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I can relate @GerryB56 makes me think about how I even learned to talk when I was little.
There is a strategy that helped me out of those funks. When I embrace the fact that there is no “there” to get to, only more and more to learn. This frees me to enjoy the process of learning. I love playing, the feel of the guitar in my arms and hands, the sound of a single note ringing out and the full sound of a well struck G chord. When I focus on that and that alone it gets me out of my funk. If I start thinking of my playing in terms of comparisons (not say you are but it is a dark place I used to go until I realized it was hurting not helping) or where I should be based on ? (the last time I learned to play?Not.) It takes away from the thrill I get everytime I hit that G chord. It takes excitement out of the challenge of new things. Everytime I pick up the guitar I know I am learning something new or improving on a sound I would like to improve. If I observe carefully and take note of those micro improvements it helps me to stay super motivated. It is a bit like filling up a 5 gallon water jug with pennies: easy to see as the bottom gets covered but when you get 1/2″ up it is easier to gage progress of fill by observing the penny being dropped in rather than by measuring the level of fill.