Well, at first I noticed I was working on my projects less and less able to focus on them. However, I think this was almost entirely due to transitioning, dealing with changes and new feelings/sensations/concepts/etc. and probably most of all because of physical changes to my brain. Now, that sounds scary but it makes total sense. I read a scientific article that I then wrote about for my biology course last semester, and it described a study on trans guys and how the introduction of testosterone affected their brain structure. What they found was a decrease in the area of the brain responsible for communication (which seems to be typically consistent for males). I think it's reasonable to assume the opposite could be true for trans ladies, and the communication area expands. I did indeed notice I had become more communicative within the first few months of HRT, and coupled with becoming more comfortable with myself and more confident, I became more social. In fact, being social became a 'need' for me, and I started hating being alone. So this is all a somewhat scenic route to saying that because of transitioning, my mental processes and priorities changed, and as a result, my artistic and creative pursuits temporarily suffered. I think once I settled in, I got better at balancing things, and have since become more focused on my projects again. I suppose dealing with a sudden and dramatic increase in interest from people also contributed. I got burnt out on being especially social for a while, and would now rather get back to something like 'normal' in terms of my priorities. All that said, I don't know if you can really take all that and reverse it with equal results. As the forum motto goes, 'your mileage may vary'.
