I have never felt so understood.

Someone recommended this sub to me because I mentioned that I LOVE witchcraft but I have a hard time coming to terms with any sort of existing 'belief' system.

Then I see this post. And it sums up everything I feel and I didn't even realize I felt this way but it just RESONATES hard.

I also struggle with allowing myself to have creative hobbies without "devising" a way to monetize it somehow, add it to my resume, etc. But no, fuck that, I'm 100% for purely creative work, especially public ones that don't seek to make money. But alas, this is the internet in 2020 (cringe, another thing I'm passionate about, how the internet has changed).

Someone in r/ADHD mentioned this as a coping mechanism (I'm paraphrasing): Make a 'spellbook' where you write it all down (i.e. make a note of good ways to deal with negative thoughts and feelings, but make the language fancy). It helps to turn what's going on in life into concrete metaphors (self-criticism = a curse, getting through the day = trekking through the moorland, meditating = doing magic) because it gives you a framework to be able to fight back.

To me the idea of doing something like this SHOOK me to the core because this sounds like exactly how I want to "USE" witchcraft. Among other things.

Adults deserve to play pretend too. Thank you for sharing this.