I'm procrastinating on writing my book, and I'm not sure why (and how I can stop)

Hey guys,<br><br>I'm at the end of my rope and need some advice, and I was hoping that some of you might be able to help me. I've been writing now for about 9 years, professionally, and I've had the same book idea in my head for the last 6. It's the first book in a fantasy trilogy, and I'm confident in the idea and the characters, but I just can't seem to actually write the book. I've tried, twice now, to start writing it, and I just can't seem to motivate myself to do it.<br><br>What I'm hoping you all can do is help me to understand why I'm doing this, and then ideally offer some advice about how to start *actually writing*.<br><br>Background: I am a disabled writer, and some of my disability impacts my ability to focus and concentrate on things that are cognitively intensive, like writing. I also procrastinate a lot of the time, and get distracted by things like social media or MILF Manor.<br><br>The first time that I tried to write this book, I was able to get about half-way through the first draft (maybe 60-70,000 words) before I burned out and stopped writing it. At the time, I was only writing in my free time - a few hours a day during the week, and maybe a few hours on the weekend. I was working as a freelance writer at the time, so I was also working on client projects, which added a lot to my overall writing workload. I burned out from trying to balance client writing with personal writing, and ended up just not writing my book as a result.<br><br>Fast forward a few years, and I decided that I wanted to write my book again. I had taken a few years off of writing it (save for a few false starts), and I had enough money in my bank account to be able to sustain myself for a few months, so I decided to do that. I stopped freelancing, and decided to focus on writing the book again. But again, I've found myself unable to write.<br><br>I've been trying to write for the last several months now (maybe 4-6), and have only managed to write about 14,000 words. And that's not even all on my book - some of that is other stuff that I've written that have nothing to do with the book.<br><br>I've tried a variety of things to help myself write, with very little results. I've tried the Pomodoro Technique, which worked for maybe a few weeks, then stopped working. I've tried writing sprints, which resulted in maybe 8,000 words in the course of a few months. I've tried setting daily or weekly word count targets for myself, but I'm rarely ever able to meet them.<br><br>I've also tried to identify the root of the problem, and I'm not really sure what it is. I am confident in the idea and the story, and I am excited to write it. But I still can't seem to make it happen.<br><br>So, to that end - there are a few questions that I'm hoping you all can help me answer:<br><br>1. Why am I procrastinating so much on writing this book?<br>2. What strategies can I use, going forward, to help make sure that I'm writing every day?<br><br>TL/DR: I've been wanting to write the same book for the last 6 years, and have a hard time actually writing it. I'm hoping that you all can help me to understand *why* I'm procrastinating, and offer some advice on strategies for writing regularly.