🜂 BATTLE PLAN REPORT: The Case of the Almost Artist
(Creative Block / Fear of Visibility)
“Some people aren’t blocked. They’re protecting themselves from being seen.”
This case involved Leah, 31, based in Bristol.
Leah had real artistic talent.
Painting. Illustration. Visual storytelling.
She’d start projects with passion —
then stall before finishing.
Or finish them… and never share.
“I don’t know why I can’t just put my work out there.”
⚙️ Diagnosis
This wasn’t laziness.
It was visibility fear.
As long as the work stayed private,
it remained perfect in her mind.
Once shared, it could be judged.
So her psyche hit the brakes.
⚙️ The Method
Distance Influence to reduce emotional reactivity around exposure.
Then Dokology:
• finish one small piece
• share it privately with one trusted person
• gradually widen the circle
I told her:
“Your fear isn’t of failure.
It’s of existing in public.”
🜃 The Result
Leah shared her work in stages.
Not viral, not dramatic — but real.
Confidence built not from praise,
but from surviving visibility.
🜃 Reflection
Creative paralysis often hides behind perfectionism.
But art isn’t meant to live in hiding.
It grows in the open air.
If something in this report resonates with your own situation, you can reach out and discuss your case directly.
Every Battle Plan begins with a conversation.