My Obstacles In My Writing Class

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As I am writing this journal, the exact day its due, I realize that my writing anxieties must be the result of procrastination. Putting off my writing can cause me to rush and not think clearly. This also causes me to have a case of writer’s block. Writer’s block; the condition of not being able to think of what to write on continue with writing. Although my writers block is not major, when I wait till the last minute I tend to run out of things to say as the clock is ticking. It all starts with me thinking, “I can just finish it tomorrow.” As soon as “tomorrow” comes, I say the same exact thing. My procrastination problem is real, and does not help me at all. Whenever I am writing and have a very limited amount of time left, I start to stress

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