What happens when anxiety and depression takes over and you just can't write anything? I wanted to use lockdown to my advantage but I'm not well and I'm sad. Any advice?
Just know you aren’t alone in this. I’ve written a fraction of what I should have written, over the last 4 months. The anxiety is real, there are many things to be anxious and depressed about.
So be kind to yourself. Set yourself small targets and goals. Be happy when you succeed, and forgive yourself when you fail.
Yes, we’re all going through trauma right now, you don’t have to do anything but survive it. Some people cope by being hyperproductive and burning themselves out, so try not to compare your productivity to anyone else’s. Ignore anyone who says if you’re not using this time to do grand things you lack drive, they are wrong.
