Thank you, I needed to hear this.

> I'm not sure therapy is healthy if conformity is the desired outcome.

It's taken me an embarrassingly long time to realise this. Somehow I always knew it in the back of my mind, a sort of quiet rebellion, but the "logical" part of my mind (actually the little voice of society) always took the reins.

> Earn your own money, your own way. Embrace your eccentricities. Use them to your advantage.

This is something I've been dreaming of for years, but actually following through on it is difficult. In my experience conquering the self-doubt has been the hardest part, but after that there's still the hurdles of finding customers.