I came across an interesting section while I was in the library (where i currently am "working" on a paper) that showed the extensive amount of research done on the subject of creative people and mental illnesses/depression/suicide. (Now I know what you are thinking, but don't worry, I don't think that I am apart of this illustrious group of people.) Apparently researchers have looked into how the brains of creative people function differently from the rest of the population, which sometimes renders them unable to cope with things, etc. Perhaps it takes a certain level of insanity to produce creative works of ________. Or perhaps it is because creative people are hypersensitive to the critiques of their work? I should read about it and find out and report back.
i was "writing" a paper today in the library and decided to take a "break from writing" and learn a bit more about this strange correlation. apparently, it is not that creative people are unable to necessarily cope with things. Its more about the chemistry in their brain that allows them to see things in an artistic and creative manner, and how researchers think that since that part of the brain is so large, everything else is stunted. thus when one is creative, it is possible that he has not properly learned basic social customs. thus creating a vicious cycle in which he goes deeper and deeper into a black hole of hating society. etc. also everyone knows of the tortured artist type. the no-one-gets-my-genius-type.
i thought the research would have been more geared at actual brain chemistry and neurological differences, but alas! Just people grasping at straws.
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