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[scribblemyname]

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Re: Card Requests - 3x3

[etchedinjade]

I saw.

I feel bad because I think I have just been fooling myself and others about it and I can't actually write. I just... trick myself a bit because it was how I coped but I can't rally and... I'm sorry I made more work for you.

Re: Card Requests - 3x3

[scribblemyname]

I think you are letting depression walk all over you, which I honestly don't mean offensively. You CAN write. Maybe not this minute or week and that's okay. I spent a year unable to and ouch, yeah, it hurts, but I know you can write because I read your stuff and it's objectively good stuff and you're just going to be dogged by that knowledge forever. If you can't NOW, that's fine, it happens, and we won't discuss how much writing I couldn't do recently because I just wasn't up to it.

I wrote my own little mini-bingo to try and break through some of that. And hey, it worked a bit, so good on that.

It wasn't more work. I wanted the lyrics I had gathered for that mini bingo card and I just did the other pre-built lists while I was at it. I didn't create new list from a partial.

:hugs:

You're an awesome writer to me and you always will be.

Re: Card Requests - 3x3

[etchedinjade]

I don't know. It feels like it's already been more than a year. I'm either hopelessly blocked or it's all crap, and while I managed to trick myself into thinking I was doing something useful by finishing bingo cards, it didn't last and I can't get myself to do it now. I'm caught up against that wall of "can't afford to file for bankruptcy" and can't find a good way to move on outside of that and then even if I could file, what would the point be because the stuff I have isn't worth publishing and so it won't get me out of the mess I've made... It just goes back to the same old thing, I guess. I think I'm past it, but I'm not because I'm still where I was.

I keep trying to make new lists or new combinations and I just can't get anything done.Or If I do, I feel like it's not any good and so why am I wasting my time doing it?

I am glad you were able to write again.

*hugs back*

Thanks

Re: Card Requests - 3x3

[scribblemyname]

Some. I won't say I'm where I want to be. :le sigh:

And that's where you're stuck with me pointing out that writers are horrible at judging their own work and I liked the stuff you shared and so did classics_lover on my journal and another guest o' mine. So it wasn't all bad, even if it felt that way.

:hugs: This too shall pass. It may feel like forever and take a long, long time, but it will pass.

Re: Card Requests - 3x3

[etchedinjade]

I'm not sure I know anyone who is, but I feel further behind than a lot of people I know. :(

Yes, but I also had people hate my stuff and accuse me of fishing for compliments. It seems like I must be if I can't write without someone telling me that it's good.

*hugs back* I feel like I've been waiting for it to pass for at least a decade now. :/

Re: Card Requests - 3x3

[scribblemyname]

And they are not your audience and are wrong. Seeking validation because you've had mixed messages is normal. Confidence in your own writing comes with time and liking your own stuff and sufficient validation that you've realized who is and is not your audience.

Re: Card Requests - 3x3

[etchedinjade]

Well... it doesn't feel like I have an audience.

And it's very hard to trust anything after years of backwards compliments and and always having to wait for the other shoe to fall because of near constant emotional manipulation.

*sigh* I don't even know how to take a compliment without looking for the insult or criticism. Dad was a master at making those kinds of remarks and having them stick.

Re: Card Requests - 3x3

[scribblemyname]

:hugs and prayers: I experienced some verbal abuse growing up but dodged most by staying under the radar. That makes the emotional part harder. I can only advise prayer and/or therapy as proven things that can help. That's conditioning. Granted, it's possible to recondition oneself, but it's hard and requires discipline.

Re: Card Requests - 3x3

[etchedinjade]

*hugs back*

There really wasn't a way under the radar, though I hid and read whenever possible. Dad still manages to twist things around so my sisters do things for him. I basically had to cut ties.

I had a bad experience with a counselor who made me feel like I didn't have a right to feel the way I did, and it really didn't help matters any.

I *am* trying to work past my issues, but it's hard and most of the time doesn't feel worth it.