/lit/ - Literature

>>11219399
I'm so deeply frustrated by the troubles I've had with writing for the last few weeks. It's not like writer's block, because I know where I'm going with my work in both the short term and long term and I've still got the enthusiasm and desire to write. Hell, this would be less upsetting if I didn't want to keep writing anymore- then I'd feel a little guilty about giving up, but I'd shrug my shoulders and move on to something else. But I still WANT to write yet every time I sit down to continue writing, I just... I lose my drive, it feels like. All of a sudden I can't figure out what sentence should come next, I lose any sense of flow I had and my hands feel like lead on the keyboard. Struggling against it just makes me feel depressed with the lack of progress after a while and also tired. Not tired of trying, but like literally "maybe I just need a nap" tired. Trying to push myself into writing anything feels like trying to push a brick wall until I exhaust myself. I've put most of today and the last two days down trying to continue writing and even tried refreshing by switching to some of my other WIP stories, but all I have to show for my effort is a single new paragraph.

I hate this. It's making me feel miserable, inadequate, and unsatisfied. I was pumping out 7.5K words a day before and now I just can't do anything? Anything except come up with more ideas for other stories that I'm evidently never going to be able to get started. I've actually got a doctor's appointment scheduled for later today, because this isn't the only aspect of my life where I'm getting depressed and tired and can't focus, just the most infuriating place for it, and as much as I hate the idea of being dependent on medication to be productive, I'll swallow my pride with some pills if it means I can get stuff done again like I use to.