| Edgar Allan Poe, Honore de Balzac, Ernest
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| | mad genius of the canvass for his
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| Hemingway, Ezra Pound, Audrey Hepburn,
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| | brilliant brush strokes and masterpieces.
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| and even Jim Carrey all had something in
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| | His colorful works of art somehow
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| common. Aside from being renowned
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| | represented the intensity of his own
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| artists, they were also afflicted with
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| | psychological canvass. One time, he
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| depression. It has been a great mystery
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| | encountered difficulty in illustrating
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| how these men and women, praised for
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| | his own ears while doing a self-portrait.
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| their genius in film, on the canvass, or
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| | In a bout of depression and rage, he
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| in using their pen, could be victims of
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| | cut-off his own ear so that he would no
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| terrible melancholy.
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| | longer need to paint them on the canvass.
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| As defined, creativity is the ability to
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| | He eventually succumbed to his
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| see something in a new way; or the
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| | depression and mental illness. Van Gogh
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| capacity to design new inventions, solve
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| | committed suicide, leaving behind more
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| problems, produce works of art, or
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| | than 900 artworks and thousands of
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| develop a new and original idea.
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| | sketches.
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| Depression, on the other hand, is a deep
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| | Like Van Gogh, many people suffer from
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| feeling of being sad and despondent. It
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| | depression. The daily stress and
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| is usually accompanied by feelings of
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| | challenges of life push many people to
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| guilt, helplessness, and hopelessness. In
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| | the brink of hopelessness and insanity.
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| extreme cases of depression, thoughts of
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| | The difficulty lies in discerning the
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| death even enter the mind of the gravely
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| | difference between normal levels of
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| melancholic artist.
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| | depression and those cases that can be
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| Studies have established that there is a
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| | considered as psychological disorders.
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| very close relationship between
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| | Artists and non-artists alike can be
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| creativity and depression. Many artists
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| | afflicted by manic depression, bipolar
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| are prone to depression due to the highly
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| | disorder, and other psychosis.
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| emotional aspect of their craft. The
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| | These mental problems, however, need not
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| angst and solitude that usually surrounds
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| | ruin a person's artistic talents or a
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| the creative process also makes them
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| | regular person's capacity to lead a
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| vulnerable to bouts of sadness. The
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| | normal life. Treatment for depression is
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| strong emotions that compel artists to
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| | available. These treatments do vary from
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| create are the same forces that lead them
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| | one individual to another but there are
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| to pits of depression.
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| | some common methods of addressing
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| No wonder, the famous director David
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| | psychological problems.
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| Cronenberg once said that, "Everybody's a
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| | Medication and psychotherapy are two of
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| mad scientist, and life is their lab.
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| | the most commonly used means to treat
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| We're all trying to find a way to live,
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| | depression and anxiety. Extreme cases
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| to solve problems, to fend-off madness,
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| | might involve bringing a person to a
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| and chaos."
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| | medical facility for a 24-hour suicide
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| Despite their very positive public
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| | watch. Another treatment program is
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| persona or larger-than-life image, many
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| | called partial hospitalization, a method
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| artists from different fields have
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| | where a patient is allowed to sleep at
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| struggled with the act of unleashing
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| | home but spends about five to seven days
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| their creativity while battling
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| | a week in a psychiatric hospital setting.
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| depression
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| | This type of treatment usually involves
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| Amy Tan, the author of the popular book
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| | individual counseling, group therapy, and
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| "Joy Luck Club," continues to take
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| | psycho-pharmacology.
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| prescription medication for her own bouts
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| | Depression may help some artists to
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| with depression --- perhaps, living in
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| | become more creative and emotionally
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| real life the sad stories of the
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| | involved. However, for thousands of
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| characters she created in her books.
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| | other people who suffer from depression,
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| Vincent Van Gogh, the 18th century
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| | the most important masterpiece involves
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| expressionist, was actually hailed as a
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| | mastery over one's emotions.
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