: Re: Why do I feel this about using the computer to write? Whenever I open up a word processor on the computer to write, my fingers freeze and I get nervous. I try to type the opening. I make

It's a guess (and as Amadeus says, we can't tell for sure), but if you habitually use a computer for social media or anything else interactive, it might be that you're regarding the computer as a form of publication - as something someone else will be able to see. That would give an explanation for the difference in comfort and confidence compared to a pen and paper.

You could try some intermediate steps. Does the feeling also happen with other word processing software? How about on a computer that isn't connected to the internet? If you store your writing on an external drive, and always disconnect from the web before opening the file, does that feel better? How about a typewriter?

It's possible there's a negative association from somewhere else, but if anything I've said sounds right there could be a logical explanation for what you're feeling, and a way to work around or through it.

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