Posted by nobodyz on January 9, 2004, at 12:47:03
In reply to Re: writing, depression, procrastination, posted by gardenergirl on January 9, 2004, at 8:22:42
> The most ironic thing about my anxiety about writing is that I almost always get positive feedback about my writing style. What do I have to be anxious about if writing is supposedly one of my strengths? AAARGH! It's so frustrating.
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> Any thoughts on this?Sounds like an "esteem" problem to me. Just like mine. I have far too much anxiety about my writing in view of my actual style and talent. For me, some of the anxiety is due to being told as a child that I shouldn't "tell". I still have nightmares about writing something that lets out a family secret and then there is hell to pay. Sounds almost like a Stephen King saga doesn't it?
Hang in there and WRITE everyone! :)
-nobodyz
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