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  Hi,I'm writing again As a creative writer, one thing you may never foretell about yourself is the probability of losing interest in writing and ultimately losing faith in yourself. It turns out that it takes a lot of effort, courage and perseverance to keep writing and telling your stories. Frankly, I have mostly lost that zeal to overshare my troubled thoughts using words. When you've once been a protege to some super-writers, you get reminded pretty often that you're a badass. They say to you, "When would you give us something on your blog?" "Why don't you write anymore?". To these, I come up with the automated excuse that my career is ruining my creativity.    As a medical doctor who was trained in one of the toughest academic hubs of the country, having to compete for excellence with a new bar being set everyday drained me. I had my fair share of emotional turbulences, failed friendships and lost more relationships than I can recall. That’s jus...