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Old Oct 24, 2016, 01:26 PM
*Laurie* *Laurie* is offline
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Originally Posted by justafriend306 View Post

As with a lot of creativity, do you find your ability to create affected greatly by your mood changes? It seems for me that when I am stable I lack any motivation or inspiration. I only seem to create when I have an elevated mood.
When I was younger and doing a lot of creative writing, I was prolific during periods of hypomania/mania. I was able to tap into my creativity best when I was elated or angry/enraged.

As I've gotten older and my moods are more stable I am not nearly as creative. I certainly miss the creativity, but I don't miss the erratic mood swings.