You’re afraid you’re too fat. (I don’t
know what this has to do with creativity, exactly, but experience has taught me
that most of us are afraid we’re too fat, so let’s just put that on the anxiety
list, for good measure.)
You’re afraid of being exposed as a hack,
or a fool, or a dilettante, or a narcissist.
You’re afraid of upsetting your family
with what you may reveal.
You’re afraid of what your peers and
co-workers will say if you express your personal truth aloud.
You’re afraid of unleashing your innermost
demons, and you really don’t want to encounter your innermost demons.
You’re afraid your best work is behind
you.
You’re afraid you never had any best work
to begin with.
You’re afraid you neglected your
creativity for so long that now you can never get it back.
You’re afraid you’re too old to start.
You’re afraid you’re too young to start.
You’re afraid because something went well
in your life once, so obviously nothing can ever go well again.
You’re afraid because nothing has ever
gone well in your life, so why bother trying?
You’re afraid of being a one-hit wonder.
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