Quote Originally Posted by Inferius
Short poems, short stories.
I'm slowly trying to gain confidence in it all...
Teachers/friends/parents have always tried to tell me i'm gifted...
But the confidence always gets in the way...
Anyone else have this kind of problem?
My problem is with whoever contributed to your lack of confidence in yourself, Inferius. You are gifted. Smart. Talented. Nice. I would have had fun raising you into someone who believed in himself in a big way. Because even complete strangers on a cannabis forum (like me) can see you've got a lot going for you. I want you to grab life by the horns and go conquer the world, both creatively and personally.

I write, too, by the way, as everyone probably already knows. I do it for therapy in addition to having written professionally for the years before I went back to school. I keep a journal. Write short stories. Poems. Occasional freelance articles on subjects I care about. Have done lots of poem-writing since my sister's been sick. I think it keeps me sane.