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Artist Block, Depression, Anxiety... it's a new living.
3 years ago
So...
I have not been able to get very much done since late August, due to a variety of issues, and work has not been making things any better. Depression has come back with a much tougher fight, anxiety from our next-door neighbor's dog constantly snapping at me like a rabid animal as well as very aggressive and rowdy people at retail, and the longest artist block and writer's block I have to deal with. I tried to do streams on Discord but I often get way too distracted and it's impossible for me to focus on one thing.
NOT. ONE. THING.
So we have a new neighbor, not that we talk to our neighbors anyway cause they don't speak English or are constantly away or busy, which really isn't our business anyway, their dog is very aggressive and will snap at anybody who walks by their door. Every time I have to leave the house, I have to make sure their door is closed so I can walk by without being snapped at, or I have to go around the back. Every time it snaps at me, my anxiety just lets loose, and it clings to me when I'm at work.
The store I work at has been getting more and more Karens and Kens here (especially that one who threatened to press charges on me for asking a question, he was banned from three stores, just not ours) and because anxiety and stress are becoming more problematic, it's even harder for me to help customers without being hunched up and crowded by so many people, drowned out by so much noise there. As much as I try to help elsewhere, I am often refused to isolate myself from people so that I can keep calm. My coworker was assaulted and the Ken got away with it, we're all getting harassed and people have forgotten how to provide space between people. Honestly, COVID-19 made things so much easier with the 5-foot rule so that pretty much shows how hectic things are getting over here.
I'm hoping to end this charade of art block and writer's block so I can get on with the bloody list of requests, collabs and character refs I was supposed to do AGES ago. Plus, I was planning on doing my first webcomic here on FA and on Weasyl, potentially with other people having their OC's volunteer for it, for fun... IF, I get the other stuff done.
If anybody here wants to join me on Discord for art streams, note me, but know that because work will be crazy for the next three weeks, streams won't be very frequent, but I wanna get all this shit done before Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Help me, God...
--Kaiser
I have not been able to get very much done since late August, due to a variety of issues, and work has not been making things any better. Depression has come back with a much tougher fight, anxiety from our next-door neighbor's dog constantly snapping at me like a rabid animal as well as very aggressive and rowdy people at retail, and the longest artist block and writer's block I have to deal with. I tried to do streams on Discord but I often get way too distracted and it's impossible for me to focus on one thing.
NOT. ONE. THING.
So we have a new neighbor, not that we talk to our neighbors anyway cause they don't speak English or are constantly away or busy, which really isn't our business anyway, their dog is very aggressive and will snap at anybody who walks by their door. Every time I have to leave the house, I have to make sure their door is closed so I can walk by without being snapped at, or I have to go around the back. Every time it snaps at me, my anxiety just lets loose, and it clings to me when I'm at work.
The store I work at has been getting more and more Karens and Kens here (especially that one who threatened to press charges on me for asking a question, he was banned from three stores, just not ours) and because anxiety and stress are becoming more problematic, it's even harder for me to help customers without being hunched up and crowded by so many people, drowned out by so much noise there. As much as I try to help elsewhere, I am often refused to isolate myself from people so that I can keep calm. My coworker was assaulted and the Ken got away with it, we're all getting harassed and people have forgotten how to provide space between people. Honestly, COVID-19 made things so much easier with the 5-foot rule so that pretty much shows how hectic things are getting over here.
I'm hoping to end this charade of art block and writer's block so I can get on with the bloody list of requests, collabs and character refs I was supposed to do AGES ago. Plus, I was planning on doing my first webcomic here on FA and on Weasyl, potentially with other people having their OC's volunteer for it, for fun... IF, I get the other stuff done.
If anybody here wants to join me on Discord for art streams, note me, but know that because work will be crazy for the next three weeks, streams won't be very frequent, but I wanna get all this shit done before Thanksgiving or Christmas.
Help me, God...
--Kaiser
(I'll have to check it out when I have the time.)
I still have depression and anxiety and it got worse ever since Covid began a few years ago.