What to do when you get stuck

<p>I have two first halves of essays that I'm stuck on. I pretty much know which ideas I want to include, but after two paragraphs or so it's almost as if I run out of words, or just can't find a halfway decent way to phrase whatever I'm trying to say. It's really frustrating. Does anyone have any advice?</p>

<p>edited to add: Maybe I should add that I'm self-critical to a ridiculous degree and second-guess every word I type, which makes things many times worse... has anyone here been in that situation? I'm giving myself writer's block by being so self-conscious about it.</p>

<p>simply brainstorm your topic...write a list of words a phrases about your topic. Try that...</p>