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When creativity becomes emotional avoidance mechanism

My therapist says writing is how I avoid dealing with my real problems but writing is the only thing that makes me feel like myself

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Art can simultaneously serve as both genuine expression and sophisticated defense against deeper psychological work.

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