If You Feel More Than Most, Build a Channel

Anger, overthinking, hyperanxiety, depression, or any emotion that exists with such intensity demands a different channel of expression. These are signs that the body is straining under high tension. That tension could come from unresolved emotions, whether from recent trauma or persistent emotional distress. Either way, the body is moving through turbulence without an exit point. In psychological terms, it's called sublimation. The unresolved emotion finds a way out through other means. Every artist would agree. Their art reflects their inner turmoil. As they age, as they move through life, the same pattern keeps surfacing in their work. Picasso's paintings from his younger days looked very different from the ones he made once he had aged and matured. None of them were bad, but they were certainly different. The same holds true in every craft. Some writers' early work shows their initial enthusiasm: building characters, giving them shade, giving them personality, building an…