How To Handle Writing Compulsion

The compulsion for writing is developed over time, which can result in positive or negative outcomes.

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My food got burnt.

How did that even happen?

One faithful day, I was in my room sitting on a couch writing. All of a sudden, I began to perceive an overwhelming smoky scent wafting through the air.

Immediately, I dashed out of the room to find out where the smell was coming from. To my surprise, it was right from my kitchen, and the gray smoke had already blanketed every corner like a fog that couldn’t be penetrated.

You can’t even see anything, but the smoke only. Unfortunately, the kitchen was locked; I locked it.

That was when I recalled that I was actually cooking. I opened the door, covered my nose with a wet towel, hurried in, switched off the stove, and allowed the smoke to waft out.

Oboy, my pot turned black, and the food got burnt completely. I wasted it. I was completely immersed in the writing at that moment. I felt bad that I got carried away.

That was the impact of compulsion. At this point, I would say it impacted me negatively.

Moreover, all that was in my head was to just complete a draft that I already began and the idea was flowing!

Now, see what it leads me to.

You see, it’s one thing to have a strong urge to write and it’s another thing to control the compulsion.

What’s Writing Compulsion

Simply put, writing compulsion is the strong desire, urge, or need to write. And this can turn out to be productive or destructive.

In my own case, it turned out to be destructive. For every writer, it’s good to have the compulsion to write as it serves as a trigger and force that keeps you going, and makes you better at writing.

At the same time, it’s of paramount importance for every writer to learn how to control the compulsion.

Imagine being a father or mother, writing compulsion can make you not notice when the day is getting darker. Plus you can’t even remember taking your breakfast, lunch, or…