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Stagnant?
3 months ago
We interrupt your program with a quick word from our host... I feel I should share this, but I've been in a weird headspace for the past month or so. The end of this past semester really stole the wind from my sails. Long work days, personal issues, and unhealthy habits aren't really helping me either. I can't say if I'm burnt out or not, maybe I just can't find the spark to get back up to speed.
I notice it both in my the artistic side and social skills. I feel like I'm slipping down from the slope I've climbed so steadily this past year. I'm slipping into obscurity.
Addendum: I don't feel at-home with my characters right now. There's a distinct lack of genuine furry energy in my art and interest with the fandom at the moment. Maybe I need a more conventional (and fur-covered) sona. It could even be FOMO. A dragon is not as cuddly as a fluffy cat. An orca is out of place among land dwelling creatures. Ironically, I've realized it as a metaphor for feeling out of place in the fandom. I have my circle of art, friends, and interests, but my roots are not deep enough. Without my art, do I still have these connections? Without my characters, without my obscure fetishes. Is everything clinging to something I cannot sustain?
-Update- I'm doing a lot better now that it's a new week. I want to thank everyone that commented or DM'ed, it really meant a lot to me. I have a family vacation at the end of this week, which will be a nice break to cool down and reset. Commissions will open once I return
I notice it both in my the artistic side and social skills. I feel like I'm slipping down from the slope I've climbed so steadily this past year. I'm slipping into obscurity.
Addendum: I don't feel at-home with my characters right now. There's a distinct lack of genuine furry energy in my art and interest with the fandom at the moment. Maybe I need a more conventional (and fur-covered) sona. It could even be FOMO. A dragon is not as cuddly as a fluffy cat. An orca is out of place among land dwelling creatures. Ironically, I've realized it as a metaphor for feeling out of place in the fandom. I have my circle of art, friends, and interests, but my roots are not deep enough. Without my art, do I still have these connections? Without my characters, without my obscure fetishes. Is everything clinging to something I cannot sustain?
-Update- I'm doing a lot better now that it's a new week. I want to thank everyone that commented or DM'ed, it really meant a lot to me. I have a family vacation at the end of this week, which will be a nice break to cool down and reset. Commissions will open once I return
I think a very important thing to do is to take a step back from the fandom and look at it from the bigger picture. Is there a competition for the fluffiest cutest sona? Nope, even if the front page would have you think otherwise.
Your love for orcas is so unique in FA and it's one of the reasons I stay on this site amidst the tidal wave of wolves and foxes, etc.
But regardless, I think it's good to take a short break. If you recognize it's aching you, stay away from it.
Got to be confident about what you are, in terms of characters, interests and personality. Can take some effort to make such concerns settle though and figure out what the root of it all might be. But it can be done for sure.