The artist does not have to be tormented.
There's nothing “romantic”, nothing attractive, nothing “mysterious” nothing dignified and nothing respectable about being (or appearing) troubled, tormented, surly, angry, depressed etc. The only thing the “tormented artist” myth does is to block creativity, disempower you, minimize your self worth, drive people away, perpetuate a miserable reality and then come up with cul-de-sac excuses that disempower you further by taking responsiblity away from you (e.g. "Nobody understands me", "the artist must be alone", "artists are misunderstood" etc.)
Remember : “If you hold others accountable for what is happening in your life, then your life will be what they make it.”
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