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Mental Health Support

Neoma

(10,039 posts) Mon Apr 29, 2013, 03:40 PM Apr 2013

When I'm depressed, the first thing that goes is my creativity. [View all]

Drawing, writing, poetry, music... Just about every art form you throw at me, I can figure out and do. But depression steals it away. I say, "yeah I'm good at it, but I could do more with my life..." I say that and people say "do something else then." Never really understanding...

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When I'm depressed, the first thing that goes is my creativity. [View all] Neoma Apr 2013 OP

Sucks it out of you libodem Apr 2013 #1

Hope you feel better soon libodem Apr 2013 #2

Being bipolar has a direct link to creativity from what I can tell. Neoma Apr 2013 #5

Being sensitive has it's down side libodem Apr 2013 #7

I hear you, Neoma LiberalEsto Apr 2013 #3

Do you feel blocked like you're repeating the same work ? olddots Apr 2013 #4

Over time my drawings took hours to do. Neoma Apr 2013 #6

For me what goes is drive. I can still think up lots of creative ideas but... Locut0s May 2013 #8

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