I'm in a big Rutt

All Hank Williams songs are pretty much the same. 

Pick something from a different genre, or put a Hank Williams song in a different genre.  Jambalaya is almost a cajun song anyway.  Go ahead and give it a full Zydeco rhythm treatment.  Or do it as a Bo Diddly beat.  Force yourself to break that habit. 

Also, you can look up different generic strumming patterns.  Force yourself to slow way, way, way down and learn three or four of them.  Try strumming a song with only down strokes on the down beat.  Then do the same song as down/up/down/up the whole way through. 

The key is to force yourself to slow down, evaluate what you are doing rhythmically (but still within your ability) and do something different.  You have to develop some pretty intense concentration to do it, but you need to be doing that anyway. 

Good luck.

Try Willy or Cash,, but maybe step into a type that is not your norm or comfort zone?  How bout the simple stuff like Luie Louie and wild thing?  You can play to it, its easy and the beats change.  Who do you love  is most definatly a Bo Didly beat and fun to do.  Melloncamp has a lot of good stuff that is very different song to song. ROCK in the USA has a good swoing to it and can be used also with What I like about you (slight variation of strum, same chords)and Cheri Cheri.   Stepping stone by The Monkeeys is a really fun song to play and it has a up beat time sig.  (E, G, A, C)

Ok hope that helps.

Hi Sonnya every level has its problems and I hope the frustrations not too bad. I would suggest a couple of things to go along with some of the suggestions already made. The slow things down and break into smaller parts are good advice. I would counting the beats if you don't already. I know its a bit boring and naff but counting one, two, three, four or just three depending gives you a base to work from. Buy a cheap metronome they help a lot with tightening up your timing. Most songs are on cd and if you use an electronic tuner you will be in tune with a cd once you know what chords they're playing and then play along with the song.
You don't say if you're singing along while playing but if you are then don't sing for a while but concentrate just on what you want to play and when that becomes a bit more established add your singing back in.
Hope this is helpful.
Nige

You know I have to say, When people Have told me the same thing,,, it really grates me.  Because you (dont take it personally, its a you  as in whoever) assume that we can hit it without any instruction.  I have tried to use it and a drum loop, yea I can play note for note on a scale and a dum dee dumm chord, and when I think Im on beat, I will have someone tell me im not in  time. So to really have it be of benifit, someone, I think, needs to help you get started and understand what your supposed to really be doing.

This is mainly for stuff I try to write and play to drum loops, other wise I follow the song with the CD.  (and make sure if the CD is in standard , half down or drop D / C to play too or that also can mess you up)

I asked my sons teacher to train him with a click track and he shrugged it off and said if really needed he might.  I let it go, not to be a slave to the click, but it would help soooo much if I were taught how to maintain it, and I wanted my kid to not have the same problems as me.  Maybe Im alone in this, but I dont think so,

ok off my soap box. Sorry to digress the thread.