5 Steps to Overcome Creative Burnout
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
- Creative burnout is a form of anxiety often describe it as being artistically blocked or feeling anxious and depressed about their creative skills. In this video, we will provide you with the hope and help you need to conquer this mental obstacle. By the end of the video, you'll learn about the steps you can take to overcome creative burnout. We understand how stressful it can be to produce consistently fantastic art, poetry, music, etc. That is why the Psych2Go team is always here to help you overcome any obstacle you face.
Are you dealing with burnout in general and you feel bad about yourself? Be sure to watch this video too: • 6 Signs You’re Burnt O...
Writer: Michelle Saul
Script Manager: Kelly Soong
Voice :Amanda Silvera ( / amandasilvera )
Animator: Evelvaii
CZcams Manager: Cindy Cheong
Timestamps
1). Acknowledge your anixiety 1:41
2). Take a break 2:39
3). Ask for feedback 3:40
4). Seek out inspiration 4:14
5). Be kind to yourself 5:19
Hope this helps you out. Hope you have a nice day. 💙💙💙💙💙💙
Thanks man
1. I know that my anxiety exists
2. Sorry, I believe a break is something that doesn’t exist
3. Ask feedback from who
4. Find inspiration from who
5. I will try being kind to myself
@@nicholasleipzig5448 not a problem happy to help
@@Hussain9077
What do you mean a break is something that doesn't exist? That's the reason why you feel overwhelmed. Just chill out and do something else. Like get another hobby outside art. I personally picked up guitar and start playing a bit when I feel overwhelmed from drawing or like the video said watch a movie or something. If you REALLY have an itch to draw, just doodle while you watch a movie.
As for feedback, try finding art discord servers. Like not big ones, just small enough so people can see your stuff.
As for inspiration, literally anyone could be inspiration. Most of my inspirations are musicians instead of artists. Maybe try branching outside other works outside drawing and such.
Don't do that "I will try being kind"
You WILL be kind to yourself
Thanks!!
Had a creative burnout because of university. It was really bad place and I think I lost my own self as an artist because of studying there. Took me 2 years to get rest from creative work to finally get over it, and now I am slowly drawing again and very happy with myself. So yeah,sometimes it can even take years to recover. It's ok, and it doesn't make you less of an artist if you take such long breaks.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. It's great to hear that you got the rest you needed. It sounds like you're in a better place creatively. In your opinion, what were some things that helped you start drawing again? Do you have any advice for others who may be experiencing a creative burnout right now?
the worst thing, for me is that when "resting" I feel like i'm wasting my life and not doing anthing
@wobblestone3148 you dont waste, you take time to recharge to be more efficient and happy in your life because then its quality is better, so dont force yourself when you out of mana
@@Splat654 feels good to hear that, thanks
No, you don't get anything special for being first.
What about self satisfaction?
Yeah but I don't anything for being last either😂
Being first gets you happiness only happiness ☺️
@@fatooshtkd The thing is you wont be the last
@@fatooshtkd that is actually such a chad mindset.
My best tip: start writing down your dreams. Dreams are a great source of inspiration. You can even draw them too.
I also highly recommend getting into lucid dreaming as this will allow you to explore your mind much deeper than before
Very interesting. In your experience, what are some ways that people can deliberately practice lucid dreaming?
Thanks for this video. I usually have burnouts these days. I'm nervous around people sometimes and my family blames me and says that I'm ignoring people but that's not true. I hate it when people judge my behaviour. I don't act like this on purpose.
Same here
Thank you so much for sharing your personal experience with us. Burnouts can be frustrating but it can be even more so when our loved ones don't validate our frustrations or call us lazy for it. In your opinion, what do you think is the reason for your burnout? And how do you personally overcome when you're going through a burnout?
As a CZcamsr and content creator, I can relate to this feeling of not being able to ever create something good again. School and issues irl really drain my motivation and stop me from making more videos and content. I just end up feeling numb, sad or tired, but at the same time, I fear that people think I quit because I'm inactive. I used to post every Sunday at first, but now I just post pretty much every two weeks due to lack of motivation and inspiration. And the worst is that I am aware that I'm not creating anything for my channel, but at the same time I don't feel like working. It's a really difficult thing for me to talk about, so the fact that this video appeared in my notifications felt like it was a sign.
In the end, I have to say that these tips look actually helpful and I'll make sure to try them. Nobody usually talks about stuff like this, so thank you so much for this Psych2go. You never fail to give me good advice and to comfort me about my own thoughts and feelings. I'll forever be thankful for you all
@Durgesh Nandini Sahu thank you, I appreciate it! Keep going with your stories as well! ^^^
(I'm a girl though 😅)
I love your channel just subbed
@@keiron.4612 aww thank you! I appreciate it ^^^
@@IvyFNAF your so welcome 💜
@Durgesh Nandini Sahu thank you so much, I really appreciate that! ^^^
Your timing was perfect. I'm in the final stages of finishing my first book and have trouble finishing it, and have been thinking a bit too much about its success. This video was indeed a help
That sounds amazing! The act of finishing a book is an amazing accomplishment alone. What is your book about?
@@Psych2go Oh my goodness thank you so much for replying, the story follows a protagonist who is a vampire hunter because her town has become infested with vampires throughout the years, and after taking years off due to a heavy experience she goes back to help rescue the future mayor of her town. The story is a metaphor for dealing with ptsd, it's a warning of what can happen if left untreated.
Being a music student in this special arts school in Singapore, this hits hard, cuz we rely on creativity not just for our art form, but for academic and volunteer projects. thx for the video, we're in the middle of doing a project worth abt 45% of our total music grade 🥲
it'll be over on Friday, everyone can't wait for it 🙏
Good luck to you! It sounds like an intense period especially when so much of your grade is at stake.
@@Psych2go tysm!!
I have creative anxiety,,, when I was in pandemic in 2019 I was scared and got my first anxiety...will I was until... inspired and make a Crater...and it torn out great... inspiration is everywhere and great...and take a break as will,,, also you can not Drow if your stress out will I do is sleep until 7 and 8 am sleep early and wake up at 7 am... and it gives me more motivated to make my dreams as a CZcamsr... someday...❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for this. Sitting in my studio right now feeling so uninspired
Thank you for sharing. What were you working on creatively?
As a talented music composer I have faced lots of creativity problems always expecting every note to work perfectly. So this really helps. Thanks.
Thank you for the kind words. What do you do personally when you face a creative burnout? Do you have any personal favorite strategies?
@@Psych2go i often try making something new and unique that I haven't tried before and that helps gain creativity back really fast. And if that doesn't work I try to give myself a break and try again a few days later.
With the current rise of AI, I think alot of us (especially digital creators) can totally relate. It feels almost pointless yet challenging, hence why we somehow manage to keep going
It's so strange how these psych2go vids always seem to show up on my feed acactly when I need them, recently I picked up an old project but these few days I haven't really Ben feeling like working on it, a lot of this stuff I already knew/figured out but it was still refreshing to hear.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. What was the reason why you chose not to work on the old project? What made you want to come back to it?
@@Psych2go I originally stopped working on it for the same reason I drop similar projects, that being reasons like (I barely scratched the surface and it'd take so long to finish it, it was giving me an issue that seemed really hard to work around, and when ever I do a lot of creating soon after I just kinda feel burnt out) and another big reason I stopped is plain and simple I forgot about it (my memory isn't the best).
but the reason I started working on it again is cuz I was reminded about it while listening to some song, and when I listen to music I like to imagine the scenes playing out in my head, and I put so many more thoughts, Ideas and concepts into it. I got inspired again and it had a really deep story now that I want people to be able to see and witness, and I think I've made a lot of progress this time, like that issue that seemed really hard to work around is not as big of an issue anymore thanks to this new Technique I found (in theory).
haven't worked on it in a few days cuz I think I was brunt out again and their is still so much left to make, but at this point I've put to many good ideas into it that It'd be a shame to just drop it again, I'm not giving up on it yet.
sometimes life just sucks and if your going through that just know your NOT alone you are loved and you will get threw it nothing last forever and you’ll get through it all and life gets better one day you’ll see the light at the end of the tunnel everything will work out for you
Thank you for sharing a wonderful sentiment with us. It is absolutely true that we are not alone in this struggle and that we will get through this.
Did you find this video helpful?
@@Psych2go yes thank you this video was very informative and helpful I love all your guys vids they always help me feel better:D
I have a friend who had been struggling with creative anxiety for a few months now and finally opened up to me about it this week. I wasnt sure what to say as I'm not an artist myself and they were having trouble communicating that it was like burnout but also not burnout. These videos often come just at the right time for me and I'm sure for others as well, thank you for making them.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. Were you able to help your friend out? Which part of the video was helpful for you?
@@Psych2go just the distinction between the two, I sent them the video but they haven't responded yet. They already sort of did step 1 by venting about it so hopefully they'll find the other advice helpful. They've been trying to define themself using their art to create an avatar for streaming and I was worried they were investing too much emotionally into getting a result out of it. When they fail to create their vision they believe they've lost their spark or that their sense of self is poorly realized and start feeling existentially lost. Another friend of theirs has encouraged them to simply buy assets that they feel represent them from other artists which alleviates the feelings of anxiety about their art and raises their confidence and self esteem, but it only does so temporarily. It is always followed by a crash and an existential crisis. They went through similar cycles when they were creating their own avatars to define themself and they can't afford new art all the time so friends end up enabling them when they are really down, but I worry this is just worsening the cycle and removing autonomy from their process of self definition while also causing the whole process to be more superficial than it previously was.
ive been having a burnout very storng these weeks this video definitely helped me a lot thanks!
Thank you for the kind words! What were some things that you were going through in your burnout? Do you feel like the videos gave you some insight into what you can do in your struggle against the burnout?
Imagine a world of your own making. See a magnificent lego puzzle before you, as big as you like. Let it be in the shape of a goal you'd like in your future. It's already made.
Now, break a tiny piece off. Unmake it. See how easy it is to hold that tiny piece in your hand.
Each piece represents one tiny step. Any goal can be broken down into parts. If any one step isn't easy enough yet, that's a good clue that you can break it down further into even smaller bits.
I'm an artist and I draw on IbisPaintX. Every now and then, I'll have these days where I can just draw and draw and draw. I eventually ware myself out and I don't draw for either a few hours or days. I recently finished a picture and now I don't want to draw anymore. I also don't have any ideas, so that doesn't help much. I have several unfinished art pieces that I just don't have the energy to get to. I hope the steps in this video will help me get back on track. When I'm drawing, it puts me in a really relaxed and determined State of Mind. It's also the only time I can just straight-up listen to Spotify, even with the ads LOL. I can't listen to music for hours unless I'm drawing.
same with me, for me, as independent person who loves art, i just trust myself, i know i will finished my unfinished concepts art, but it doesn't have to be Now or tommorow 🤣. It will be done once i want it to be done with me enjoying the process with passionate.
My best friend wrote this!!!! I'm so proud of her!!!!
this is super helpful! i just went through a small creative burnout (well actually a light overall burnout) with my channel, took a break, talked to people, and now I'm full of motivation, energy, and inspiration - can only recommend!
Yo!! Thank you, need this rn
THIS! I've been struggling with this for so long! I really really appreciate you all making this!
Just when I thought Psych2Go couldn't offer more toward my mental health (I've actually never thought this), you come up with this! Thank you a thousand times over!
Observing nature always does work
Very interesting. How does observing nature help you personally?
This video was great and this writer deserves more videos! Thank you for the awesome advice
Thank you so much for releasing this video!
I get so scared of people seeing my art.
At the same time, I feel so tired and drained after school that I can't draw or write anything any longer.
❤🧡💛💚💙💜
THANK YOU SO MUCH PSYCH2GO! I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH WRITERS BLOCK FOR SO LONG, THIS VIDEO IS SO HELPFUL, I'VE decided to create a playlist on CZcams called 'Inspiration' and watch it every time I feel like this! Thanks so muuuuuuuuuuuuccccccchhhhhhh!
As a painter I know what it is about. For very complicated reasons we get stuck for more or less long periods, but for equally complicated reasons we then get unblocked and rivers of ideas and inspiration flow through us. They are spontaneous processes of creation and of the mind you have to learn to live them because one leads to another etc...
Thank you for sharing your creative process with us. In your opinion, what do you do when you feel stuck? What are some ways that you harness your creativity? Is it more or less a deliberate process or more of going-with-the-flow and letting go?
@@Psych2go I know it sounds weird, but the secret is "just waiting" but with all senses really open, because inspiration will break the block and inspiration can literally come from anywhere at any time.
Oh my gosh!! I just have to share this with someone. Anyone! So I've been anxious like my whole life. Kind of people pleasure style. Ive always felt hated by people who don't give out compliments. It just feels cold. Well I've done my homework, and I've found positive self affirmation, like really unlocked it. Theirs something Magical that helps protect you from narcissists. Like mind blown. I feel great about myself. ❤
I find all of these steps helpful. I came to the realization that I was disregarding my inner child's interests by dissociating. My major problem now is dealing with the backlog of activities from all those years(undiagnosed) that I neglected. Knowing how to allocate my time is essential. I must do everything slowly so as not to become burned out.
I actually needed this right now.
Thank you for creating this video. I often had burnout and I didn't know what should I do about it.
Been watching the channel for a while now. Honestly, these videos tend to pop up in my feed whenever I start to feel terrible about my current lot in life. I've always been a creative soul, always drawing something or creating some new fantasy world full of characters. When I was younger I've always thought I'd be really good at drawing or maybe writing, heck even went to an art college. But as I grew older my anxiety took a massive hold over my writing to the point I would delete whole world ideas because I didn't like what I had written going "What the fudge was I thinking?". My art suffered too. I love watching art videos here and since going to an art college I do have a lot of artistic friends but over the years it's become the same roundabout in my head. "So and so did it better." "Your idea already is a thing. You are just copying." "You'll never get this looking right so why are you trying?" Slowly lately I've reached out to my friends to help with my art and writing, it's going slow and my anxiety is still there. I still am unsure about drawing and my writing, I still sometimes just stare at the page. But I feel after opening up to my friends about it and trying to be more honest with myself I'm slowly starting to gain not only the confidence I need but also just finding something that I'm honestly just proud of. These videos are honestly a breath of fresh air on a lot of the issues that I've been dealing with over the years and honestly, I think one of the reasons I even reached out to my friends. Thank you. :)
I love you and your channel, you all are so helpful and kind and sweet and lovely 😅❤😊🤗 thankyou so much!♡
I’m glad I saw this video 😅 I’m a fanfiction writer and often get burnout or writers block. I’d take breaks, but it’d be months at a time before I have the motivation to update again. I’ve been wanting to find a way to help me get the energy to write more often. This video has some interesting tips.
I needed this so much thank you
THX SO MUCH FOR THIS VID PSYCH2GO! When I grow up I wanna become a singer/songwriter, and I also wanna write fanfiction to post on watt pad, although I’m afraid I don’t have enough info to start doing that, so this vid rly helped!
Just what I needed.
This really hit home. Ty
I'm a fiber artist who's currently reached a stump in her creative journey. I have so much to finish & a lot of projects I want to start as well. This helped a lot. Phych2Go has helped me in a lot of aspects in my life since I started watching your videos in 2018. More power to you, guys! ✨
Thank you for sharing your creative journey with us. We're so glad that our content was helpful for you in the past 5 years. In your opinion, how do you keep going when there are many projects to finish and many more to start? Do you have any favorite tips that you can share with us?
whats a fiber artist? sounds interesting:D
sending you inspiration💕
That really seems helpful, I'm going to be kind to myself and thank you for making this video. it feels nice to be understood and being given really helpful advices.
Thank you for the kind words! Which part of the video was helpful for you?
Thank you for helping us and others.
@@JSFGuy 😂😂
Oh goodness😮 this video came at the perfect timing for me 🥺🥺🙏🏻 being a CZcamsr AND having another full time job which also requires creativity is HARD.
Thank you for the kind words! We hope that your creative endeavors will catch up to your full time job so that you can do what you love to do full time!
Which part of the video was helpful for you?
i feel youuuu! one creative job alone can be much sometimes but two is a real challenge sometimes. but you got this I'm sure! 🤗
This video is very helpful
I just discoverd your channel today, proceeding to watch everything ! Pretty interesting thank you for sharing your knowledge
thank you so much, I’m an artist and struggle with this a lot
Hey I just watched your twin flame video, thank you for explaining it. I didn't know about that term till today.
It's been a bit over a year since i lost contact with my twin flame and it's resurfacing in my mind again, I've been writing about the experience and it's making me emotional witch is good because I have a hard time feeling emotions sometimes, but when I was with her all I did was laugh and cry. Unfortunately I wasn't ready and it consumed and destroyed me and I'm still healing from it. I can only hope that she is ok and that one day I will feel that flame again because my life feels devoid of warmth now and I don't wanna live like this.
Thanks for this, really needed it. Let's see anything works for me or not 🙂
You're welcome! We hope the tips in the video were helpful. What are you working on creatively?
GOOD MORNING ,MY FRIENDS I JUST WANTED TO STOP BY TO SEE HOW EVERYONE IS DOING THIS MORNING, WELL IT'S TIME FOR ME TO TAKE MY MED'S FOR EPILEPSY NOW INTELL LATER ON MY FRIENDS. MAY GOD BLESS ALL. TEE 💯🙏💙💪
Her voice is so soothing
For almost 2 years, i created content on animations i made. I loved creating new animations and drawings, and my channel kind of worked.
But i had a period of time where i used to work on my animations like, starting almost everyday at 10pm and not stopping until i finish posting it. So, even if i had school the next day, i slept at 4am to wake up at 7am. But i think that's just because i rlly loved making content and seeing all of supporting comments were making me feel happy.
Now, i just stopped because i really needed to sleep more and stop thinking about making more animations.
It was a good experience for me but not really "healthy".
OMG. This videos literally calling me as ive been struggling with this for almost a month.
This is something I experience on a daily basis. These tips will help me get back into the groove of things.
We're so glad we could be of help! Which tips from the video were helpful for you?
@@Psych2go Tips 2 and 3 were the most helpful. I always ask my sister for feedback on what I should write and/or draw next. Sometimes I have to take a break from my project, for a couple of days or weeks.
I needed this video
I have to remember they're on a different frequency. Closer to animals. These podcasts actually stir memories I had put to the side. The sarcasm can be almost invisible funny how it comes back to us but without the thin veil of deception. Now that is validation!
Thanks ❤
I've experienced creative burnout, due to work and my mental health issues. I haven't wrote a single thing recently. Hopefully, I can make a comeback.
thiis was a very useful video, i've been trying to overcome art block but this helped me out.
I use my self as feed back for my own songs as long as it has a ring that catches my ear I know it’s good
TWENTY ONE PILOTS IS MY FAVOURITE BAND OMFG 😭 (Regional At Best lover even though it's not on Spotify)
Thank you so much for videos like this, they really help❤
Thank you for your comment! Which part of the video was helpful for you?
Tip 2! Sometimes everything feels so overwhelming and the best thing we can do is take a break
Amanda: "Hey psych2goers"
Captions: "Hey sexy dollars"
thank you psych2go ❤
I needed this,😊😊😊
Thanks so much, really need this, I love to write, thanks so much for the information you always share.
Thank you so much! What are you writing about at the moment?
@@Psych2go I mostly right short stories, and I'm just trying to think about what to write next, thanks for asking. Have a wonderful rest of your day or night.
Yeah. It happens to me when doing art, since a pretty long time, and start to impact the school work. Thanks for this
hey inkninja i like your name
@@hnnhml ok i dont care
Me: *zoning out a bit, looking out of the window*
The video: twenty øne pil-
Me: ØTS???????!!!???!!?!
I relate to this a lot!
me too
"Hey Psych2goers"
Captions:Hey sexy dollars
My confidence grows when I step outside of my comfort zone.
What are some things that you do to step out of your comfort zone?
wow first time in not 1 week late to a video
BRO JUST IN TIMEE
Until and unless you smell the dumbbells you won't feel the heat.
Rise up and hear the bells.
Ah... just, what, i, needed
Another way is to do some scribbles
you can just draw scribbles or play a little game
(i call itio [I tea oh])
1. scriblle some random stuff (you can open or close your eyes)
2. once your done open your eyes and try to make something out of it
have fun!
Such a beautiful idea .. thank you so much!
I'm going through the opposite... I have so many ideas that I don't know what to do first and also struggle to finish what I started. My mind is so full that I can't decide what I want
Hmm... I'm gonna start meditating again soon 🤔
Timestamps about 5 Steps to Overcome Creative Burnout
0:00 intro
1:41 Acknowledge your anixiety
2:38 Take a break
3:40 Ask for feedback
4:14 Seek out inspiration
5:19 Be kind to yourself
6:23 final Thoughts/outro
No more make nummer, I've deal later,
But I hope You all like That's. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love your videos. You put a lot of effort into your channel. I do wish youd be a big further from the mic though so it didnt pick up on other sounds like whistling though, it would make them more watchable for people with sensory issues (likely a large amount of the people who want to watch)
Thank you for your feedback. We'll pass this message along!
@@Psych2go thanks ❤️
I can feel this Video....
Thanks. I’m going through wall of writers block.
I need ideas to make animation videos thank you for making this video
This is days there i try too watch them video
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE
I’ve been stuck in a creative burnout for so long now because of my depression, I just want to be myself again :(
Thanks, I was requesting for this video
This video helped a lot, I was trying to write my first song but the words are just not coming to me, I'll try the tips you gave in this video and see what happens
The biggest steps in overcoming anything is acknowledging and identifying what it is you need to overcome because if you don’t think anything is wrong you can’t fix it same thing goes for not knowing what it is that’s wrong
I got a lot of creativity but most of them are crazy and hard to do
That's the fun part of being creative u have overcome the part of ideas now execution time keep it up
Me: hmmm i want to draw something
**opens book**
Me again: well now i dont
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I'm coming around to admitting that I have burnt myself out on art recently. When i was in school i used to churn out art evert day even being able to post every other day, now i dread even picking up a pencil to doodle. I kills me because i know i want to draw and post regularly at the same time I feel exhausted just thinking about doing it.
yay
I will create something beautiful 🌈
Please make a video for how to overcome burnout in general
As a personal small artist I don't sometimes put in much time to draw, I don't even animate as much as I use to at 13.
ty I'm scared I'll mess up my art exams
To be honest. My anxiety has only gotten worse and worse each day. I tried my best to do these things but any time I do my parents are outdoors scold me for being “lazy” when I’m just tired. I really want to get professional help for myself. Sadly in my family this does not exist.
Oh good. A happier topic finally. I'm only mildly attacked here
this is helpful for a lot of ADHD people
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