Never give up your control and focus on your own sh*t. Do you; not what others want or expect of you. Learn to do things on your own. If you rely on others for how you feel or to do anything, life is going to turn around one day and kick you in the ass. Then what?
You are free to choose your own path in life; you’re an individual who is capable of choice, and you can choose what you will become. This free will that comes from individuality is offset by the eternal loneliness of the individual. Not in the sense that everyone is out to get you, but in that you cannot trust anyone, as they pose a threat.
You must understand that no one will understand you, so don’t look to others for validation, nor let them have an influence on your creative expression. When you choose to live the life of constant creativity, you will always be alone, because vested interest will eventually corrupt the message with its influence.