I understand what you are feeling. I think those of us who have talent compare ourselves to others. I grew up playing the paino....then in Junior high, I learned the flute & fell in love with it. I just kept getting better as some of the talent came natural.....however, when I got into college, I found out just how much better the professional flute players actually were & knew that I would never be a professional as even with 8 hours a day of practice, I just couldn't get there......but I still enjoyed playing in small chamber groups & even though I was never going to be a concert flutist, I still was able to play & people enjoyed the concerts I played in. Strange thing also, I took the piano proficiency test & played a huge piece by memory that was rather complicated.......even shocked myself to be able to do what I did at the time.

Think that sometimes we need those little things to bring back up our self-confidence in ourselves. My flute was stolen 3 years ago....the flute I had since 1973.......& couldn't afford to replace it because it had become so very expensive......I still miss playing my flute.....realize how much we miss something when we absolutely don't have it anymore.

I know that when I look at all the things that I am able to do as far as crafts, designing & making things.....I am my own worst critic. It's not until others really tell me how much they love what I make & how much I should sell the things I make do I realize that maybe I am not as untalented as I feel.

We are our own worst enemies.

(FYI.....there is a set time (think it's an hour) that we are able to edit our posts & can even delete what we have written during that time. After that point, it's necessary to PM one of the moderators or one of the co-admin here & request that a post be deleted).

Think your post is a very good one here though because I know that many people with talent think the same thing you & I feel so much of the time.