxiety, but it happens with the most trivial things. It's like an obsessive pressure that I put on myself, and it's paralyzing.
But as I said, it's gotten much easier, probably because I've kept a journal and been out of school for a while. A few years ago, writing this would have been nearly impossible for me... So I'm on the right track, I'm just not where I want to be.
I was just wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences and what they've done about it.
Thanks
Writer's block is something I've struggled with for years now. It started when I was about 16, before anxiety was a real issue for me, at 21 I still have alot of trouble with it, but it's become easier.
When I say writer's block, it's more of a creative block, because it affects everything creative. Drawing, music, or even making this post. It's seriously taken me a long time... :laugh:
Sometimes in conversation I feel so empty, like I have no idea how to express who I am. I ususally feel very inadequate socially, so that's obviously part of the problem.
School was tough. It's so frustrating to try and write an essay and to just feel blank. I could only come away with a page of ramblings and cliches, but I was usually just glad to get near the word limit. It was always like that, even when I used the simplest of language, and wrote with no structure.
I think it has alot to do with self confidence. Usually when I'm feeling good about myself I can express myself more fluently, but it's hard to maintain that momentum.
When I begin writing, or even playing guitar I often feel really agitated, and there's a tightness in my chest and any creativity just feels blocked.
It seems like some sort of performance anxiety, but it happens with the most trivial things. It's like an obsessive pressure that I put on myself, and it's paralyzing.
But as I said, it's gotten much easier, probably because I've kept a journal and been out of school for a while. A few years ago, writing this would have been nearly impossible for me... So I'm on the right track, I'm just not where I want to be.
I was just wondering if anyone else has had similar experiences and what they've done about it.
Thanks