Posted by laima on July 25, 2006, at 19:23:39
In reply to Re:oops, posted by linkadge on July 25, 2006, at 18:47:58
Yes, I agree you mention good points.
What I got bent out of shape over was the "depressed/crazy artists, artists are mentally ill, you have to be mentally ill to be creative, best creativity happens when people are mentally ill" myths, astonishingly common. None of them or anything like them were even part of anyone's post anyway.
I wish I could just delete my stupid, off-topic, and innapproriate post. Poor judgement after a very straining weekend; I was feeling defensive and edgey.
> "depressed artist is so creative and brilliant".
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> I understand too that this is a nonsensicle statment. OHOT, I don't think its fair to say that anyone who is clinically depressed must be bedridden and cognitively impaired.
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> For instance, drugs like straterra, can improve concentration and focus. OTOH, they can also cause depression in some people. So this drug can simultainiously improve cognition and make depression worse, which would seem to be evidence that depression need not be associated with cognitive impariement.
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> I guess I am trying to say that somebody can be extrordinarily sad, yet still able to easily string a sentence together.
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> I think there is a tendancy to see depression in others as one experiences it themselves. As a result, anyone who doesn't seem to match our definition, can't actually be depressed. But that should't be.
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> My mother's symtpoms were mainly tears. She'd cry most of the day, and describe anxiety and a sinking feeling, and constant thoughts of suicide. She was still able to communicate perfectly well, she was just extrordinadily sad.
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> Same thing with energy. Doctors always ask me how my energy is. My energy is fine, I'm not tired or slowed, that doesn't mean I don't think about killing myself 24/7.
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> Now, some people are depressed but not anxious at all. Now that doesn't make any sense to me, but I still wouldn't venture to say that they don't have some form of depression.
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> Linakdge
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