I tend to write about my anxieties - it's what I'm afraid will happen. And I write a story working it out.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I write a lot because, if I don't, I start to panic, and I calm down when I write.
The hardest thing to write was explaining what anxiety feels like. Every time I'd try to really write about what it feels like to have an anxiety attack, I would actually have an anxiety attack. It was good material but so incredibly uncomfortable.
When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those feelings into books.
I've always written about things that cause me to feel something.
I write about the things I feel strongly about.
For me, writing is a kind of coping mechanism.
Sometimes I panic and think I can't really write.
I basically never feel like writing. I am a happy-go-lucky, relaxed, fun-seeking kind of person. And working disturbs that, because it puts me in a state of anxiety.
I don't have the fear I won't be able to think of something else to write. It's what I do.
Frankly, I have always dreaded writing - there always seemed to be pain involved, unpleasant self-examination and a lot of fear.