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Why creating for yourself can feel impossible

My therapist says I should make art for myself but I do not know who that self is when no one is watching

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The self has become so enmeshed with others' perceptions that solitary authenticity feels like a foreign concept.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Performance and the creative act?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.