I try to be reasonably diligent about practicing, and whilst it doesn't always get done every single day, it's usually at least three or four times a week. The problem I have is that I am paranoid about my neighbours hearing and being bothered by my sub par playing, which by the very nature of practice is repetitive and mistake laden.
This then causes a lovely feedback loop, as my anxiety over annoying my neighbours actively worsens my playing, making me more anxious and so on. As I'm slowly making progress the music is getting more complex and frequently higher in pitch amplifying the problem. If I know my neighbours are around I will play as quietly as I can, ruining my tone and frequently struggling to play cleanly after 20 minutes.
I realise that this is dumb, and I should just man up and get on with it, but If any of you have advice on overcoming these anxieties, or at least arresting their direct affect on my playing I would be very grateful.
This then causes a lovely feedback loop, as my anxiety over annoying my neighbours actively worsens my playing, making me more anxious and so on. As I'm slowly making progress the music is getting more complex and frequently higher in pitch amplifying the problem. If I know my neighbours are around I will play as quietly as I can, ruining my tone and frequently struggling to play cleanly after 20 minutes.
I realise that this is dumb, and I should just man up and get on with it, but If any of you have advice on overcoming these anxieties, or at least arresting their direct affect on my playing I would be very grateful.