Hormones and writing

vamp_writer · #1 11-23-2009, 05:15 PM

Sorry in advance for the TMI, but I noticed that immediately before and during my time of the month, I tend to loathe my writing. Moreso than usual. Last month, it was the combination of my TOM and my dad splitting, and it was really, really hard to stay focused and productive b/c you guessed it--I hated everything I wrote.

I just discovered that.

I just wrote a scene last night that I thought was cool, and today, I can't stand it and am cringing inside. And, my TOM is going to start any day now.

Anyone else have this happen?

V.

snapesgirl · #2 11-23-2009, 05:22 PM

I've noticed some of my best angst comes from being hormonal or majorly depressed. My muse will be perverse and not always do this each month.

raintiger · #3 11-23-2009, 06:57 PM

I tend to get the urge to write more romantic or sexual scenes when I'm about to ovulate, which coincides with a natural increase in... erm... randiness. And I think I write more fight scenes on my period because I'm in a worse mood and so mad I could bite through walls.

You should see the kind of stuff I write when I'm about to ovulate. *big blush*

vamp_writer · #4 11-24-2009, 11:03 AM

SG - I tend to feel that way too.

RT - Wow, that's really interesting. Especially the ovulation part.

V.

snapesgirl · #5 11-24-2009, 05:52 PM

you should see what some ladies write when their hubby is at sea, or on an overseas tour of duty. frustration makes for a lot of hot scenes.

raintiger · #6 11-24-2009, 06:10 PM

Speaking from personal experience?

The problem with writing sexy scenes while frustrated in such a fashion is that I find it too distracting and I usually have to go find a way to scratch itches before I make any real progress. Heheh.

_Ky_ · #7 11-25-2009, 11:11 AM

I can't actually add anything to this thread. I haven't had a real TOM in a decade.

I do know that I can't write distracted or in pain. If it's a bad pain day, fuck it, I might as well not try. Though perhaps I should try writing fight scenes on those days since that is a weakness of mine and it might let out some of my angst and aggression.

hmmm.... now I'm curious.... might have to add a fight scene next time I'm hurtin'

raintiger · #8 11-25-2009, 12:21 PM

As a word of warning, you might want to keep pain-induced writing to yourself. I get really violent and bloody, and I've had people inquire as to the stability of my mental health in that whole "should we be institutionalizing you?" kind of way. I think people are just wary of me because my aunt was in prison for 15+ years for murder, but while I'm a little crazy, I don't foresee my writing translating into real-life brutality.

_Ky_ · #9 11-27-2009, 10:14 PM

LOL! That's why I have a journal that I refuse to write negative entries into. My mom found some of my writing, that were published in the school lit mag, from when I was younger. She was reading them. Afterwards, she looked at me and said, "Well, that was a bit dark and frightening. How come we didn't realize there was something wrong with you then?"

raintiger · #10 11-27-2009, 10:58 PM

I found something pretty much like that from when I was a teen/pre-teen, and it was depressing thinking of how I was unhappy and aware of all my family's problems, even at that young age. I'm much more content these days. Thank goodness.

_Ky_ · #11 11-28-2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by raintiger

I found something pretty much like that from when I was a teen/pre-teen, and it was depressing thinking of how I was unhappy and aware of all my family's problems, even at that young age. I'm much more content these days. Thank goodness.

I"m just glad that she never read any of my brother's stuff. *snicker* Now, that, was really twisted.

raintiger · #12 11-28-2009, 10:33 PM

Twisted good or twisted bad? Do tell. Your brother always sounds interesting.

_Ky_ · #13 12-01-2009, 11:32 AM

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Twisted good or twisted bad? Do tell. Your brother always sounds interesting.

I'm sometimes scared to think how much you would either utterly love or hate my brother.

raintiger · #14 12-01-2009, 09:57 PM

He sounds like someone I would either a.) bitterly loathe and fight with all the time, or b.) plot and execute evil deeds with. It's hard to say with me. Sometimes I really hate people like myself, which is funny, because I'm not even the self-loathing type.

_Ky_ · #15 12-04-2009, 10:21 AM

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He sounds like someone I would either a.) bitterly loathe and fight with all the time, or b.) plot and execute evil deeds with. It's hard to say with me. Sometimes I really hate people like myself, which is funny, because I'm not even the self-loathing type.

Odd is odd that way. People that are like him either get on real well with him or clash with him horribly. That's why Mom used to say that the two of us were either Angels or Demons depending on if we were fighting or not. There used to be a friend in our group that Odd used to clash with a bit. One day he told me that he was scared of getting into a serious fight with her. When I asked him why he said it was because arguing with him fight like fighting with me. I couldn't help but started laughing. If Odd and I got into a serious fight it was a literal brawl.