Oh, Daonnachd--she should probably speak for herself, I guess, just as far as confidentiality goes and stuff.

Just keep doing what you're doing. You are doing awesome. We can't think in terms of letting other people down. Let them worry about them. What other people think about me is actually not any of my business. We just need to try our best not to let ourselves down. You are doing great!!!

I used to write a lot, even when I was depressed. What I learned after coming out of those depressions is that I am not neurologically capable of accurately assessing the quality of my artistic work while depressed. My assessment skills are impacted by that depression, usually, in a rather negative manner. Not terribly surprising.

I have since learned not to discard such work until after I am euthymic, as a result of all this. It turns out, some of my best writing ever was done while I was horrifically depressed. It captured the detailed essence of the horror of my depression unlike anything else I have ever done. No question about it.


So, I would suggest maybe just taking the art you feel is trash and setting it aside for another day, rather than tossing it just yet. You may be surprised how you feel about it later..

Sending strength, support, and hugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1