fears

[placetohide]

I am a full-time art school student, I want to be a professional artist within a few years, and I am still afraid of drawing

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[espie]

To be frank... The way you overcome it is in the knowledge that if you don't give 100% now, you will inevitably regret it. I didn't give 100% in school/college/uni, and now not only do I have the constant feelings on inadequacy and fear of failure that holds me back from even trying, but I feel like it's too late now, that I've missed my window of opportunity, and wonder how much further along I could be if I'd really given it my all. The most frustrating thing is seeing people who I know (even despite my feelings of inadequacy) are less talented than me, sometimes significantly so, and yet they are successful. But it's probably because they tried. They pushed and pushed and they got somewhere, while I hid myself away and told myself if I didn't try, I couldn't get rejected and wouldn't have to face the hurt from that

[lantairvlea]

I think most endeavors that we are passionate about have these doubts associated with them. The difference is what you decide to do with it. Do you listen to that voice that says you can't or do you follow the drive that put you through your degree, three years (or was it more?) in a foreign country doing a thankless job, scrapping and saving and getting to this point here. You have done remarkable things and you are so close to doing much more because of your determination. You have it in you. It's keeping your focus where your goal is and shoving aside those doubtful thoughts