Especially if you are a highly sensitive person, as many creative people are, you will be more effective in your creative life by exercising conscious self-care.
A former psychotherapist, Lisa Riley now provides Creativity Coaching. In her article “5 Ways to Be Kind to Your Creative Self” she notes it is “common for artists and creative professionals to be their worst critic. As creative individuals we beat ourselves up if our productivity or level of creativity doesn’t match up to our expectations.”