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When creative writing loses its magic

I used to write poetry as a teenager and it felt like direct connection to something larger but now when I try to write anything creative it feels forced and disconnected from that source.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Adult self-consciousness and analytical thinking can obstruct the natural flow of creative expression that emerges from unconscious sources.

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