I’m numb these days.
It’s not that I feel bad, or that I feel good; it’s that I don’t really feel. It’s Virginia Woolf’s “cotton wool” in full effect: life lived through gauze.
I know it’s keeping me from the spike and the downward spiral, but I’m not sure flat is better.
I seem to be able to write, at least. It’s hard, but it’s doable.
The old myth about psychiatric drugs robbing you of your creativity is thus again disproved. I’ve always held it in contempt, as a creation of those who believe that artists must be miserable in order to create.
See, I’ve always believed that myth was created at least in part to scare people away from creative pursuits. The more you teach people that misery, poverty, and art go together, the less attractive it will seem.
This is not to say that I don’t acknowledge the established link between bipolar illness and literary success. I do. But to suggest that to treat the disorder will eliminate the creative spark? Horseshit.
If the only time you can write is when you’re depressed, you’re not a writer. You’re someone using writing as therapy. Which is fine, but it’s not the same.
And if you aren’t taking your drugs because you’re afraid of losing your edge…
Horseshit. You may have to work harder, but it’ll still be there.
Remember: you can’t write well in a catatonic state. You can’t write coherently in a psychotic state.
And you can’t write at all if you’re dead.
Dark Matter 
April 5th, 2005 at 1:31 am
That said: I don’t think it’s romanticizing it to acknowledge it, if it’s there.
Certainly, no one who’s had it romanticizes it. And if they do, they’re morons.
April 5th, 2005 at 1:31 am
That said: I don’t think it’s romanticizing it to acknowledge it, if it’s there.
Certainly, no one who’s had it romanticizes it. And if they do, they’re morons.
April 5th, 2005 at 1:31 am
That said: I don’t think it’s romanticizing it to acknowledge it, if it’s there.
Certainly, no one who’s had it romanticizes it. And if they do, they’re morons.
April 5th, 2005 at 1:31 am
That said: I don’t think it’s romanticizing it to acknowledge it, if it’s there.
Certainly, no one who’s had it romanticizes it. And if they do, they’re morons.
April 5th, 2005 at 1:31 am
That said: I don’t think it’s romanticizing it to acknowledge it, if it’s there.
Certainly, no one who’s had it romanticizes it. And if they do, they’re morons.
April 5th, 2005 at 1:31 am
That said: I don’t think it’s romanticizing it to acknowledge it, if it’s there.
Certainly, no one who’s had it romanticizes it. And if they do, they’re morons.
April 5th, 2005 at 1:30 am
Well.. I certainly meet a lot of bipolar artists. I don’t know if the link is causal or coincidental, but it surely seems like there’s one to me.
April 5th, 2005 at 1:30 am
Well.. I certainly meet a lot of bipolar artists. I don’t know if the link is causal or coincidental, but it surely seems like there’s one to me.
April 5th, 2005 at 1:30 am
Well.. I certainly meet a lot of bipolar artists. I don’t know if the link is causal or coincidental, but it surely seems like there’s one to me.
April 5th, 2005 at 1:30 am
Well.. I certainly meet a lot of bipolar artists. I don’t know if the link is causal or coincidental, but it surely seems like there’s one to me.
April 5th, 2005 at 1:30 am
Well.. I certainly meet a lot of bipolar artists. I don’t know if the link is causal or coincidental, but it surely seems like there’s one to me.
April 5th, 2005 at 1:30 am
Well.. I certainly meet a lot of bipolar artists. I don’t know if the link is causal or coincidental, but it surely seems like there’s one to me.
April 4th, 2005 at 11:58 pm
artist
My thought is that all artists are manic depresive or some sort of thing… I think it is ither the insperation or that gene is tied to the creative gene. If Janis was Janis today… she would be in prozac, etc. And Jim morrison too… in need of serious anti depresents.
I think age alone also takes of the “edge” of the creativity… Or at least the wild side… we are all creative at diffrent times…
Think of bob Dylan… his wild mercury sound of his youth became a more bluesy look back as he aged… not bad. not the same…
April 4th, 2005 at 11:58 pm
artist
My thought is that all artists are manic depresive or some sort of thing… I think it is ither the insperation or that gene is tied to the creative gene. If Janis was Janis today… she would be in prozac, etc. And Jim morrison too… in need of serious anti depresents.
I think age alone also takes of the “edge” of the creativity… Or at least the wild side… we are all creative at diffrent times…
Think of bob Dylan… his wild mercury sound of his youth became a more bluesy look back as he aged… not bad. not the same…
April 4th, 2005 at 11:58 pm
artist
My thought is that all artists are manic depresive or some sort of thing… I think it is ither the insperation or that gene is tied to the creative gene. If Janis was Janis today… she would be in prozac, etc. And Jim morrison too… in need of serious anti depresents.
I think age alone also takes of the “edge” of the creativity… Or at least the wild side… we are all creative at diffrent times…
Think of bob Dylan… his wild mercury sound of his youth became a more bluesy look back as he aged… not bad. not the same…
April 4th, 2005 at 11:58 pm
artist
My thought is that all artists are manic depresive or some sort of thing… I think it is ither the insperation or that gene is tied to the creative gene. If Janis was Janis today… she would be in prozac, etc. And Jim morrison too… in need of serious anti depresents.
I think age alone also takes of the “edge” of the creativity… Or at least the wild side… we are all creative at diffrent times…
Think of bob Dylan… his wild mercury sound of his youth became a more bluesy look back as he aged… not bad. not the same…
April 4th, 2005 at 11:58 pm
artist
My thought is that all artists are manic depresive or some sort of thing… I think it is ither the insperation or that gene is tied to the creative gene. If Janis was Janis today… she would be in prozac, etc. And Jim morrison too… in need of serious anti depresents.
I think age alone also takes of the “edge” of the creativity… Or at least the wild side… we are all creative at diffrent times…
Think of bob Dylan… his wild mercury sound of his youth became a more bluesy look back as he aged… not bad. not the same…
April 4th, 2005 at 11:58 pm
artist
My thought is that all artists are manic depresive or some sort of thing… I think it is ither the insperation or that gene is tied to the creative gene. If Janis was Janis today… she would be in prozac, etc. And Jim morrison too… in need of serious anti depresents.
I think age alone also takes of the “edge” of the creativity… Or at least the wild side… we are all creative at diffrent times…
Think of bob Dylan… his wild mercury sound of his youth became a more bluesy look back as he aged… not bad. not the same…
April 4th, 2005 at 11:09 pm
I don’t buy the link between bipolar illness and creativity. AT ALL. No one needs to be romanticizing mental illness anymore, especially an aspect of it that is completely unfounded.
April 4th, 2005 at 11:09 pm
I don’t buy the link between bipolar illness and creativity. AT ALL. No one needs to be romanticizing mental illness anymore, especially an aspect of it that is completely unfounded.
April 4th, 2005 at 11:09 pm
I don’t buy the link between bipolar illness and creativity. AT ALL. No one needs to be romanticizing mental illness anymore, especially an aspect of it that is completely unfounded.
April 4th, 2005 at 11:09 pm
I don’t buy the link between bipolar illness and creativity. AT ALL. No one needs to be romanticizing mental illness anymore, especially an aspect of it that is completely unfounded.
April 4th, 2005 at 11:09 pm
I don’t buy the link between bipolar illness and creativity. AT ALL. No one needs to be romanticizing mental illness anymore, especially an aspect of it that is completely unfounded.
April 4th, 2005 at 11:09 pm
I don’t buy the link between bipolar illness and creativity. AT ALL. No one needs to be romanticizing mental illness anymore, especially an aspect of it that is completely unfounded.
April 4th, 2005 at 10:59 pm
well said
you can’t write if you’re dead, yes. i can’t write when i’m obsessing endlessly about my lack of worth, about what people are thinking, etc. etc. i don’t believe the shit about drugs robbing creativity. thanks for saying it!
April 4th, 2005 at 10:59 pm
well said
you can’t write if you’re dead, yes. i can’t write when i’m obsessing endlessly about my lack of worth, about what people are thinking, etc. etc. i don’t believe the shit about drugs robbing creativity. thanks for saying it!
April 4th, 2005 at 10:59 pm
well said
you can’t write if you’re dead, yes. i can’t write when i’m obsessing endlessly about my lack of worth, about what people are thinking, etc. etc. i don’t believe the shit about drugs robbing creativity. thanks for saying it!
April 4th, 2005 at 10:59 pm
well said
you can’t write if you’re dead, yes. i can’t write when i’m obsessing endlessly about my lack of worth, about what people are thinking, etc. etc. i don’t believe the shit about drugs robbing creativity. thanks for saying it!
April 4th, 2005 at 10:59 pm
well said
you can’t write if you’re dead, yes. i can’t write when i’m obsessing endlessly about my lack of worth, about what people are thinking, etc. etc. i don’t believe the shit about drugs robbing creativity. thanks for saying it!
April 4th, 2005 at 10:59 pm
well said
you can’t write if you’re dead, yes. i can’t write when i’m obsessing endlessly about my lack of worth, about what people are thinking, etc. etc. i don’t believe the shit about drugs robbing creativity. thanks for saying it!
April 4th, 2005 at 8:22 pm
I really admire your strength. You might get into the occasional funk; the funk might even be a pretty rough one, but I have never seen you just roll over and quit.
I think you are a much stronger person than you might know. I totally agree with the things you said above. You write because you love to write. It feeds your soul. You don’t dwell on the things that are going bad in your life to feed your soul. I wish more people thought the way you do. There lives would improve a hundred fold.
Maybe pick something you have wanted to do but haven’t, and give it a go. Doing something new or different can kick start the ol’ brain. 🙂
April 4th, 2005 at 8:22 pm
I really admire your strength. You might get into the occasional funk; the funk might even be a pretty rough one, but I have never seen you just roll over and quit.
I think you are a much stronger person than you might know. I totally agree with the things you said above. You write because you love to write. It feeds your soul. You don’t dwell on the things that are going bad in your life to feed your soul. I wish more people thought the way you do. There lives would improve a hundred fold.
Maybe pick something you have wanted to do but haven’t, and give it a go. Doing something new or different can kick start the ol’ brain. 🙂
April 4th, 2005 at 8:22 pm
I really admire your strength. You might get into the occasional funk; the funk might even be a pretty rough one, but I have never seen you just roll over and quit.
I think you are a much stronger person than you might know. I totally agree with the things you said above. You write because you love to write. It feeds your soul. You don’t dwell on the things that are going bad in your life to feed your soul. I wish more people thought the way you do. There lives would improve a hundred fold.
Maybe pick something you have wanted to do but haven’t, and give it a go. Doing something new or different can kick start the ol’ brain. 🙂
April 4th, 2005 at 8:22 pm
I really admire your strength. You might get into the occasional funk; the funk might even be a pretty rough one, but I have never seen you just roll over and quit.
I think you are a much stronger person than you might know. I totally agree with the things you said above. You write because you love to write. It feeds your soul. You don’t dwell on the things that are going bad in your life to feed your soul. I wish more people thought the way you do. There lives would improve a hundred fold.
Maybe pick something you have wanted to do but haven’t, and give it a go. Doing something new or different can kick start the ol’ brain. 🙂
April 4th, 2005 at 8:22 pm
I really admire your strength. You might get into the occasional funk; the funk might even be a pretty rough one, but I have never seen you just roll over and quit.
I think you are a much stronger person than you might know. I totally agree with the things you said above. You write because you love to write. It feeds your soul. You don’t dwell on the things that are going bad in your life to feed your soul. I wish more people thought the way you do. There lives would improve a hundred fold.
Maybe pick something you have wanted to do but haven’t, and give it a go. Doing something new or different can kick start the ol’ brain. 🙂
April 4th, 2005 at 8:22 pm
I really admire your strength. You might get into the occasional funk; the funk might even be a pretty rough one, but I have never seen you just roll over and quit.
I think you are a much stronger person than you might know. I totally agree with the things you said above. You write because you love to write. It feeds your soul. You don’t dwell on the things that are going bad in your life to feed your soul. I wish more people thought the way you do. There lives would improve a hundred fold.
Maybe pick something you have wanted to do but haven’t, and give it a go. Doing something new or different can kick start the ol’ brain. 🙂
April 4th, 2005 at 6:30 pm
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April 4th, 2005 at 6:30 pm
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April 4th, 2005 at 6:30 pm
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April 4th, 2005 at 6:30 pm
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April 4th, 2005 at 6:30 pm
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April 4th, 2005 at 6:30 pm
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April 4th, 2005 at 6:27 pm
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sure thing. I’ll have to do it tonight, though — got nothing here…
April 4th, 2005 at 6:27 pm
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sure thing. I’ll have to do it tonight, though — got nothing here…
April 4th, 2005 at 6:27 pm
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April 4th, 2005 at 6:27 pm
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April 4th, 2005 at 6:27 pm
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April 4th, 2005 at 6:27 pm
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sure thing. I’ll have to do it tonight, though — got nothing here…
April 4th, 2005 at 6:23 pm
I guess the one thing I’d say is
Your’e certainly fighting the good fight, and being as honest as possible with both yourself and your art. I’ve seen plenty of creativity from you in the time I’ve been reading, so if it’s not today, don’t worry, ity may be sooner rather than later. perhaps it’s just easier to forget those times when they feel far away.
Maybe the is the wrong time to ask, but I’m apparently up against a deadline with the july 29 Invitational slam. If you have time, could you please send me a bio, web-photo, and your ssn# for check writing? Maybe (hopefully) that will help to remind you what you’ve done.
April 4th, 2005 at 6:23 pm
I guess the one thing I’d say is
Your’e certainly fighting the good fight, and being as honest as possible with both yourself and your art. I’ve seen plenty of creativity from you in the time I’ve been reading, so if it’s not today, don’t worry, ity may be sooner rather than later. perhaps it’s just easier to forget those times when they feel far away.
Maybe the is the wrong time to ask, but I’m apparently up against a deadline with the july 29 Invitational slam. If you have time, could you please send me a bio, web-photo, and your ssn# for check writing? Maybe (hopefully) that will help to remind you what you’ve done.
April 4th, 2005 at 6:23 pm
I guess the one thing I’d say is
Your’e certainly fighting the good fight, and being as honest as possible with both yourself and your art. I’ve seen plenty of creativity from you in the time I’ve been reading, so if it’s not today, don’t worry, ity may be sooner rather than later. perhaps it’s just easier to forget those times when they feel far away.
Maybe the is the wrong time to ask, but I’m apparently up against a deadline with the july 29 Invitational slam. If you have time, could you please send me a bio, web-photo, and your ssn# for check writing? Maybe (hopefully) that will help to remind you what you’ve done.
April 4th, 2005 at 6:23 pm
I guess the one thing I’d say is
Your’e certainly fighting the good fight, and being as honest as possible with both yourself and your art. I’ve seen plenty of creativity from you in the time I’ve been reading, so if it’s not today, don’t worry, ity may be sooner rather than later. perhaps it’s just easier to forget those times when they feel far away.
Maybe the is the wrong time to ask, but I’m apparently up against a deadline with the july 29 Invitational slam. If you have time, could you please send me a bio, web-photo, and your ssn# for check writing? Maybe (hopefully) that will help to remind you what you’ve done.
April 4th, 2005 at 6:23 pm
I guess the one thing I’d say is
Your’e certainly fighting the good fight, and being as honest as possible with both yourself and your art. I’ve seen plenty of creativity from you in the time I’ve been reading, so if it’s not today, don’t worry, ity may be sooner rather than later. perhaps it’s just easier to forget those times when they feel far away.
Maybe the is the wrong time to ask, but I’m apparently up against a deadline with the july 29 Invitational slam. If you have time, could you please send me a bio, web-photo, and your ssn# for check writing? Maybe (hopefully) that will help to remind you what you’ve done.
April 4th, 2005 at 6:23 pm
I guess the one thing I’d say is
Your’e certainly fighting the good fight, and being as honest as possible with both yourself and your art. I’ve seen plenty of creativity from you in the time I’ve been reading, so if it’s not today, don’t worry, ity may be sooner rather than later. perhaps it’s just easier to forget those times when they feel far away.
Maybe the is the wrong time to ask, but I’m apparently up against a deadline with the july 29 Invitational slam. If you have time, could you please send me a bio, web-photo, and your ssn# for check writing? Maybe (hopefully) that will help to remind you what you’ve done.
April 4th, 2005 at 6:06 pm
You can’t write…
..at all if you’re dead.
Also true: You can’t write at all if you’re so depressed that all you do is watch TV all day and dwell on the things that make you even more depressed.
All I have to say for those struggling – work with your psychiatrist if your meds aren’t working. Yeah, they’ll make you wait a month or so to be sure, but it’s been my (lucky) experience that if you say “I’m supposed to be treating depression and I’m gaining weight which makes me more depressed – is there something else we can try?” that they will work with you. Also useful (and important) is getting them to explain how the drugs work (ie: the time-release ones especially – I found out why I take a large dose of wellbutrin twice a day – because it goes out of your system so fast. Unfortunately, I found out after I ran out and couldn’t get to the Pharmpacy in Bedford until after two missed doses, at which point I felt like hell and didn’t understand why. They explained it.)
I think saying you can’t be creative when you’re taking these kind of drugs is almost as frustrating to hear as “if people would just stop being so self-absorbed and work at it, they wouldn’t need all these damn anti-depressants.”
I’ve given up trying to argue with them. It’s a waste of my time and just pisses me off.
Creativity is good. Wanting to kill yourself is bad. Feeling down is okay, wanting to jump off a cliff is bad.
Have a nice day. 🙂 (really, I hope it helps, even a little bit)
April 4th, 2005 at 6:06 pm
You can’t write…
..at all if you’re dead.
Also true: You can’t write at all if you’re so depressed that all you do is watch TV all day and dwell on the things that make you even more depressed.
All I have to say for those struggling – work with your psychiatrist if your meds aren’t working. Yeah, they’ll make you wait a month or so to be sure, but it’s been my (lucky) experience that if you say “I’m supposed to be treating depression and I’m gaining weight which makes me more depressed – is there something else we can try?” that they will work with you. Also useful (and important) is getting them to explain how the drugs work (ie: the time-release ones especially – I found out why I take a large dose of wellbutrin twice a day – because it goes out of your system so fast. Unfortunately, I found out after I ran out and couldn’t get to the Pharmpacy in Bedford until after two missed doses, at which point I felt like hell and didn’t understand why. They explained it.)
I think saying you can’t be creative when you’re taking these kind of drugs is almost as frustrating to hear as “if people would just stop being so self-absorbed and work at it, they wouldn’t need all these damn anti-depressants.”
I’ve given up trying to argue with them. It’s a waste of my time and just pisses me off.
Creativity is good. Wanting to kill yourself is bad. Feeling down is okay, wanting to jump off a cliff is bad.
Have a nice day. 🙂 (really, I hope it helps, even a little bit)
April 4th, 2005 at 6:06 pm
You can’t write…
..at all if you’re dead.
Also true: You can’t write at all if you’re so depressed that all you do is watch TV all day and dwell on the things that make you even more depressed.
All I have to say for those struggling – work with your psychiatrist if your meds aren’t working. Yeah, they’ll make you wait a month or so to be sure, but it’s been my (lucky) experience that if you say “I’m supposed to be treating depression and I’m gaining weight which makes me more depressed – is there something else we can try?” that they will work with you. Also useful (and important) is getting them to explain how the drugs work (ie: the time-release ones especially – I found out why I take a large dose of wellbutrin twice a day – because it goes out of your system so fast. Unfortunately, I found out after I ran out and couldn’t get to the Pharmpacy in Bedford until after two missed doses, at which point I felt like hell and didn’t understand why. They explained it.)
I think saying you can’t be creative when you’re taking these kind of drugs is almost as frustrating to hear as “if people would just stop being so self-absorbed and work at it, they wouldn’t need all these damn anti-depressants.”
I’ve given up trying to argue with them. It’s a waste of my time and just pisses me off.
Creativity is good. Wanting to kill yourself is bad. Feeling down is okay, wanting to jump off a cliff is bad.
Have a nice day. 🙂 (really, I hope it helps, even a little bit)
April 4th, 2005 at 6:06 pm
You can’t write…
..at all if you’re dead.
Also true: You can’t write at all if you’re so depressed that all you do is watch TV all day and dwell on the things that make you even more depressed.
All I have to say for those struggling – work with your psychiatrist if your meds aren’t working. Yeah, they’ll make you wait a month or so to be sure, but it’s been my (lucky) experience that if you say “I’m supposed to be treating depression and I’m gaining weight which makes me more depressed – is there something else we can try?” that they will work with you. Also useful (and important) is getting them to explain how the drugs work (ie: the time-release ones especially – I found out why I take a large dose of wellbutrin twice a day – because it goes out of your system so fast. Unfortunately, I found out after I ran out and couldn’t get to the Pharmpacy in Bedford until after two missed doses, at which point I felt like hell and didn’t understand why. They explained it.)
I think saying you can’t be creative when you’re taking these kind of drugs is almost as frustrating to hear as “if people would just stop being so self-absorbed and work at it, they wouldn’t need all these damn anti-depressants.”
I’ve given up trying to argue with them. It’s a waste of my time and just pisses me off.
Creativity is good. Wanting to kill yourself is bad. Feeling down is okay, wanting to jump off a cliff is bad.
Have a nice day. 🙂 (really, I hope it helps, even a little bit)
April 4th, 2005 at 6:06 pm
You can’t write…
..at all if you’re dead.
Also true: You can’t write at all if you’re so depressed that all you do is watch TV all day and dwell on the things that make you even more depressed.
All I have to say for those struggling – work with your psychiatrist if your meds aren’t working. Yeah, they’ll make you wait a month or so to be sure, but it’s been my (lucky) experience that if you say “I’m supposed to be treating depression and I’m gaining weight which makes me more depressed – is there something else we can try?” that they will work with you. Also useful (and important) is getting them to explain how the drugs work (ie: the time-release ones especially – I found out why I take a large dose of wellbutrin twice a day – because it goes out of your system so fast. Unfortunately, I found out after I ran out and couldn’t get to the Pharmpacy in Bedford until after two missed doses, at which point I felt like hell and didn’t understand why. They explained it.)
I think saying you can’t be creative when you’re taking these kind of drugs is almost as frustrating to hear as “if people would just stop being so self-absorbed and work at it, they wouldn’t need all these damn anti-depressants.”
I’ve given up trying to argue with them. It’s a waste of my time and just pisses me off.
Creativity is good. Wanting to kill yourself is bad. Feeling down is okay, wanting to jump off a cliff is bad.
Have a nice day. 🙂 (really, I hope it helps, even a little bit)
April 4th, 2005 at 6:06 pm
You can’t write…
..at all if you’re dead.
Also true: You can’t write at all if you’re so depressed that all you do is watch TV all day and dwell on the things that make you even more depressed.
All I have to say for those struggling – work with your psychiatrist if your meds aren’t working. Yeah, they’ll make you wait a month or so to be sure, but it’s been my (lucky) experience that if you say “I’m supposed to be treating depression and I’m gaining weight which makes me more depressed – is there something else we can try?” that they will work with you. Also useful (and important) is getting them to explain how the drugs work (ie: the time-release ones especially – I found out why I take a large dose of wellbutrin twice a day – because it goes out of your system so fast. Unfortunately, I found out after I ran out and couldn’t get to the Pharmpacy in Bedford until after two missed doses, at which point I felt like hell and didn’t understand why. They explained it.)
I think saying you can’t be creative when you’re taking these kind of drugs is almost as frustrating to hear as “if people would just stop being so self-absorbed and work at it, they wouldn’t need all these damn anti-depressants.”
I’ve given up trying to argue with them. It’s a waste of my time and just pisses me off.
Creativity is good. Wanting to kill yourself is bad. Feeling down is okay, wanting to jump off a cliff is bad.
Have a nice day. 🙂 (really, I hope it helps, even a little bit)
April 4th, 2005 at 5:51 pm
Yes. The physical effects of medications sometimes causes me to struggle as well (e.g., Seroquel makes me into a zombie and I fall asleep immediately after taking it, so I have to really budget writing time earlier than I used to in the evening). But in terms of the creative urge itself, or my ability to think and work on ideas…no.
Good luck with the meds, regardless of the cause for taking them. 😉
April 4th, 2005 at 5:51 pm
Yes. The physical effects of medications sometimes causes me to struggle as well (e.g., Seroquel makes me into a zombie and I fall asleep immediately after taking it, so I have to really budget writing time earlier than I used to in the evening). But in terms of the creative urge itself, or my ability to think and work on ideas…no.
Good luck with the meds, regardless of the cause for taking them. 😉
April 4th, 2005 at 5:51 pm
Yes. The physical effects of medications sometimes causes me to struggle as well (e.g., Seroquel makes me into a zombie and I fall asleep immediately after taking it, so I have to really budget writing time earlier than I used to in the evening). But in terms of the creative urge itself, or my ability to think and work on ideas…no.
Good luck with the meds, regardless of the cause for taking them. 😉
April 4th, 2005 at 5:51 pm
Yes. The physical effects of medications sometimes causes me to struggle as well (e.g., Seroquel makes me into a zombie and I fall asleep immediately after taking it, so I have to really budget writing time earlier than I used to in the evening). But in terms of the creative urge itself, or my ability to think and work on ideas…no.
Good luck with the meds, regardless of the cause for taking them. 😉
April 4th, 2005 at 5:51 pm
Yes. The physical effects of medications sometimes causes me to struggle as well (e.g., Seroquel makes me into a zombie and I fall asleep immediately after taking it, so I have to really budget writing time earlier than I used to in the evening). But in terms of the creative urge itself, or my ability to think and work on ideas…no.
Good luck with the meds, regardless of the cause for taking them. 😉
April 4th, 2005 at 5:51 pm
Yes. The physical effects of medications sometimes causes me to struggle as well (e.g., Seroquel makes me into a zombie and I fall asleep immediately after taking it, so I have to really budget writing time earlier than I used to in the evening). But in terms of the creative urge itself, or my ability to think and work on ideas…no.
Good luck with the meds, regardless of the cause for taking them. 😉
April 4th, 2005 at 5:41 pm
It was suggested that I read this post and share it with someone close who is struggling with just these issues…but in reading it, I realize that I am identifying with your point of view myself. I have not felt the creative spark leave me since I’ve been on drugs for depression…(about 7 years now) if anything, it has had just the opposite effect. Some days I feel as if there isn’t enough time in a day to get all the creativity out of my head and into some form, written, painted, sculpted, or another. And, my creative talents are being requested and respected in ways that actually pay me these days. So I agree…horseshit to those who say it takes away your edge. HOWEVER, that being said…now I’m struggling with blood pressure meds (in the human guinea pig stage at the moment) and that has affected my creativity more than anything because I am so damn tired.
I’m hoping that is temporary.
April 4th, 2005 at 5:41 pm
It was suggested that I read this post and share it with someone close who is struggling with just these issues…but in reading it, I realize that I am identifying with your point of view myself. I have not felt the creative spark leave me since I’ve been on drugs for depression…(about 7 years now) if anything, it has had just the opposite effect. Some days I feel as if there isn’t enough time in a day to get all the creativity out of my head and into some form, written, painted, sculpted, or another. And, my creative talents are being requested and respected in ways that actually pay me these days. So I agree…horseshit to those who say it takes away your edge. HOWEVER, that being said…now I’m struggling with blood pressure meds (in the human guinea pig stage at the moment) and that has affected my creativity more than anything because I am so damn tired.
I’m hoping that is temporary.
April 4th, 2005 at 5:41 pm
It was suggested that I read this post and share it with someone close who is struggling with just these issues…but in reading it, I realize that I am identifying with your point of view myself. I have not felt the creative spark leave me since I’ve been on drugs for depression…(about 7 years now) if anything, it has had just the opposite effect. Some days I feel as if there isn’t enough time in a day to get all the creativity out of my head and into some form, written, painted, sculpted, or another. And, my creative talents are being requested and respected in ways that actually pay me these days. So I agree…horseshit to those who say it takes away your edge. HOWEVER, that being said…now I’m struggling with blood pressure meds (in the human guinea pig stage at the moment) and that has affected my creativity more than anything because I am so damn tired.
I’m hoping that is temporary.
April 4th, 2005 at 5:41 pm
It was suggested that I read this post and share it with someone close who is struggling with just these issues…but in reading it, I realize that I am identifying with your point of view myself. I have not felt the creative spark leave me since I’ve been on drugs for depression…(about 7 years now) if anything, it has had just the opposite effect. Some days I feel as if there isn’t enough time in a day to get all the creativity out of my head and into some form, written, painted, sculpted, or another. And, my creative talents are being requested and respected in ways that actually pay me these days. So I agree…horseshit to those who say it takes away your edge. HOWEVER, that being said…now I’m struggling with blood pressure meds (in the human guinea pig stage at the moment) and that has affected my creativity more than anything because I am so damn tired.
I’m hoping that is temporary.
April 4th, 2005 at 5:41 pm
It was suggested that I read this post and share it with someone close who is struggling with just these issues…but in reading it, I realize that I am identifying with your point of view myself. I have not felt the creative spark leave me since I’ve been on drugs for depression…(about 7 years now) if anything, it has had just the opposite effect. Some days I feel as if there isn’t enough time in a day to get all the creativity out of my head and into some form, written, painted, sculpted, or another. And, my creative talents are being requested and respected in ways that actually pay me these days. So I agree…horseshit to those who say it takes away your edge. HOWEVER, that being said…now I’m struggling with blood pressure meds (in the human guinea pig stage at the moment) and that has affected my creativity more than anything because I am so damn tired.
I’m hoping that is temporary.
April 4th, 2005 at 5:41 pm
It was suggested that I read this post and share it with someone close who is struggling with just these issues…but in reading it, I realize that I am identifying with your point of view myself. I have not felt the creative spark leave me since I’ve been on drugs for depression…(about 7 years now) if anything, it has had just the opposite effect. Some days I feel as if there isn’t enough time in a day to get all the creativity out of my head and into some form, written, painted, sculpted, or another. And, my creative talents are being requested and respected in ways that actually pay me these days. So I agree…horseshit to those who say it takes away your edge. HOWEVER, that being said…now I’m struggling with blood pressure meds (in the human guinea pig stage at the moment) and that has affected my creativity more than anything because I am so damn tired.
I’m hoping that is temporary.