I enjoyed this article as someone who is neurodivergent and struggles with executive functioning in regards to my personal goals, and has a difficult time showing the creative side of my personality. It has taken a lot of effort to show the world the 'real' me. I am still creative, but my desire is to be a confident creative, less self-conscious. In that regard, I DO feel it would be a change to my personality because even though this is my core being, I dream of the day I am unapologetic to show the world the same and what that might feel like. The same me, yet also different.
Thank you for the article! I related to it so much it felt as if someone spoke my own words. I wanted to be a writer, but I struggled with needing security so received my degrees in Business as well. I'm really good at it, but I feel more myself in my creative mode. I'm fighting a battle between capability and belief. I started painting almost two years ago and it was the best thing I've ever discovered in my entire life. My mind is culminated on that canvas, and I never knew the joy, the healing, the story they would each tell. My paintings are my mind come to life. It took 50 years to find that part of myself, and it feels so pure, that if I can finally get to that point of acceptance, of embracement, then I have finally conquered the feat of being able to be myself. I had to understand myself first, but in its progress has come thousands of written pages, creative ideas, sketches, political and social problem solving, poetry, business idea generation. It's overwhelming because my executive functioning can't keep up. Knowing what to do next, yet I can see it all in my mind, but not sure how to get there.
This has been dormant and inexplicable to me for years, and it feels a twofold relief to discover something I love, and to know that it's being more understood and talked about. I really appreciate your reply, and enjoyed the article. Thank you! What does your son love to do creatively?
People want to increase their neuroses? Neurosis is a mental disorder caused by past anxiety. Or do you mean, people want to decrease their anxieties? Or people want to increase their resilience?
Thanks, yes it was just written in a confusing way. All the other points are things you would want to increase; neuroticism you would want to decrease (I presume).
I enjoyed this article as someone who is neurodivergent and struggles with executive functioning in regards to my personal goals, and has a difficult time showing the creative side of my personality. It has taken a lot of effort to show the world the 'real' me. I am still creative, but my desire is to be a confident creative, less self-conscious. In that regard, I DO feel it would be a change to my personality because even though this is my core being, I dream of the day I am unapologetic to show the world the same and what that might feel like. The same me, yet also different.
Thank you for the article! I related to it so much it felt as if someone spoke my own words. I wanted to be a writer, but I struggled with needing security so received my degrees in Business as well. I'm really good at it, but I feel more myself in my creative mode. I'm fighting a battle between capability and belief. I started painting almost two years ago and it was the best thing I've ever discovered in my entire life. My mind is culminated on that canvas, and I never knew the joy, the healing, the story they would each tell. My paintings are my mind come to life. It took 50 years to find that part of myself, and it feels so pure, that if I can finally get to that point of acceptance, of embracement, then I have finally conquered the feat of being able to be myself. I had to understand myself first, but in its progress has come thousands of written pages, creative ideas, sketches, political and social problem solving, poetry, business idea generation. It's overwhelming because my executive functioning can't keep up. Knowing what to do next, yet I can see it all in my mind, but not sure how to get there.
This has been dormant and inexplicable to me for years, and it feels a twofold relief to discover something I love, and to know that it's being more understood and talked about. I really appreciate your reply, and enjoyed the article. Thank you! What does your son love to do creatively?
People want to increase their neuroses? Neurosis is a mental disorder caused by past anxiety. Or do you mean, people want to decrease their anxieties? Or people want to increase their resilience?
Yes people want to decrease their neuroticism (i.e., increase their emotional stability). Hope that clarifies!
Thanks, yes it was just written in a confusing way. All the other points are things you would want to increase; neuroticism you would want to decrease (I presume).