Is it possible to have burnout/writers block for YEARS! I’m coming off of a job that literally drained my soul for 2.5 years. Started a new job and my brain is legit Swiss cheese. No ideas come in and trash comes out. Help!

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Yes, it’s possible. I don’t know of any quick fixes, but if you have insurance, get a nutritionist. And exercise, if you aren’t already doing it. It’s literally the only thing I know that accelerates the recovery.

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Physical therapy for your back if you might have a lot of pain from hunching over working (or just working and not standing/stretching a lot even if you had a nice ergonomic setup)

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When you wake up, don’t go straight to your phone - try writing down your dreams, getting outside / looking outside at least, and journaling (even if it’s just a few sentences or loose thoughts/a poem or something). Go on walks without using your phone. Try not to use phone before bed - if you do, just use it to read. Even if it’s just news articles. DO NOT CHECK SLACK/TEAMS/WHATEVER after 5:30pm - and make sure notifications are off outside of working hours too. Go see all the doctors you need to see!! Make time for things but understand things take time - a Dr appt might not be available for a month or two, but hey at least you scheduled it. Make your time outside of work valuable. You don’t need to be writing gold all the time - you need to get your antenna out there again. Hang out with friends and don’t feel guilty about it. And when you write, remember that 90% of it will always be trash. But right now, it will be even more trash than usual, because you’ve been avoiding your own thoughts and peace bc of a toxic work situation and you have a lot of introspection to catch up on. It takes time. But it’s no rush - it’s just the process of getting back to comfort again. :)

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I had a photography professor in college who said if you’re out of ideas it’s because you don’t read enough. Meaning: read novels, read historical accounts, read things that will fill your mind with images. That will help the overall creative vision. I always find new music does this for me too.

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Yes it is, I left for a while and did something else to clear out the cobwebs in the brain

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