TOPIC: big bad guitar

when I don't practice the more I don't practice.
The guitar gets bigger and madder sitting in the corner glaring at me even while I sleep. I don't know why I get into this rut. It is Not a good place to be. I miss it horribly
and I know Guitar misses me to. When I pick her up we are both happy and hang out for hours. What is up with that??? I know quilt is a big part of it. Has quilt ever served any function other than destruction and the ruination of something that should be joyful? Blaa I worry soo much that I am just not good enough. Boy that is a big waste of time and energy.
Has any one come up with an effective way to fight these demons?

Tell them to get off your shoulder and stop whispering in your ear...Deafstrum.....(turn your deaf ear).

Guilt is the product of knowing from the inside you did something wrong, and needs to be corrected. I would say that you have, likely unknowingly and not on purpose, replaced practice with something else. I know this from experience. This week, i didn't practice because i replaced it with excessive yard work, house projects, and working on race cars. My problem is that my hobbies sometimes clash. One night, i got run off by the bugs, plopped myself on the couch, and watched TV. I could have picked up my guitar, i didn't, and felt guilty. I felt guilty because i really want to learn how to play it, i know learning comes from practice and diligence. The next question would logically be, how bad do i want it?

Deafstrum, the first step is the hardest....It's just like running....once I'm out of the house I truly enjoy the run, but it is terribly hard at times taking that first step. What I do with my practicing I tell myself (if I don't feel like practicing) to just pick it up for five minutes...so I don't lose it all....and then I'm playing and actually forget about the 5 minutes....yep, I'm lying to myself but it works....the 5 minutes usually become an hour!

Sounds like an excellent IDEA!!!!!!
I like it:)

Hey Deafstrum, you should try Tigerpaws suggestion of just picking the guitar up for just 5 minutes or so and maybe try playing around with a new techinque like a simple forward roll for fingerstyle picking. This style has a cool sound. Hope you get out of this slump.