nonononono i need to talk about art with ed and y'all will listen!!!!!!!!!!!
i feel like it all starts with him just not feeling like enough, especially growing up around patrick, who was always the ladies man. art was never ever spontaneous, and always has to think before saying or doing anything, so it's easy for him to get into his own head about pretty much everything.
the problem with art is that he gets into a cycle.. he feels like he's not enough, so you try to make him feel better and relax.. but he gets so in his head that he just can't perform :( and then he feels so insecure again.. and all you can do is hold him while he lets silent tears run down his face until he falls asleep, and it repeats again :(