Have you tried any med adjustments to combat this?
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Originally Posted by Shazerac
I'm bipolar and an artist. I never realized that I realized that I relied on the hypomania to "feel" inspired to go in my studio and paint until I got into treatment.
When I got "stable" from treatment and meds, I felt like I lost that "spark".... the divine madness.
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I know this is the stereotypical image of the bipolar artist 'touched by fire'... but now that I'm experiencing.. it's something that really happens. Another thing... I've loved to read all my life as well at watch movies and that has really become.... something I can't do. It could be that being stable means that you don't need that 'fantasy shelter' in the same way.. i.e. escape from reality. Now I spend more time with my wife. I don't know... so many good things. But it's affecting my work. Nothing is free I suppose.