si_iriniToday when I was getting ready for work, I had great ideas for the bookNow
I've been sitting at work since 6 PM and have written almost nothing
What a load of crap....
But hey...
I actually wrote a sentence
A whole sentence!
What a crap
From all the turmoil in my brain
a sentence remained
Shit
I actually wrote a sentence
A whole sentence!
What a crap
From all the turmoil in my brain
a sentence remained
Shit
SnowyCA 
I read a study that said that when folk are recovering from covid, just as they recommend not to exercise too much (as they would normally before they were ill) the same applies to "exercising" the brain. I know it's distressing. 🫂
@si_irini
Indeed being tired makes it difficult to think and be creative.
When I am recovering from an illness I find it is difficult to be patient with myself, you as well?
Indeed being tired makes it difficult to think and be creative.
When I am recovering from an illness I find it is difficult to be patient with myself, you as well?
When I am recovering from an illness, I try to repeatedly remind myself that I am not a failure just because I am not immediately "bouncing back" to my normal self. It's frustrating, I know.
You deserve to be gentle with yourself. 💜
You deserve that too.
Nowadays, the pressure is so high in many areas.
One always has to function.
But no, that's not how it is.
That can't always be the case, and one doesn't have to.
I know the feeling
I always put myself under pressure, even though I know it's wrong.
yup I get it. . Although I've fought that nagging inner voice most of my life, when I am not well, I still catch myself expecting to do more than I'm capable. At my age I doubt I will win that internal battle. 🥴
I know that too well.
I am often exactly like that and I think it will always be that way.
Although I know I should be different
There is probably no use in fighting against it.
"There is probably no use in fighting against it."
I disagree, at least for myself that is, and my reason is this:
If I stop trying to better myself, then what is the point of being on this earth. Introspection and change is difficult, but, for me it is important especially when it comes down to erasing the messages I was taught by those who were too demanding when I was growing up. I think of it as an old tape recording that needs to be erased.
I agree with you.
Sometimes it just feels that way.
No, I also think that you should always try in so many things.
Sometimes this nagging voice makes me so angry and exhausted, but I know it is saying the right thing.
Sometimes it is good and guides you, but depending on the situation, sometimes just giving up for a short moment is also good.