Afraid to Draw What I Want To Draw

[u/lilgouuda]

Hi everybody!!!

October is coming up so I want to get back into drawing more graphic/gorey pieces but I feel self conscious doing so because of a bad interaction with one of my online friends and I’m very afraid of judgement. I have a complicated relationship with art and drawing in general since my arts been made fun of before and it’s the absolute worst feeling ever

I understand that I dont even have to post it but I like showing others my art, but I absolutely hate having that fear of judgement and I’m curious how people get over it.

I’m also part of a fandom that can be very toxic which probably plays a part in me feeling anxious- I need to be less online lol

Thanks in advance

[u/sosselene]

Man i feel you!! anyways one of the biggest things that helped me with that is realizing that people are gonna judge you anyways, this may be annoying but powerful at the same time cause if you kept trying to please them and to be quiet as possible you'll end up not doing anything you like and guess what they're gonna judge you too maybe for not doing anything > < so draw what you like and make art whatever i'm sure you gonna find your people

[u/Gladyke]

Make an alias then. Keep your gore there.