Comments on: Creative Minds ‘Mimic Schizophrenia’

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:42:36 +0000

Working with anxious and depressed clients they were often very creative in their past but stopped at some point which seemed to lead to a lack of fulfillment. Some clients dreams of working in their creative field are not happening in some way, maybe due to lack of confidence and this has also created anxiety and depression.

By: whodat

whodat — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:11:12 +0000

~
Now, how many times must you prove you’re an angel?
How many more demons do you have to strangle?
How much longer must you remain in this dream?
Before I finally figure out if you’re insane or a genius?
~

By: Nick Hewling

Nick Hewling — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:03:40 +0000

In my experience those who are given a label of schizophrenia are often very creative (I’ve never understood the notion of ‘poverty of thought’) alas the problem seems to be an inability to do something with the creativity – from organising thoughts/ ideas to translating them into action towards practical goals. Or put another way, produce something consistently understandable and meaningful to others.

By: Zoomly

Zoomly — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:19:03 +0000

You don’t have to be mad to work here but….

By: Jess xxx

Jess xxx — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:14:17 +0000

I’m in the same boat as Thea and Leah. This makes a lot of sense to me.

By: roz

roz — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:20:02 +0000

what’s that saying? die, go crazy or become an artist?

By: Sharron Levy

Sharron Levy — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:19:31 +0000

I think anyone who tries to live and think within the box ends up making them self ill. We are not designed for that. It’s only society and this invisible rule book that tells us how to live.

I think we are all creative just some express it easier then others.

If every one could spend 24 hours without any consequence of their actions I bet their day and thought process would be a lot different to the normal ‘robotic’ day.

I say do what you want when ever you want to.

good luck

By: Thea

Thea — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:22:24 +0000

That explains a lot in my family. Lots of us on my mum’s side are extremely creative but suffer from various degrees of mental illness. I get terrible depression when I can’t make stuff!

By: joejo6969

joejo6969 — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:14:55 +0000

Hmm. So are the ones doing the analysing creative? I guess not because that would imply that they could be mentally ill. Does that mean that science and scientific experiments are thought of as ‘thinking In the box’. I have the phrase ‘NUTTY PROFESSOR’ going through my mind. I personally like to look at the ‘BIG PICTURE’ and find that the people doing the psycho analysing could benefit from creativity lessons.

By: Raoul

Raoul — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:59:37 +0000

But just as many creative people show no such brain. It’s ofcourse a focus, all this type of research and then it seems to show something that is not really there. Schizophrenia is not just one type of brain …

People can learn to trigger their mind in various states, and do learn, after birth. So I’d recommend some of those scientist to start triggering various states within theirselves … it will or may answer many questions.

Not very usefull research in my opinion.