@axayacatl I have had quite negative experiences with sharing my art, especially my poetry, so I do relate to that. But, I've also had people treat me so very nicely when I put myself out there through art, so it's really just about finding people who can appreciate your artwork as it deserves to be appreciated :)
rambling is the whole point, so dww!! I found that starting to post my diary online has been so helpful, I used to write maybe once or twice a month, but since I started this it's an almost daily thing