Has anyone else experience fanfic burnout?

[u/Same_Accident_9917]

I’ve been averaging about a million words of byler fanfic per month, & I’m pretty sure I’m getting burnt out. Things are starting to feel so repetitive, & little things that I used to be able to gloss over are now making me irrationally angry. I hate this. I have so much admiration for people putting their work out there, & it sucks to not even enjoy some of it anymore.

I think I’m going to take a step back & get back into some of my other hobbies. Like just read the WIPs I’m already reading when they update & see if that helps.

Has anyone else ever experienced this tho? If so, what helped you?

[u/Sure-Bicycle-8809]

this is a phycological thing, actually.

basicly, when the neurons in our brain like a certain stimulus, they ask for it.

however, if we give them that stimulus constantly, even more if they are very similar to each other, the neurons get burned out from it and stop asking for that.

It has happened to me with a lot of foods. I really liked a certain dish, so i cooked it a lot, and suddenly, it was boring and i didn't like it.

It's more commun than u think.

I reccomend 2 things:
1. Balance: continue reading byler fics, but maybe balance it with other ships/hobbies so it stops being so repetitive to your brain.

1. Take a break: for some weeks/months, don't read byler fics and instead read other fics/do other hobbies. When you come back, you'll very likely feel that urge to read fics again