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@crazyredcoat – it does sound like a symptom of just general world-stir-craziness; at least you’re able to take a look at yourself and try to understand what it is that you’re finding so upsetting – some people just don’t have this capacity (and some pay therapists lots of money to have them do it).

I took a break from “the hobby” a little while back and these days I find I have to make an effort to put time aside specifically to work on something (so I’ll “book a day” to just play with paint or glue and plaster, with the aim of doing nothing but just enjoy “crafting” for a few hours). Sometimes you need to go away, in order to enjoy coming back.

I tried to make time to spend an hour or so each day to just do something – anything – and while it was fun for a few weeks, it quickly became a chore. Now I only “do hobby” when I really fancy it. Some days I’ll still choose to read a book over a few nights instead of painting anything – I used to get *really* guilty about not hobbying (to the detriment of other activities – yes, it is possible to have other hobbies 😉 )

Being angry about stuff is tiring. Take a break. Become an obvserver (or maybe just a commentator) for a while. Don’t feel obliged to *do* anything. Don’t allow a lack of doing anything make you feel like you’re excluded from the community. You can still join in conversations and swap ideas without actually doing anything – nobody will actually know 😉