The Doctor on: Writers Block

One of the most fearsome maladies of anybody who regularly has to transmit information to paper is the dreaded writers block- the horrible affliction that attacks all equally, with no regard for age, gender, or social standing. It can hit you anytime, anywhere, and there is nothing you can do to prevent it. I myself have survived a few such attacks, and I can tell you that there is nothing more terrible or hazardous to your long term wellbeing.

The disease starts off innocently enough, with a simple lack of focus. If you suddenly have trouble paying attention, do not be alarmed, it may be something less dangerous, like the 'Daydream Believer' syndrome, or smallpox. Your symptoms quickly move to dizziness and acute hunger (AKA the munchies). You can try to 'walk it off' at this stage, and some have recorded a limited success with this technique. The lights may begin to come out of focus, first being too bright, then being too dim. Try to ignore them. More extreme cases of writers block have experienced short term memory loss, the inability to recover information "on the tip of your tongue" and even severe hallucinations- patients have begun believing that they themselves are anywhere- anywhere at all-, but "here". Soon, powerful headaches emerge.  At this point, your story, thesis, or paper is terminal. It isn't going to be completed, so do not bother trying- you will only hurt yourself and those you love. So please, go do something else. read a book. Do community service. Come back to your work after your rehabilitation, or your malady can and will progress to the "Rushed-deadline-and-stress-induced-sickness-flu".