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kay jamison, a pyschiatrist at Johns Hopkins who has written extensively on mental illness, has a book called "touched by fire" that deals with this question. worth a read if you think there's nothing to do with artistic spirit and mental illness. it's clear to me that there is a link, but that that link doesn't mean anything about treatment. it's not a ban on getting treated, nor do i think we can reasonably require treatment of everyone.
i have been unresponsive to medication evet since they started trying....and one of the big side effects was for my creativity to be greatly dulled. and hell...these are just the SSRIS. lightwights by comparision to other pyschotropic medication. taking these drugs is a serious choice, and i place a lot of weight on the words choice. it may be what needs to happen to save a life...but othertimes it may be too much of a cost to someone's sense of self.
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