I’ve lost passion for something i am so talented at

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I’ve been playing cello for 2 years now, I joined an orchestra a little over a year ago, I used to be so enthusiastic about cello. I wanted to be a classical musician but as the months went by my passion just left me. I can’t connect with my music in any way, these days reading notes seems like a foreign language.

I can’t keep up with the rest of the orchestra and I’m falling behind. I space out a lot during orchestra practice, and I’ve been forgetting things that I used to know. I’ve also been feeling more anxious lately.

I’ve stopped practicing cello because I don’t feel the need to practice. This wasn’t a problem for me last year. People say I’m talented but I don’t feel that way. I feel empty inside, I can’t connect with the cello in anyway. I’ve lost my passion. This isn’t the first time it’s happened. The same thing happened with Piano, then Dance, then Figure skating. At this point I really don’t know what to do, or how I can gain my passion back.

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  • cripplingdepressionman
    4 years ago

    Yea but keep playing every now and then just so you dont forget everything.

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  • Peppa
    4 years ago

    If you're willing to lose passion for yet another thing then there's no need to practice. What you need to decide based on looking at all things you've given up on is are you simply just tired of the pressure of being told you're talented or do you really want to just quit? Temporary emotions can cause permanent damage.

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  • Iszzy123
    4 years ago

    Try something new

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  • d0esnormalmatter
    4 years ago

    This happens to lots of people

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  • UselessTrash2
    4 years ago

    You could keep practicing, but maybe cut down on the frequency of it. Then use what would've been practice time for something else. Try to cook, watch a show, just do something different. Keep playing the cello every now and then tho. You might just need a break for a while.
    It could also be like Lorna said, and that's ok too, in that case you just need to start looking for another "passion".

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  • LornaMae
    4 years ago

    Some people's passion is going from one passion to another. Same thing happens to me, so for me it's normal.

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