16 Lessons | By Eric Maisel

Overcoming Creative Anxiety

Overcoming Creative Anxiety

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Overcoming Creative Anxiety

Overcoming Creative Anxiety

Are you creating less often than you would like? Are you avoiding your creative work altogether? Anxiety can often create challenges for creative people and may make their experience of creating feel less enjoyable. It may keep some people from pursuing their creative passions. Many creative individuals encounter anxiety, although it is not always discussed.

Do you procrastinate? That's anxiety. Do you resist getting to your work or marketing your work? That's anxiety. Do you have trouble deciding which creative project to tackle? That's anxiety. Do you find completing work hard? That's anxiety. Anxiety can show up at different stages of the creative process. In this course, you’ll explore practices and perspectives that may help you navigate these feelings. Learn the sources of your anxiety and anxiety management tools and techniques that will help you create regularly and deeply.

What you'll learn in this course:

  • Ways to start and finish your creative projects while building skills to work with anxious feelings.
  • How a variety of anxiety management approaches can help you in your creative process.
  • How successful artists cope with their anxiety.
  • What not to do to deal with creative anxiety.
  • Why understanding and working with anxiety can support a more fulfilling creative journey.

Are you creating less often than you would like? Are you avoiding your creative work altogether? Anxiety can often create challenges for creative people and may make their experience of creating feel less enjoyable. It may keep some people from pursuing their creative passions. Many creative individuals encounter anxiety, although it is not always discussed.

Do you procrastinate? That's anxiety. Do you resist getting to your work or marketing your work? That's anxiety. Do you have trouble deciding which creative project to tackle? That's anxiety. Do you find completing work hard? That's anxiety. Anxiety can show up at different stages of the creative process. In this course, you’ll explore practices and perspectives that may help you navigate these feelings. Learn the sources of your anxiety and anxiety management tools and techniques that will help you create regularly and deeply.

What you'll learn in this course:

  • Ways to start and finish your creative projects while building skills to work with anxious feelings.
  • How a variety of anxiety management approaches can help you in your creative process.
  • How successful artists cope with their anxiety.
  • What not to do to deal with creative anxiety.
  • Why understanding and working with anxiety can support a more fulfilling creative journey.

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what people are saying

“I am so grateful that I signed up for this course. First, to know it is anxiety and second, that it is 'human, and very ordinary'. I appreciate the flow of the lessons and found anew the beauty and service in writing. Thank you Eric Maisel for an excellent start.
Patricia
“This is my sixth course in DailyOM. I believe this is the most beautifully written course, befitting the topic of art. I like the subtlety and delicacy of it! I especially love the parables because they make the penny drop quite forcibly indeed! Thank you Eric! You might change my life!
Priya
“I have gained heightened awareness of so many aspects of my creative anxiety that I've battled since childhood. The stories and techniques are very helpful. This course is really complementing the strengths and practices I've worked on during my many years of Alanon. My art making is coming unstuck and the insights from this course are helping me as an art teacher. I have recommended this class to my adult ed students.
Elle
“These techniques would have helped me cope with criticism of my artwork in the past, and indeed in other difficult situations of my life. I will certainly utilise them now going forward.
Barbara
“Just finished the course. Whether the creative life or just the general day to day, anxiety can present itself. Loved the Teaching Tale in lesson 16! Solid truth there. Nothing like achieving one's goal and then feeling the emptiness of, what's next? Great tips for heading off the funk before it gets there! Thank you.
Heather
“Wow!! I am so happy that I am doing this course!! I have been a curled up ball of anxiety, it is a wonder I got anything done! Thank you Eric!! Especially the suggestions to calm anxiety!!
Eva

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