[ SECRET POST #2701 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2701 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[The Almighty Johnsons]


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03.
[X-Men Evolution]


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04.
[The Dreaming Machine]


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05.
[Parasol Protectorate]


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06.
[Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Interview with the Vampire]


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07.
[Marvel Disc Wars: The Avengers]


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08.
[Orphan Black]


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09.
[Team Fortress 2]


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10.
[Severus Snape, Gerard Way]


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11.
[Neil Patrick Harris/Ramin Karimloo (Les Misérables/Hedwig and the Angry Inch)]


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12.
[Gakuen babysitters]


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13.
[The Walking Dead Game]


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14.
[Billie Piper, Penny Dreadful]


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15.
[Sherlock]












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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Oh wow, OP, I don't know you at all, but 22 is really young. . . honestly, too young for "basement dweller" to even make sense as an epithet. I feel like you're probably ok, or can be soon. As long as you're not hurting anyone, there's nothing really wrong with being immature for your age or not having a lot of experience when you're 22.

Did something happen recently to make you give up on some of your old ambitions? What would you like to do and experience, and what's keeping you back?

[(Anonymous)]

Haha, thanks. I hadn't really considered it that way. It's so nice and neighborly here in the general comments.

I suppose just a lack of confidence in general? Coupled with realizing that the things I wanted to do are more complicated and less practical than I could have understood as a kidlet, especially art/illustration. I just got stuck in a rut or something. It's kind of a vicious cycle because to have new experiences and learn new things you have to meet new people, but meeting new people risks them ~finding out~ who/what you really are.

[(Anonymous)]

That fear of other people finding out who you really are is so, so common. It won't do you any good at all, but it isn't unusual. Most people seem to feel that way at some point. What are you afraid of other people knowing?

Re: the lack of confidence -- I went through something very similar when I was 18. Art/illustration is a hard road. It's easy to be blindsided by how hard it turns out to be once you begin to take it seriously. Professional illustration is probably just as time consuming as being a concert pianist or a professional athlete -- you need to practice just as regularly and be improving constantly (even if it's a slow improvement).

Everyone who works as an artist has to go through a period of being surprised by how difficult it is and struggling with the loss of confidence that goes along with that realization. It's not just normal, it's absolutely necessary.

That doesn't mean you have to give it up, and it doesn't mean you have to stick with it, either. It's just something most people go through at some point if they care about doing things well.

Even if you decide not to pursue illustration as a career right now, you don't have to give up the idea of working in something arts-related. You don't even have to give up the possibility of a someday career in illustration in order to pursue other options.

Sorry to ramble, anon! Are you in college right now? What kind of place do you live in?