I think when reading things like 'Touched by Fire' they describe a connection to depression and a different kind of creativity. That whole 'making art from suffering' thing. Personally... I lose the creativity in my work when I'm 'normal' and go to more boring, technical stuff... far less risky. When I'm depressed I just don't care and don't have the energy to work let alone be creative. But my creativity requires a lot of physical work. I could see that if you were a poet, writer.. or maybe even a painter.. that you could produce. But expressed differently when normal or hypo.