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    According to this article from Medical News Today, a pretty extensive bit of Swedish research has demonstrated a clear link betweeen certain types of creativity, and certain types of mental illness.

    We all knew it was true...

    And it explains so much...

    Every moment of a life is a horrible tragedy, a slapstick comedy, dark nihilism, golden illumination, or nothing at all; depending on how we write the story we tell ourselves.


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    Re: Close link between creativity and mental illness

    This I cannot deny,I am considered VERY intelligent by most people I know,but that carry's with it a certain amount of serious crazy as well. I am by no means a standard person that follows all the rules of society. I do cross lines most would find frightening and for most they should stay within the lines,there be Dragons in those waters,and if you are not prepared to do battle with your own demons and dragons,it is best to be a good little dog,and follow all the rules. Not to sound like I think of myself as "All that" I am just one of those that can see why and how the rules were made. It is a thin line between Genius and madness,and I have had my share of the madness from time to time. I have learned how to stay sane by learning how to understand the "Real" substance of reality. What we believe is true does not always mean we know what is true in actual fact. Reality is not for the faint of heart..as I think you well know Corbin..You impress me as one that has crossed a few lines yourself.

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      Re: Close link between creativity and mental illness

      When I was in the midst of my bi polar, I was a prolific writer of poetry.
      Now that I am 'well'...I cant write nor find the need to write a damn thing.

      And I'm sorta ok with that. The writing process for me was painful. Though, at the time the words just came to me quite easily.
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        Re: Close link between creativity and mental illness

        Makes sense. Some people say I have a freakishly intelligent mind, but then I can't really communicate it very well in most scenarios (especially via speech). I've just chalked it up to me being crazy and everyone who thinks I'm smart as being crazy as well.

        But I'll be reading through this article a bit later, when I get my daily errands done. Thanks for linking!

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          Re: Close link between creativity and mental illness

          LOL - yup, Anunitu, I've stretched the boundaries so many times, and so far that they seem to have lost their elasticity...


          Originally posted by Medusa View Post
          When I was in the midst of my bi polar, I was a prolific writer of poetry.
          Now that I am 'well'...I cant write nor find the need to write a damn thing.

          And I'm sorta ok with that. The writing process for me was painful. Though, at the time the words just came to me quite easily.
          A similar thing for me, also, Medusa. I only had one really hard manic episode (years ago, right before I started coming here), but the creativity was astounding. In a month I did more creative work than is usually possible for me to do in a year.

          But I never want to go through that again, because it IS painful, even though it seems like one is living in magic time.
          Every moment of a life is a horrible tragedy, a slapstick comedy, dark nihilism, golden illumination, or nothing at all; depending on how we write the story we tell ourselves.

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            Re: Close link between creativity and mental illness

            Originally posted by Ljubezen View Post
            Makes sense. Some people say I have a freakishly intelligent mind, but then I can't really communicate it very well in most scenarios (especially via speech). I've just chalked it up to me being crazy and everyone who thinks I'm smart as being crazy as well.

            But I'll be reading through this article a bit later, when I get my daily errands done. Thanks for linking!
            This sounds like me. I can't communicate worth a darn. I will have these real deep-thought moments with myself mentally, and I sound like a flipping genius. When I try to take those deep thoughts from mental to verbal, something just doesn't work. That's probably why it's so hard to keep a journal for me. What I think about writing sounds perfect, very profound. But when writing it, it sounds...well, dumb. I wish there was a way to directly take my thoughts and project them onto paper or into a computer. Not have to go through the speaking or writing part.

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              Re: Close link between creativity and mental illness

              Originally posted by Trinity View Post
              This sounds like me. I can't communicate worth a darn. I will have these real deep-thought moments with myself mentally, and I sound like a flipping genius. When I try to take those deep thoughts from mental to verbal, something just doesn't work. That's probably why it's so hard to keep a journal for me. What I think about writing sounds perfect, very profound. But when writing it, it sounds...well, dumb. I wish there was a way to directly take my thoughts and project them onto paper or into a computer. Not have to go through the speaking or writing part.

              Haha, ditto! Exactly. I wish I was a genius in technology so I could create that mental projection machine...

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