My daughter is incredibly talented but perfectionist to the point of paralysis and my attempts to encourage her feel like pressure to her, while her self-criticism triggers my own creative wounds from childhood and I don't know how to separate my stuff from hers.
More people experience this than they realize.
Creative wounds and patterns are being passed between generations, with well-meaning support becoming entangled with unhealed creative trauma.
“Where Are You with The psychology of creativity?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.