i wonder how much of this is facilitated by the creeping death you seem ailed with? Every time I get sick, my first response is "Oh no! I have too much to do. I can't be sick." If it lingers more than 2 days, it evolves into "I'm sick, but damnit I have to do these things. err...everything I'm doing sucks." Next up is "Damnit I suck. Everything I've done is crap. I'm completely worthless." It's a nasty trap for creative people. What I've learned to do is just totally veg as much as possible while sick. When I feel better (and I mean really better) I go to some of the pieces that I've been really proud of and happy with in the past. The I wake up: "Wow. I'm actually pretty good...or at least really happy with what I do." I'm still reaching a lot farther than I'm likely to be able to achieve. But at least I'm happy in the meantime.
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Date: 2003-05-10 09:22 am (UTC)