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Andromeda
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Elizabeth Gilbert out here listing off every single fear that stops me from making art including, but not limited to:
“you’re afraid your work isn’t politically, emotionally, or artistically important enough to change anyone’s life”
and
“you’re afraid you’re too fat”
feeling slightly called out
— Jun 15, 2025 08:26PM
“you’re afraid your work isn’t politically, emotionally, or artistically important enough to change anyone’s life”
and
“you’re afraid you’re too fat”
feeling slightly called out
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Andromeda
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“my fear wasn’t some kind of rare artisanal object. it was just a mass produced item, available on the shelves of any generic box store. and that’s the thing I wanted to build my entire identity around? The most boring instinct I possessed? The panic reflex of my dumbest inner tadpole?”
This makes me think of the study that showed conservatives have more activity in the fear centers of their brains
— Jun 15, 2025 08:49PM
This makes me think of the study that showed conservatives have more activity in the fear centers of their brains
Andromeda
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“my fear was boring because it was identical to everyone else’s fear”
the Aquarian need in me to be unique needed to hear this
— Jun 15, 2025 08:44PM
the Aquarian need in me to be unique needed to hear this
Andromeda
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“if I’d had my way I would’ve spent… my entire childhood indoors snuggled on my mother‘s lap in low light preferably with a cool wash cloth on my forehead.”
the best artists are almost all undiagnosed autistic girlies
— Jun 15, 2025 08:38PM
the best artists are almost all undiagnosed autistic girlies
