All I've ever wanted to do is be an animator. Since I graduated

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2017-03-05 01:10:22 Post No. 18100869
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All I've ever wanted to do is be an animator.
Since I graduated from animation college 4 years ago I've become increasingly depressed and isolated.
I stopped drawing and began to hate my old work because all I could see is the mistakes.
I still want to work as an animator/cartoonist but I'm not practicing or applying for jobs. No mystery as to why I'm not working.
My family is encouraging me to explore other areas but I still want to work in my field thought I'm not really trying. I can't even commit to giving up.

Has anyone ever dealt with an executive dysfunction? An inability to act or make decisions? There are many options open to me but I'm not pursuing any of them.

I could be practicing and working on my own projects for fun, I could nut up and apply for animation jobs, I could go back and study some more, I could try and find a new career. Instead I've spent the last four years doing nothing. It's May already and I'm heading toward a fifth year of doing absolutely nothing with my life.

What do I do /adv/?

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Anonymous 2017-03-05 01:37:16 Post No.18100964
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Anonymous 2017-03-05 01:37:16 Post No.18100964 [Report]

>>18100869
is it May already??

also, let us see some of your animations :)

Anonymous 2017-03-05 11:05:22 Post No.18101818
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Anonymous 2017-03-05 11:05:22 Post No.18101818 [Report]

>>18100869
You might be depressed.

Seeing mistakes in your old work means you have improved enough to notice them. Thats a good thing senpai

Anonymous 2017-03-05 11:15:04 Post No.18101832
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Anonymous 2017-03-05 11:15:04 Post No.18101832 [Report]

>>18100869
I m drawing myself, i can understand what you're going through.

Try to enroll yourself in some classes of some sort or in a serious project where you'll have to work everyday. If you don't have the discipline to do it on your own, try to "trap" yourself in an environment where you'll be able to work. So find a job in a field or go to classes or something.

Also you could stop obsessing over it and relaxing a bit, try living more in the present, being monomaniac can be detrimental to yourself and to your art. Live in the present and try new stuff. Don't be afraid to fail, nothing matters. Try guitar, try music, try piano, try learning a new language, try meditation, try a sport, something that will make you experience new stuff. It could give you some new motivation and serve your art as well.

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I'm aware that Imgur.com will stop allowing adult images since 15th of May. I'm taking actions to backup as much data as possible.
Read more on this topic here - https://archived.moe/talk/thread/1694/