Mojo: a quality that attracts people to you and makes you successful and full of energy.
(Definition from Cambridge Dictionary)
Also a term used within the creative community to describe lack of motivation to create.
Do you know that feeling when you’re staring at a blank page, possibly with plenty of ideas, but no energy to create. The days when you fear doing nothing will drag on forever and you’ll never be creative again. When you stare at your equipment, or pens/paints, or general crafting supplies and think you’d may as well chuck it all out, what’s the point of having all this junk when you’re not using it?
Please don’t fret. Every creative I know has experienced these feelings at some point and some (like me) experience it on a regular basis. I wanted to let you know you’re not alone and share some tips that may help you cope.
Grieving for the person I could have been
You’d think after all my years of dealing with Mental Illness I’d have some sort of a grip by now. However, 2020 served me a curve ball.
In February, as the Pandemic was building to a crescendo all over the world, my GP discovered I had B12 Deficiency. Little did I know this seemly dismissive condition was behind many factors of my struggling well being.
Continue readingThe World At My Finger Tips
And yet I cannot grab the opportunities.
With the UK ‘Lockdown’ in effect and as the weeks have gone on, I’m getting more used to Social Media being more active (and some areas have calmed down) I started to feel it would be great for me as lots of activities moved online. I thought, here is the opportunity to get more involved with groups and workshops and join in with all the activities I had always wished to do but always found they were just out of reach, either due to financial, distance or mental restrictions.
Continue readingWelcome to the Noisy House of Social Media
I struggle with using Social Media at the best of times, however, during the beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic I have found myself increasingly feeling of being being pushed out of the House of Social Media.
Let me expand on the metaphor:
Continue readingMy Problem with Hypomania
There’s an unsettling feeling coming over me and I am concerned I’m entering into another cycle of hypomania. My head is running so fast I cannot keep up with the thoughts, the voices have increased their volume and my hallucinations are intensifying. My body feels like it won’t stop vibrating and my speech is gaining speed. I feel I don’t make any sense with my conversations as I flip from subject to subject. My brain is going so fast that when I speak I end up stuttering as I struggle to get the words out quick enough. Even going to bed is becoming a struggle. I keep to my regular routine, however, once my head hits the pillow and the lights are off my brain switches on and talks about all the wonderful projects I could and should be doing.
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