Does insanity lead to creativity?
This is actually an interesting question. The critical problems are the definition of “insanity” and the criteria for “creativity”. It is almost axiomatic that people with mental disorders do not process information and experience in normal ways. Their alterations in information processing might lead to creative results. This situation has been documented extensively. Further, you need to ask who is assigning the label of “insanity”. Very creative people see things very creatively. Those who do not have such creativity may consider the thinking anomalous or “insane”. This is more of a comment on the evaluator than on the creative person.
So, with these kinds of considerations in mind there is some foundation for saying that “insane” people might be creative - at least at times. For example, when I took my neurology boards (which was 1/3 psychiatry) I was asked to evaluate a patient with bipolar disorder who, during his periods of mania, was a very successful Hollywood creator. However, his periods of depression tended to destroy his career. We no longer tend to use the pejorative word “insane” for patients with bipolar disorder. However, during mania they can see things in very distorted fashions.
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The relationship between "insane" or manic and the creative and inspired has long been recognised. In the Middle East, even in biblical times, the "mad" were referred to as being "touched by God".
The following quotes from various epochs will attest to that.
“No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.”
― Aristotle
"Oh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them."
"The difference between insanity and genius is measured only by success and failure."
i agree with the third quote
"The difference between insanity and genius is measured only by success and failure."
because thats what we are actually living
Its all about how we choose to live with it. A good friend of mine was diagnosed as obsessive compulsive in his late teens. He had ongoing issues with substance abuse. He then started channelling that same nature into his art website and publishing house. The results that he achieved with this were amazing. That same tendency was still there, but instead of being applied to destructive activities it was applied to productive.
Positive energy, focus on productivity taking advantage of ur weirdness if i may say. Well i think even the surrounding environment have impact on creativity, if u r intrested i usually post ideas that need discussions and im so glad that there is someone who is willing to express his ideas and make of steemit a better community. Thank you so much for the answers and comments
Stick with it. You'll find your community here that will engage with you. It takes time.
Thank you though
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