Paralyzed

[kirbywarrior1]

I'm utterly and completely paralyzed. I can't bring myself to do anything. And it's not a new thing - it's been like this for months. I need to write. I need to draw. But I can't bring myself to do it, and I don't know why. I've got stories to work on. Wonderful stories I've been plotting for years that need to hit the page to start moving, and

Comments

[theevilseed]

Draw me a picture! I have a character I am pretty fond of, her name is Evelyn, she looks extremely Irish with bright red hair, green eyes, super pale and LOADS of freckles. She is always very serious and wears peasant clothes from the 1400's. She is also a librarian and always reading. One day I'm going to make her a vampire, you could try drawing her as that too. Basically the same, only she'd wear the clothes of a noblewoman of the 1400's. Seriously, whenever I get stuck in an art rut I take requests for things I wouldn't draw on my own. It usually works at least for a while. DOO ITTT.

[navielflourish]

Also, for the eating thing, I found chewing gum helps me a lot. I still get the satisfying chewing motion but I do not have to feel guilty

[theevilseed]

This is great advice. And goes along with mine- even if you don't want to write or draw, do it anyway. Do a google image search for something random and draw it. Write an essay about a random wiki article, or incorporate it into a short story. And if you constantly get a sense of "Eh, I just don't feel like it," next time you think that, say "fuck you self," and just get up and DO it. It's something I've been trying to do a lot more-- every time I tell myself I just don't feel like it, I kick myself mentally, get off my ass and do it.