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krys's avatar

This is exactly the feeling I’m experiencing right now. I liken it to the effects of complex trauma: at some point in my life, there *were* people and systems that demanded my creativity, and as I’ve grown and freed myself from those systems, I’ve continued their work, just inflicting it on myself.

You kinda broke my brain with this, in a really good way. I can start to see a way out of what I’ve been calling a block, with tools I’ve learned in working through cPTSD. If you can find it, I think Pete Walker’s work on deconstructing the inner critic resonates here.

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Jacque Wills's avatar

Simon, this is so good. I wrestle with this idea a lot, like, "Is my creativity actually any of my business? Something we can control?" Etc, etc. Thank you for sharing!

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