Calligraphy envy ?

[Robalone]

Hi. Ok so I can write nicely………….but something I’ve run into nearly all my life is the feedback ,if you will, from almost everyone that sees my writing………” wow your writing is lovely, MY WRITING IS TERRIBLE “

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard that, I could have stopped working years ago 🤣🤣.

In almost all instances of this it’s been accompanied by a light hearted laugh, and a shrug, and nothing more is said.

However, more so on this site than anywhere else I’ve encountered it , I’ve sensed some kind of ….embarrassment ?! Or shame ?
Seemingly from a sense of inadequacy???

I kinda understand the phenomenon…..I feel it posting any drawing / artwork , because there are folk here that are vastly better than me, and I sort of hate my drawings, but I shut my eyes and post them anyway….phew.

I would welcome thoughts from anyone that ….for example , has wonky and unstructured writing , and feels that sense of shall we say inadequacy? as to what it brings up for them .when they encounter someone that writes ….better, easier etc.

Just to put this phenomenon in perspective, I’m completely rubbish at music, I’ve wanted to play an instrument all my life, but even after many attempts, I’ve never managed to get this desire off the ground .
And there are many things that I’m crap at , that many others can do so easily.

Being an overly sensitive sausage, I tend to withdraw and hide my talent lest I encounter any form of hostility !

Rant over . Anyone else feel this or anything like it .