OlenaThu, Sep 10, 2009 Oh my. I'm definitely going to get around to reading those really soon, thanks!
What you said about anhedonia, I totally agree - of course some of those symptoms are totally inhibiting; that's what happens in depression. Of course it doesn't seem to be in the best interests of anyone when one can't even get up to live a normal day because it seems like there is no point.
But it seems like, for so many people creativity has to be some kind of escapism - you can't /really/ live "it" (the child's astronaut dreams): it's dress-up, a costume, or a joke, or you were inebriated, or you're playing a video game. The desire for "magical thinking" seems to be there, and yet frowned upon if it happens out of the context of one of those scenarios. I think that aspect of "normality" is really sad & I personally hope that some kind of paradigm shift can occur, addressing that...
Oh my. I'm definitely going to get around to reading those really soon, thanks!
What you said about anhedonia, I totally agree - of course some of those symptoms are totally inhibiting; that's what happens in depression. Of course it doesn't seem to be in the best interests of anyone when one can't even get up to live a normal day because it seems like there is no point.
But it seems like, for so many people creativity has to be some kind of escapism - you can't /really/ live "it" (the child's astronaut dreams): it's dress-up, a costume, or a joke, or you were inebriated, or you're playing a video game. The desire for "magical thinking" seems to be there, and yet frowned upon if it happens out of the context of one of those scenarios. I think that aspect of "normality" is really sad & I personally hope that some kind of paradigm shift can occur, addressing that...