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Originally Posted by genetic
I think the meds cause that, Creativelight. They just drain the creative drive. Thank goodness the great artists like Michaelangelo, DaVinci, etc., didn't live in an age when psychotropic drugs were used. So much beauty would have been lost to the world.
The same thing is true today, as well. Forget the stigma; watch your drugs so that you aren't drained of your creative drive. Let those who know nothing about creativity, imagination, and skill worry about the stigma. They're the ones who are in real need of enlightenment.
I hope I don't get bleeped for this one. But I once heard someone say, "He's got somethin' wrong wif his haid". Now, how's that for stigma? I sometimes think it's that level that reveals more of itself than it does anything about the bipolar personality.
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I do not believe that CL takes meds. And if someone does to the point of losing one's creativity, they need to be adjusted, as this is not an acceptable side effect. The point of correctly selected meds is to enable the person to function and live well, which includes being creative, productive, having a good sex life, etc. Etc. Until this is achieved, p-docs should not rest on their laurels. Unfortunately, it cannot yet be achieved for everyone, and for those who are luckier than others it still takes a long time, but the goal is definitely to achieve stability without squashing creativity, energy, and the sex drive (those three things are usually intertwined in bp people, but of course not always.)