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Originally Posted by Tsunamisurfer
I hear you on the depression issue. Also a very interesting way you are managing your creative energies.
Fortunately for me, I don't experience severe depression for extended periods. Since being medicated, my issues revolved around loss of identity, suicidality, hyperacousis, disorientation, paranoia, and the frustration with other people not sharing my experiences of sights, sounds, and feelings (or lack thereof).
I'm currently off all psych meds because I found after trying various meds for 18 months that I lost my sense of musicality and my emotional response to art. As a visual artist, that cost me everything in my career and shattered my identity. I have chosen to live with the pain (and joy) of labile moods and am finding success in rebuilding my identity and skills in seeing and portraying people in a way that originally brought clients my way. Normal / average / typical are not beneficial attributes in my line of work.
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I hear ya. The great artists of yesteryear didn't have all these meds and things. They had to just survive. I have my opinions about drug companies and corporate America, however I am not yet a great artist, and unfortunately cannot live without a job. If I could find a gig where I could just make music all day, every day, I would gladly take it and probably end up with lots of money eventually. Perhaps. maybe. hopefully.
I would like to get a decent demo made and submit it to a label and see if something like that can be arranged, although that might sound like wishful thinking, it's better than listening to naysayers drone on about.. things that naysayers drone on about I guess. Unrealistic goals, whatever.
I'm glad you are finding your way again, even though you have to tough it out, it's kindof inspiring to me in a way, that someone feels like I generally feel regarding the use of meds and creativity.
