and just to play devil's advocate for myself, perhaps the reason that artists never lose that is because of a childhood trauma that "traps" them in this creativ

and just to play devil's advocate for myself, perhaps the reason that artists never lose that is because of a childhood trauma that "traps" them in this creative vice? I hate to admit that this could potentially ring true for me (note that the post below this is chronologically before this one -- apparently this only appears above the first post if you're viewing on mobile vs desktop)