Thread: Creative Withdrawls

Originally Posted by atomik_sprout

Lately, I've had this lack of inspiration.

It's been keeping me from all of my creative work/hobbies. I haven't really drawn anything in a while (excluding the 'Sonic the Hedgehog' decorations I made for my son's b-day party). I haven't written a song in ages; though, I've done quite a few covers recently. I try to write poetry/lyrics and I get writer's block at every attempt... Writing for my comics is becoming equally as frustrating.

The only artistic thing I've been doin' these last couple of months (consistantly) is photography. Just takin' random pics of the things around me. Clouds, trees, animals, babies, vehicles, buildings, etc...

I dunno what it is that's keeping me down, but I need to get my artistic groove back. It's driving me crazy! Usually, in hard times, I can find inspiration to create just about anything. I'm in kind of dark times right now; what with the lack of employment and lack of funds. So, I should--at the very least--be able to WRITE something! I mean... I've got plenty of time on my hands lately.

It's called depression, stress, and bottling your emotions. Let yourself feel some stuff for a while instead of avoiding the stress and depression (which is a good coping mechanism, but it is totally unhelpful in the pursuit of creativity.) And I'm sure it will come.