If you have a group of friends, you probably have that one friend that you all refer to as the "artsy" one. If you're unlucky, like me, you would be the "artsy" one in the group. Fear not, I understand all the things you go through on a daily basis. If you're not the "artsy" one, I still hope I can shed some light on this topic for you and increase your knowledge of our struggles. This is intended to be satirical to a degree of course. The word "Artsy" can sometimes have a negative connotation since people seem to be using it as an insult sometimes. But in this article, I'm referring to the creative and artistic mind of the group.

1. Your friends always think they can get free art from you.

Yes, we've all been there. Questions like:

"Hey, can you draw me?" "Would you be able to Photoshop my head on a dinosaur?" "My room needs a new painting, can you make me one?" "My mom's friend's uncle's dog's walker sister's husband-in-law's boss wants a tattoo -- can you design one for them?"

Your friends assume you're just a 24-hour free service for art. They think you have nothing to do, no bills to pay, no food to buy, or even supplies to stock. Even if you enjoy giving away free art to friends, at the end of the day you hope they don't always expect it to be free. But you also love creating things for your friends, since they are, after all, your biggest fans.

2. Your difficult work is always underestimated and your friends think it's easy.

When you're too busy finishing up a piece and your friends tell you to "just finish it... it looks easy!" Your work is always seen as something quick to be done, but, of course, it is not. Anyone can art, but it takes time and patience to make good art. Your friends don't realize that it takes many hours of squeezing ideas out of your mind. Hours of sketching and getting ideas onto paper. And hours trying to make sense of what you created. So of course, telling the artsy friend to just finish their piece or hurry up, does not actually help!

3. You have a set of unrealistic expectations.

Your friends always assume you know everything there is to know about art. If they see a painting in a museum they would find it as a way to create a "fun" trivia to interrogate you. They "ask" you about the painting's artist, medium, history, what the artist had for breakfast that one day in October, and whether or not you can create something like it. Whenever there's anything that has the slightest relation to art, they always jump to you.

4. People don't understand your attachment to your work.

You spend countless hours creating a piece, so yes you should take pride in it! Hell yes, you're going to blast it all over social media. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Snapchat it all! The work you create is like a newborn child to you, and people don't understand that you cherish it greatly. It's like you just gave birth to that new painting, it's your baby! No one is allowed to touch it, talk bad about it, or even ask for it.

5. Your passion is always misunderstood.

Sometimes your friends don't understand how exciting it is for you to get a new paint brush, or download a new PSD action, or even get new colored pencils. You also have a great love for sharing things on social media, so your friends always say, "You post too much on Instagram." "You don't have to broadcast your creations."

Of course, you want to, or feel the need to. You don't do it for the attention of others, but you find social media as a way to express your passion. So yes continue to post three photos in a row on Instagram, share articles about art jokes on Facebook, and tweet about how you drank from your watercolor cup of water instead of your coffee by accident.

6. You're not always appreciated in the ways you want to be.

It's true. You might have spent a week creating a homemade gift for your friend's birthday and they didn't have the reaction you were expecting. Some people just don't have the empathy to place themselves in your shoes, or just don't have the same creative mind as you do. You might spend a long time trying to fix your Instagram feed, finding the perfect outfit, changing your image / appearance in different ways, or even coming up with witty comebacks. Sure you might not have gotten the reaction to the image where you Photoshopped your friends' heads on the Powerpuff Girls, but that's okay, as long as you think it's funny - it will forever be hilarious. Your friends might not know how to appreciate your creative process, just remember to always appreciate yourself.

7. You are the unofficial designer of the group.

Your friend might have a PowerPoint presentation that they want you to flare up, an outfit they need an opinion on, or can't decide which filter to use on their selfie. You became the unofficial designer of the group, in terms of giving out free advice on how to look more creative. They come to you when they need advice in anything to do with art. Of course, they expect you to be honest, which is why you're opinion is so great to them. At the same time, it is a struggle to be honest and kind at the same time. You probably hate your friend's haircut, choice of decor in their home, or fonts they use in projects. It is hard to control your inner art perfectionist - but you don't want your friends to embarrass themselves so you rip the Band Aid off, no matter how much it might hurt them.

The struggles of being the "artsy" friend can be explained in hundreds of ways, but these are the top ones we can all relate on. You just have to remember each friend in the group is known for their special talent, and yours is being the creative mind. Without you, the group would be very blunt and boring. You have to remember that at the end of the day, your friends are probably your biggest fans. They appreciate you in ways that go untold, and they cannot wait for you to become famous so they can tell people about how they knew you when you struggled to finish a painting. Remember my fellow "artsy" friends, your struggles are nothing compared to the true art that lies in the friendship that you have with people that truly love and appreciate you.