u/Intelligent_Bed_9438

so I can play songs and copy the timing and sing no issue and if I play lead against a backing track I can stay perfectly in tune, but when I put on a metronome my brain physically cannot comprehend it outside of a downstrum on every beat in 4/4 rhythm. I’m genuinely loosing my mind, because I really want to write but I just genuinely cannot comprehend rhythm and it’s driving me mad. I understand the concept of whole, half, quarter 8th notes etc and i understand the concept of how to use a metronome and play in time but i just can’t put it into practice, i try stamping my foot to the beat but when i do my foot just taps every time i strum and i can’t control it. iv been doing this for two years and and i feel like i havnt made any progress because I can switch between any chord and I know scales and modes but im just jerking off without actually accomplishing anything and its driving me insane. Please pleeaaaaase im begging for help im like one more practice away from smashing my beautiful larivee