The first thing to remember is:
YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
It is normal to feel panicked or frustrated.
The second thing to remember is:
YOU ARE NOT STUPID just because you can't think of anything to say
just at this particular moment.
(All right, if you've signed up for a class on the kinetics of Molecular
Geometry when you hate anything to do with Organic Chemistry, you might
have questionable judgement, but that's not the same thing.)
The ideas are there, fermenting just below the surface of your mind.
The trick is to relax enough to release the creativity you have. You have
something inside you that makes you unique from every other individual
on the surface of this planet. That means that you can put thoughts
down onto the page that no one else on this planet has thought before,
introduce new ways of looking at concepts that no one else has put into
writing, in short, YOU HAVE SOMETHING WORTH WRITING DOWN inside of
you.
It's just a question of getting it out.
There is help for the problem of the blank page.
Below are some links to sites that specifically deal with this problem.
I've got the blank page in front of me -- now what?
How to overcome Writer's Block
More tips for dealing with Writer's Block
What are you doing reading down here? Did none of those sites
help? Fear not.
What you need to do now is give your mind a rest.
Stop attacking the problem.
Let your subconscious work on it, while you go out and enjoy yourself!
I recommend humor as a way to unblock a mind that's locked in rigid
frustration. Go do something that makes you laugh!
Such as reading the Bulwer-Lytton
Contest entries. This contest calls upon writers to compose the
Worst Possible opening sentence to a novel.
If you can't get your mind to write something useful, try focusing
on writing something really bad. Sometimes that helps.
Good Luck!