[raspberrytorte]

I'm sure this topic has been discussed one million times but I'm new here and stuff, and I'm just curious.

How many of you are musicians, writers, artists, actors/actresses, etc.?

I'm a writer. I write novels. I also have a weird hobby of making collages. The walls in my writing area are covered in them, like wallpaper. I think it looks crazy, but everyone who gets a glimpse of it thinks it looks amazing.

I write all the time regardless of whatever mood I'm in. I even can write when I'm depressed, though it's harder because I don't have as sharp of a train of thought. I get serious writing highs. Being creative feels good. It makes me feel fantastic. I'm going to be creative tonight, if I can concentrate and focus that is, which has been a difficulty of mine as of late.

Creative people here? Just wondering.

[scatterbrained04]

I don't ever seem to have the time to do these things anymore! Stupid adult responsibilities...

I like to write, draw, play guitar, and do crafts.

I suspect there are lots of writers and artists among us

[Becoming]

My favorite is photography and videos. When I write, it is usually diary entries and rarely poetry.

Most recently, I've focused on channeling my Bipolar self into my artwork. I made a handmade book, some flipbooks, and a video. I don't have videos of the flipbooks, but I do aim to take them soon. My book is called "My Reality." The Flipbooks are called "Off Guard" and the video is called "Insider." Creating them all has been great fun and extremely therapeutic and liberating. I find myself a little less ashamed to have Bipolar and feel like I've been raising awareness and giving others courage to be honest about their mental illnesses as well.

Pictures of the book:




Again, no flipbook video/photos at the moment.

The video "Insider":

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[raspberrytorte]

Oh, I understand. I have to squeeze by writing in between a full-time job and being a mommy. I don't have nearly as much time as I used to have. It's maddening. But I still do it. Squeeze it in. I wish I had more time. I used to be able to just get up in the morning and write whenever I wanted and do it at night and stay up all night writing my novel and get about four hours of sleep and feel awesome and excited, and I could just focus on it.

But, alas, like you said... stupid adult responsibilities.

[raspberrytorte]

Originally Posted by Becoming

My favorite is photography and videos. When I write, it is usually diary entries and rarely poetry.

Most recently, I've focused on channeling my Bipolar self into my artwork. I made a handmade book, some flipbooks, and a video. I don't have videos of the flipbooks, but I do aim to take them soon. My book is called "My Reality." The Flipbooks are called "Off Guard" and the video is called "Insider." Creating them all has been great fun and extremely therapeutic and liberating. I find myself a little less ashamed to have Bipolar and feel like I've been raising awareness and giving others courage to be honest about their mental illnesses as well.

Pictures of the book:




Again, no flipbook video/photos at the moment.

The video "Insider":

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That is so cool! And it's good it's made you less ashamed of the bipolar thing. I watched your video too by the way and really liked it.

[scatterbrained04]

I honestly feel like I've lost my creativity. I'm not as sharp as I used to be. So frustrating.

[raspberrytorte]

Originally Posted by scatterbrained04

I honestly feel like I've lost my creativity. I'm not as sharp as I used to be. So frustrating.

Do you feel it may be med related?

I'm so paranoid about losing my creativity because of meds, now that I'm on an antipsychotic. I'd rather not be on one. Somehow I feel I'd like to keep that twitchy, off the wall side of me, or I'll lose something. But I don't know what to do because my last episode was so awful! I'll wait a few more days and get off of it.

I used to paint, model, and play instruments. I kind of lost interest and focus recently. I am adhd and bipolar, so I guess I'm cycling...

[BipolaRNurse]

Writer here. I've always been one, even though I've never made an actual living from it. And I love music of almost all kinds, despite not possessing a grain of talent along those lines.

[scatterbrained04]

Originally Posted by raspberrytorte

Do you feel it may be med related?

I'm so paranoid about losing my creativity because of meds, now that I'm on an antipsychotic. I'd rather not be on one. Somehow I feel I'd like to keep that twitchy, off the wall side of me, or I'll lose something. But I don't know what to do because my last episode was so awful! I'll wait a few more days and get off of it.

I'm not sure it's med related. I'm not on a ton of meds. My dosages aren't terribly high.

I had a bad depressive episode a few years ago and just never been the same. It's probably just from not doing creative things anymore. Once you stop, it's just not there. If I started doing things again, maybe it would come back to me? Maybe it's not lost just buried. I've lost the drive to do creative things, even though I want to do them. Does that make sense?

[sorand0m]

Writer. I completed a book from start to finish during one of my more pleasant hypo manic phases and everything.

It's just sat there, waiting for me to do something with it now where it's been for the last four months, waiting for me to finish it.

Chances are I never will!

[Turtlesoup]

I draw & paint-do a lot of watercolors & my favorite thing also is collages-our walls are covered with the stuff & our apartment looks like a hippy art gallery. I sometimes wonder what it says about me but everyone that comes in says wow this is awesome. I also write, do photography, make wire sculptures & jewelry. Used to play guitar but have let that slide-as you said adult responsibilities. Thanks for this topic Becoming your book looks awesome!

[Angry1541]

I play guitar, draw, write poetry/fiction, want to get into clay and woodworking. Creativity is HUGE for me in any form.

[raspberrytorte]

Originally Posted by Turtlesoup

I draw & paint-do a lot of watercolors & my favorite thing also is collages-our walls are covered with the stuff & our apartment looks like a hippy art gallery. I sometimes wonder what it says about me but everyone that comes in says wow this is awesome. I also write, do photography, make wire sculptures & jewelry. Used to play guitar but have let that slide-as you said adult responsibilities. Thanks for this topic Becoming your book looks awesome!

So cool you collage too!

[raspberrytorte]

For those of you who feel like you've lost some of your creativity there's this awesome book called The Artist's Way that would help you. I can't remember the name of the author. But it is a fantastic book. It got me out of a two year writing funk.

[Row Jimmy]

Oddly enough, I have always been creative but never linked it to being bipolar. I was probably in denial of my condition for 20 years or more but it all sort of begins to make sense now. I play guitar, I build models, I won two awards with my artwork, and I have partially written a book about my awful job (which, of course, makes my condition worse). When I was younger, I used to make collages too which was sort of odd for a kid who also was a very good hockey player (grandiosity.....I know). I now use these hobbies and outlets to teach me patience and stability because my diagnostics are anger, unpredictable and irrational behavior, racing thoughts, and paranoia all in quick succession.

[HALLIEBETH87]

Originally Posted by raspberrytorte

I'm sure this topic has been discussed one million times but I'm new here and stuff, and I'm just curious.

How many of you are musicians, writers, artists, actors/actresses, etc.?

I'm a writer. I write novels. I also have a weird hobby of making collages. The walls in my writing area are covered in them, like wallpaper. I think it looks crazy, but everyone who gets a glimpse of it thinks it looks amazing.

I write all the time regardless of whatever mood I'm in. I even can write when I'm depressed, though it's harder because I don't have as sharp of a train of thought. I get serious writing highs. Being creative feels good. It makes me feel fantastic. I'm going to be creative tonight, if I can concentrate and focus that is, which has been a difficulty of mine as of late.

Creative people here? Just wondering.

My Wall is covered with my collages too!! I think it's so fun to make them and display them. Sometimes I journal on the back of them before hanging them up!!!

[~Christina]

My daughter and I both have BP I ..

I have the creativity of a stump

She has 2 cd's out, song writer, studio singer and instruments and can draw very well in numerous mediums and is doing a final edit on a novel before its send to editors, She also does freelance articles.

[raspberrytorte]

Oh wow. I always thought I was such a collage freak and so many of you do it too! I like that.

[RisuNeko]

I used to be creative. I used to compose music, and draw, and sculpt and do origami jewelry, and play like 10 different instruments, and journal regularly, and do youtube videos, but I haven't done any of that except for a tiny amount of journaling in a long time. Just coming out of a year long depression, so maybe I can get back into some of it. Probably not though because I work full time and go to school. If only my classes required creativity, but statistics and math? Not so much. I guess I use some of my creativity at work but it's more verbal creativity, knowing how to creatively problem solve in a house full of people with dementia and alzheimer's. Not exactly the kind of creativity we're talking about here.

Growing up though, I was always super creative. Everyone always commented on my creativity.