Posted by may_b on August 6, 2001, at 13:27:02
In reply to Art and depression, posted by Mickey on August 6, 2001, at 8:58:02
Hi Mickey
I could have written your post myself.
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> I am curious if there are any people out there involved in the arts who have had similar experiences and would like to know if anti-depressants have helped get them back on track. Many people believe that art is a form of therapy but I don't think it works that way for someone who's art is their career.I agree with you on this. I tried Celexa and found it helped me teach but not create. I wish you better luck. Sometimes I think the teaching bleeds the best of the creative juice away from one's own work -- and while that isn't all loss, it does seem that years of teaching do have a cumulative cost in terms of impact on creativity in one's own work. I work in a large teaching setting of creative folk and, while this is NOT true of all the teachers there, it is common. The best "survivors" limit what they pour into their teaching -- [something I have yet to learn...]
Best wishes,
may_b
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