An odd time
Posted 27th September 2008 at 07:07 PM by Talysia
It's been an odd couple of weeks for me.
Over these past few weeks, I've had a lot of things to deal with, from the trivial to the very serious, and I'm feeling a bit drained from it all. The upside to it is that I've been writing a lot more.
My sister has been having a few problems, one of which left me with a dilemma and worrying for her. As twins, we've always been close and there are times when I just wish I could help more. The worry over that and other things has been making it difficult for me to get to sleep, and it becomes somewhat of a vicious circle. It seems as though her situation has settled down, so maybe I won't have to worry so much, either.
There have been some successes, though. My confidence has taken a knock over the years, which sometimes makes it difficult to do things (even little things, like asking people on a forum if they mind me adding them to my friends list
). Still, this past week I was faced with a possibly tricky situation and was able to deal with it with more confidence than I've seen in myself in a long time. I feel like I may be getting my former confidence back, which can only be a good thing.
With everything that's been going on, I've found that writing is an excellent means of relieving stress. My muse may have abandoned me on my newest story, but I've been able to pick up an older one and continue with it, having previously put it away for lack of ideas. I've also started to type up some of my other older projects, although this may take me a while - for me, typing is much slower than writing by hand!
Over these past few weeks, I've had a lot of things to deal with, from the trivial to the very serious, and I'm feeling a bit drained from it all. The upside to it is that I've been writing a lot more.
My sister has been having a few problems, one of which left me with a dilemma and worrying for her. As twins, we've always been close and there are times when I just wish I could help more. The worry over that and other things has been making it difficult for me to get to sleep, and it becomes somewhat of a vicious circle. It seems as though her situation has settled down, so maybe I won't have to worry so much, either.
There have been some successes, though. My confidence has taken a knock over the years, which sometimes makes it difficult to do things (even little things, like asking people on a forum if they mind me adding them to my friends list
). Still, this past week I was faced with a possibly tricky situation and was able to deal with it with more confidence than I've seen in myself in a long time. I feel like I may be getting my former confidence back, which can only be a good thing.With everything that's been going on, I've found that writing is an excellent means of relieving stress. My muse may have abandoned me on my newest story, but I've been able to pick up an older one and continue with it, having previously put it away for lack of ideas. I've also started to type up some of my other older projects, although this may take me a while - for me, typing is much slower than writing by hand!
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 |  Sorry to hear that you've had a hard time, Taly. I know how it feels to have sleep difficulties -- getting to sleep is often a problem for me. But I'm glad to hear that things have settled down, and hopefully now you and your sis will both feel better. And it's great that you feel your confidence is returning. Problems with self-perception are the hardest to solve, in my experience; I find it very much easier to try and help other people than to try and help myself. But sometimes it just takes something like this to help you see that you are stronger than you realise, and it's amazing the difference a positive frame of mind can make. And for what it's worth, I always enjoy reading your posts, and think that you are a very well-liked and valuable member of our community here. It's cool that you find writing cathartic, since it means you can work on your stories without it ever feeling like a chore! |
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| |  Thanks, Seph. Some days are better than others, in terms of confidence, but I think I've turned the corner now. I think the only time my writing has ever felt like a chore was when I had writer's block a little while ago. It's funny how the stress of everything in real life somehow dissolved it, though - usually it's the other way around. That's never happened to me before, but I'm glad it did. |
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| |  I hope you and your sister will soon be better, Talysia. Lack of self confidence and sleep I know well... It's good news that you have been able to return to your writing and I wish you well. |
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| | Thanks, Rosie. |
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| |  As I'm currently in an insomniac state (although headed back to bed to battle with it), cheers Tal, and best wishes for bold thoughts, translatable by your pen! |
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| | Thanks, Grim. Hope you can find sleep soon. |
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| | I know what you mean about writer's block; that's what I had in mind too. But like you in the past, I tend to find that my real life problems contribute to it. I hope that this new trend continues for you. Although I also hope that you don't have such stress to deal with again (but that you can continue to write regardless, of course!). |
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| | Thanks again, Seph. |
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| | Just checking in, and will offer a hope that things have continued to improve, Tal. As for the story, I've heard that including fiery creatures in the plot from time to time can have an invigorating effect....  |
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| | Thanks, Grim. Things are still going fairly well, with no real big problems to overcome and I've been able to get a couple of decent nights' sleep, too. My sister is still worrying over a few issues, though, and her concerns frequently spill over to me. There are times when being a twin isn't all it's cracked up to be. And it's funny you should mention a fiery creature appearing in my writing, Grim. In one of my stories (which admittedly, I haven't spent as much time writing as others. I have copious amounts of notes, though) I do have a character who is the descendant of a fire elemental creature. When I planned him, he was a lot of fun to write, so I may revive that story in the near future... |
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| | Excellent! If I beg and plead (or, perhaps, if I promise NOT to!), will you allow me to read a chapter or two? |
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| | Lol! I haven't written that much of it yet, but as soon as I do I'll keep you in mind, Grim. And thanks again, for your replies and comments. |
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| | I love the sound of that character, I'd be interested to have a read too, if and when you get that one finished. |
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| | I'm saying it a lot, but thanks Seph. I'll have to get the notes out for that story and make a start on it. |
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