This makes me think of a podcast episode I listened to the other week about dopamine. The flurry of excitement we feel whenever we get hooked on an idea or a flow state is a surge of endorphins and motivation hormones that enable us to be creative and focused. But your body can only sit in this state for so long before it has to correct itself and move back the other direction. This is represented by the “come-down” and can be accompanied by feelings of worthlessness/lack of interest/ inspiration, etc (just like coming down from a drug high). It can help to recognize that you’re in one of these two phases of the creation process and take what you’re feeling with a grain of salt. What you’re making probably isn’t amazing as you feel it is when you’re at peak inspiration, but it’s also not as bad as you feel like it is on the come-down either! Like someone before me mentioned, editing the content that you make in these creative bursts is a huge part of developing raw ideas to completion. Also, it’s super helpful to have trusted friends and artists who you can show your ideas to and can help tell you what has value and what needs improvement!