Originally Posted by
Beehiveof9
I was just thinking about this the other day!
I have several projects that are ALMOST done, and for some reason I am reluctant to finish them. I finally decided it was because though I get that "Finished Object Rush" when I do complete a project, there is also a sense of "Okay.... now what?" Weird, isn't it? I think it is because we get so involved in the whole process of "making", that when we are done, there is kind of a momentary vacuum. Granted, there are always more projects, but for a moment there is an emptiness where your concentration has been. Your thoughts are used to going to that project, and now it is gone, and it could be a little mentally disconcerting.
Or, that all may be a bunch of psychological bunk.
Maybe I just procrastinate! LOL
No, I don't think so. Yes, I know that I can certainly get too self-absorbed and lost in the whys and the significances of my struggles, and this thread probably totally exasperates some board members who just get on and do stuff instead of talking about it (!) but when the past is complex and painful, or when so much of yourself is tied up in a creative project, there are useful things to be learned from self-awareness and observing of one's reactions and resistances. (Up to a point - there comes the moment of "just DO it!")