I’ve read studies with opinions that go both ways, and we’ve all seen the articles where today’s psychologists try to diagnose artistic types that have been dead for decades, (which I think is futile at best) with Van Gogh as being probably the most common, but what I want to know is, what do the folks on Fluther think? Do you think being creative mirrors mental illness? Do you think they are related or separate? Why do so many creative types commit suicide? Do you give up creativity when you are prescribed medication to control your mood changes and other mental impulses?

Topics: psychology, artists, mental health, creativity, writers