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<blockquote data-quote="Maisy" data-source="post: 703912" data-attributes="member: 20161"><p>My son has been involved with acting since middle school ( he is soon to be 24), and dancing since high school. He has done professional theatre and film and won some awards. The problem is he never feels he is good enough and he struggles with getting started. It is like he needs continual affirmation in order to function. Has been this way since childhood. The theatre community can be brutal, even more than film but sometimes the camaderie can be good. It just depends on the cast and crew. My son knows we hope he gets reinvolved with the arts and he says he wants to, but it has to come from him. I have been involved with him in the past when he was young, but other than encouraging him, not much I can do. He is on an SSRI and goes to the DR. Soon so hoping she gives him something for the mood episodes and perhaps puts him back on ADHD medications though these can cause him to eye tic which would spell death for acting. Right now we are trying to cut off the money due to him not doing anything to help himself and he is also addicted to pot. Plus drinks too much. He knows that these things are not healthy but he feels pot helps his anxiety. I think it is a crutch with no healthy outcome. I hate it and I hate alcohol. Wish they were never part of the human existence.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maisy, post: 703912, member: 20161"] My son has been involved with acting since middle school ( he is soon to be 24), and dancing since high school. He has done professional theatre and film and won some awards. The problem is he never feels he is good enough and he struggles with getting started. It is like he needs continual affirmation in order to function. Has been this way since childhood. The theatre community can be brutal, even more than film but sometimes the camaderie can be good. It just depends on the cast and crew. My son knows we hope he gets reinvolved with the arts and he says he wants to, but it has to come from him. I have been involved with him in the past when he was young, but other than encouraging him, not much I can do. He is on an SSRI and goes to the DR. Soon so hoping she gives him something for the mood episodes and perhaps puts him back on ADHD medications though these can cause him to eye tic which would spell death for acting. Right now we are trying to cut off the money due to him not doing anything to help himself and he is also addicted to pot. Plus drinks too much. He knows that these things are not healthy but he feels pot helps his anxiety. I think it is a crutch with no healthy outcome. I hate it and I hate alcohol. Wish they were never part of the human existence. [/QUOTE]
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