The simple things

I've been looking at one of my guitars setting there collecting dust for a while now. I've been playing for many years and really enjoy it. When I get into withdrawal and isolation though even though sometimes I'd like to. I don't play very often or not for long if I do.

I've been playing for a bunch of years and people are always telling me how good I am. Realistically on a scale from 1 to 4 with the gradients being ** Beginner - Casual hobbyist - Intermediate - Professional. Most people would say 3. However when I get depressed it's like I don't want anybody to hear it. So I don't play any of my electrics cuz I know you can hear it through most of the floor of my apartment building. Which isent a problem nobody complains. But then I feel all nervous and anxious like I have to be the rock star or something.

After spending some time in this group and connecting with some people. I really feel allot better. So

I finally decided to pull out one of my acoustics and restring it. Although it's an Ovation so I can plug it into the amp if I wanted to and I sometimes do to use some subtle FX on it. I've been leaving it unplugged and playing old folk songs and more mellow stuff. It's been a while. I forgot how much I like that.

Thanks much to everyone just for being here and being real.
I almost forgot how much I like to talk about psychology and all that junk too ;-)

trick

Congrats Trick. I hope to hear more about your playing and how it helps you.

I don't know if this is an option for you but have you looked into going somewhere private to practice?

I do that when I do something ... just so no one hears me ... so they don't hear me screw up .. and to ensure that they don't have to listen to something when they don't want to.

Again, CONGRATS.

Hi i'm rebekah. just wanted to say congratulations. Passions keep me going. if yours is music and play guitar you should do it often. I think it's so great that you are ready to take that step. congrats again.