At the workshop, you spoke of writing as self-therapy as something that's worked for you. You dig into any artist's background, you're going to find some moments.
Art is functional at that level.
Often the reason you get into it and stay in is because you have to. You don't have a choice. If you regard it as a fashion, like a shirt you can buy, you probably won't be in for the long run. You're only in for the long run because you don't have a choice. The wounds of my particular upbringing aren't that different from the wounds of anybody.