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being crazy

XForTheLoveOFX
XForTheLoveOFX
and I can't sleep because i woke up hating all my artwork. Now I can't fall back asleep. All I wanna do is throw it all out. what the hell.
arfie
arfie
ya gonna cut off your ear, too?

I used to do bonfires with my writings. I am a prolific writer. It doesn't take long for it to accumulate. It has been decades since I acted on the urge, but I still get the urge now and again. For me, the root of the urge is falling self-esteem. These days I channel the urge into a clean-up and organize binge.

Hope you found the strength to make new scribbles instead of trashing the old.
deleted_user
deleted_user
X, Many healing hugs to you in your time of strife. From what I remember seeing, your stuff was really nice. We often can be the biggest critics of ourselves, it is something that I too deal with. Be kind to yourself, don't toss it - if anything maybe look into donating it somewhere. I'll take it!!
deleted_user
deleted_user
*puts foot down*


NO. But, yeah - I hear ya about going through times when all my creations Suck, and not because I think they're "bad" - it's because they Hurt, all of a sudden. They're too expressive of me, and I see me, and I hate me, so.

Yeah, but please don't throw them out. Time brings things back into focus; honest.

Hugs, goingthru :)
john12as
john12as
wish i could do art stuff....what a gift to celebrate
deleted_user
deleted_user
i could have written that, but i get your unique vibe from it and all i can say is that i can empathise
Eulenspiegel
Eulenspiegel
Compromise!!!!

Pack it away!!!!
Pick a special place to put your artwork when you hate it!!

Keep it in a different spot to keep it when you DON'T hate it!!!

But please resist the urge to destroy it!!!

(((((Hugs)))))
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