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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I have a BFA and an MFA in writing, and know a lot of professional writers. The VAST majority of books undersell, like yours did. Even those with successful first novels are not happy, check their Amazon stats constantly, compare themselves to others, and feel like they won’t have a successful second book and so on and so forth. It is a tough career. Every writer I know, even my teachers who were basically all renowned and revered authors, is astonishingly insecure and usually depressed. Only a very, very few have anything like mainstream success, on a large scale.

I realized in my late twenties I did not have the stomach for the writers life, and that I really just wanted to connect with others on a more concrete level. I have a job in education now and it is the most amazing and fulfilling work for my particular personality. It was definitely hard to move on from my original path and I struggled for a few years as I grew into myself. But I think most of us go through this as adults. It’s part of growing up.

Now, I don’t make a lot of money but I have stability, passion,  and meaningful human connection. I also have hobbies I love, kids I love, a happy marriage. My point is, I think I lucked out in life but plenty of people would consider me mediocre by their own definition.

I really recommend therapy for a shift in perspective. I a, sorry you are struggling, it can be so hard to get ourselves out of these spirals.[/quote]

I was actually wondering if therapy could help with this. It's just so hard to be surrounded by overachievers, especially my own husband. [/quote]

Are you willing to debase yourself by talking to a commoner therapist?[/quote]

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