Finding New Interests/Hobbies

[Rowan]

Time heals all wounds. Ive said it to myself over and over in times I've felt emotional pain, and it really does stay true to itself. If you have a painful memory attached to something you enjoy doing, just remember that its because that activity was something that you did during the period of time you were with a person/going through a stage etc.

You need to continue drawing and make new memories doing so. Its hard to explain, but you need to keep going even if it reminds you of what pains you. Thats the only way to break though that and be happy you know? Think of it as dealing with the emotional stress and building character.

Theres no need to give up a hobby because of some emotional distress. Work through it.

(dont mean to sound harsh, just straightforward)

[Dranzer]

Time heals all wounds.

I've had to tell myself that quite a few times, myself so it bared repeating.

As for your situation, I haven't had quite the same thing happen to me. The only thing I can really think of is writing. I write a lot to relieve stress, to express myself artistically, and/or to have fun. Sometimes a combination of all three. However, there have been times where I've been too upset about something to even write to relieve the stress of the situation. When presented with that sort of scenario I normally hit the gym for longer than usual and blow off steam that way; I quit smoking awhile ago, that was my biggest stress reliever so I go for the next best thing (besides drinking ;P).

I think it's definitely better to tackle the issue itself: what's really bothering you, or the troubling memory, etc. 'Numb it' like Rowan suggested, then deal with it. Keep up with your drawing and just work through whatever it is you need to work through; giving up something you thoroughly enjoy for something else because of a bad memory won't serve any real purpose, it would just be avoiding the problem. That's just my humble opinion, I hope it gets better for you! <3