Self-Censoring Negativity - Contribution Made at the February 2008 College Art Association Annual Conference, Dallas, TX

The following story of self-censorship was submitted anonymously on 1/27/2009

Where does this story begin? I’ve been feeling like a real idiot lately, an asthmatic child who only now decides to stop smoking, if only infrequent. I have negative thoughts all the time, about you, how dumb you are, such an asshole, but I suppress them. I don’t see any point in releasing this negativity, but I don’t know how to let go so that the negative thoughts don’t come.