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i totally feel the drawing one. it took me a very long time to feel comfortable drawing regularly and i still don't like to show people my sketchbook aside from one or two pieces i'm really proud of. idk if you would relate to this, but to me drawing feels very vulnerable in a way that more abstract or structured forms of creativity (like music and code) don't.
something that helps me kind of get over the hump is to ease in by drawing stuff that doesn't disappoint me if i fuck it up, stuff like 3d shapes or abstract 2d patterns. sometimes just picking up the pencil and feeling it move across the paper is enough to bait my brain into wanting to try something more interesting. and if i'm not feeling it that day, it's easy to bail.
another thing i do sometimes (strictly for practice) is tracing or copying art or photos that i really like. i find one of the most stressful parts of character art to be coming up with designs and poses and expressions and stuff, and if that's already decided for me then it's a lot easier to focus on how it's constructed. plus, if it's explicitly not for sharing and just for my learning process, it kinda feels like less of a personal failing if i screw it up?
idk if any of that helps, but either way i really hope you find the peace you need to create stuff you'll be proud of π
Something that helps for me, at least, is drawing on mediums that feel impermanent and unimportant. Like a sticky note or the back of a receipt. Take away the glamour of making some big elaborate finished piece or sketch or whatever, just doodle something and throw it away if you have to