Usually some basic advice like practicing and preparation techniques would suffice for a writer of average anxiety, inexperience or other issues. Thing is, I have to call the severity of the situation into question when I struggle to write out a discussion forum post. For example. The grammar here may look okay, but I've corrected it many times already before getting to this sentence. I also spent some time holding down a single letter and spazzing out.

I don't want to get too in depth, but I have personal conditions that lead to things like spazzing out/blacking out/memory issues/anxiety. This makes things especially depressing when I'm an older and experienced writer who spent nights at the keyboard pumping out only to find myself in these recent dry years. It's gotten so bad I've forgotten basic writing rules that I used to know by heart. Things that once made my writing decent but now plague me as I manually go back to recheck everything ten times for embarrassment.

Okay, maybe this IS getting a little too personal.

Let's focus on the discussion I aim for. Writing here can also mean roleplaying, obviously.

1) Do you like to write but struggle to get started, finish or with the process itself? What motivates you to do it despite the struggle?
2) Any anxieties about what you write? What techniques help you to feel more confident?
3) If you have memory issues (or not?), any skills or processes to not lose valuable info?
4) Did you ever take a break from writing for a long time? What motivated you to come back? Suggestions for someone else to get in practice?
5) General suggestions for both newbies and oldies to improve their skills.