Feeling very discouraged and intimidated

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For once this isnt about my mental issues, but more of something that is causing me to feel discouraged and intimidated.

So I want to get out into the Country Music scene by releasing a single and a music video to go with, but when i look at the costs for doing one i feel like yelling the word Greedy even though the costs are civil, then i think about all the work put in, from the idea, to the song being made, to getting it distributed digitally and physicly, etc and i feel very discouraged, and when I see other relatively new artists on the Country scene they get a pretty decent fanbase and i feel intimidated because i feel like i wont be able to make it as sucessfully in Country Music, and i end up questioning whether if i should just not go chasing my passion or chase it for all the wear and tear it's worth. I will note i cant play any instruments, so the sad reality is i have to spend money to make music.

I swear it doesnt take much to make me feel discouraged or intimidated, and i just don't feel all that confident in my own limited abilities(fyi i am a good Country singer), like whether is ankiety or stress i'm honestly not too sure, or if its just the gravity of the reality of it all thats getting me.

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james1
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Hello there,

I'm sorry to hear you're feeling discouraged and intimidated about getting into music.

I'm 25 and I also know what you mean because I want to be a writer, but it's a looooong journey to even get to a point where you're breaking even. So I haven't started, but I am still working full time.

But in general, I think when we have a big goal like release a single and music video, it can be very daunting to start. Have you tried breaking things down a bit and working on them piece by piece and treating each step as a separate thing to celebrate?

For example, I've written heaps of short stories and many of these I can probably turn into longer form stories one day, or just edit and make them better. But for now, I'm happy having these because they're just the first step in a longer journey, and I also enjoyed writing them at the same time.

James