When I was young, I was just about hard work. But as I got older, I did experience anxiety, doubt, judgment, and it's so easy to lose yourself for a second.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
As a teenager I was very anxious. I had a lot of energy and passion that I wanted to channel into creative things, and I always felt like I wasn't achieving enough.
In my twenties, I was a bit of a worrier; it bothered me what people thought of me, what job I was doing.
I think working hard at anything when you're young and getting positive results, it's always an incredible feeling to see that.
I tried to be really tough when I was younger. I felt I had to stand up for myself. I never felt like I fit in.
I wasn't truly comfortable with myself until I was about 30. I spent so much time and energy wondering if I wasn't worthy, and trying to find people to validate me, instead of validating myself.
When I was younger, I felt pressure to become someone else once I became successful.
When I was younger, I really struggled with confidence.
I can safely say that I had an incredibly difficult and trying past growing up and trying to be an artist and standing up as who I am in this world.
With success came an ever-growing burden of responsibility. I lived with a near-constant low-level anxiety that I would make a mistake that would not only threaten my career, but also my brothers' - not to mention the livelihoods of many people who work with us or for us.
Growing up, I was prone to anxiety.