Yes, the last couple months have been awful. I don't think I am bipolar but I saw the subject and decided to reply anyway. I deal primarily with depression. Last 2 years I got much more active artistically to the point where I can feel like submitting art. The last 2-3 months I have been fairly inactive though. I know why. I burnt out in my career. My job stunk. My cat got sick and eventually passed. I am concerned about physical effects of the drugs. All those things.

The one thing I have learned is to take the path of least resistance when I am feeling this way. That means do >something<. It can be very small. I have a round robin of crafts that go in the drawer next to my bed. I have a journal and pens, watercolor pencils. Since it is winter I have been knitting. I am also an avid iphone photographer. If I am out and about I will often make a point of taking 5-10 minutes of photos. Not the snapshot kind... The kind you think about. If I do these things I keep my ideas close even if I am not able to execute them right now. It doesn't have to be anything thought provoking. Knitting certainly isn't but I do love the socks I made . I did get up to my computer to work on pictures yesterday and today. I am hoping to get some encaustic done tomorrow.

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