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Posted by fanni on May 13, 2003, at 14:29:09
i went o my shrink recently and he was going on about how depression can be so bad for your sex drive,which i guess can happen,but for me its more so creativity,and im sure for anyone who is creative,like writes or paints or whatever their niche is,this has to be the most torturous thing,not being able to exorcise your demons,having them all locked up inside you festering in a vile dank well of depression,yukkkkkkkkk!and any time you pick up a pen or a brush,that god damn inner critic telling you how shite you are,so you dont bother at all. do anti depressants actually help you with this,to get your spark back,or is it something one has to do oneself,on some deep inner level?anyone know?!cos its wrecking my head.
Posted by worrywort on May 13, 2003, at 15:19:04
In reply to how do you get back creativity?!!!, posted by fanni on May 13, 2003, at 14:29:09
Hi Fanni,
The short answer to your question is YES. Are you taking an AD now? Ive been taking Lex for 7 months and my creativity and intrest has come back completely. Im not a poet or a painter...Im a woodworker....and my head is brimming with forms and ideas...I dont follow plans from books or magazines...Im totally freeform. When I first became depressed I had no intrest in any of my hobbies. It takes time, you must be patient and stay positive, easy to say, hard to do, I know. Your inner spark is still there, the depression is covering it up. As the AD dissolves the cataract of depression you will see what I mean. It may take weeks, but it will happen. It helps alot to talk to someone who has gone through it, like anything else. Its hard for people who have not ever been depressed to know how you feel. The folks in this group know exactly how you feel...talk to us...and listen. Stay positive, smile whenever you can...you WILL get back to normal. :o)
Eric
Posted by Mezz_tech on May 13, 2003, at 16:00:40
In reply to Re: how do you get back creativity?!!! » fanni, posted by worrywort on May 13, 2003, at 15:19:04
Honestly, I found that I was much more creative when I was in my depressed days as opposed to how I am now that I am on Prozac. The Prozac seems to have taken away the creativity in me. Don't know why; dont know which is worse - not being having ideas for or being able to envision my paintings/drawings, or being depressed as I was before the AD's. It's been a struggle for over 7 years now and Im only 22; as I say everyday - I just want to be NORMAL again!!! But am partially unsure what normal me ever was....
Posted by dave40252 on May 14, 2003, at 10:08:04
In reply to Re: how do you get back creativity?!!!, posted by Mezz_tech on May 13, 2003, at 16:00:40
EXACTLY the same for me!
> Honestly, I found that I was much more creative when I was in my depressed days as opposed to how I am now that I am on Prozac. The Prozac seems to have taken away the creativity in me. Don't know why; dont know which is worse - not being having ideas for or being able to envision my paintings/drawings, or being depressed as I was before the AD's. It's been a struggle for over 7 years now and Im only 22; as I say everyday - I just want to be NORMAL again!!! But am partially unsure what normal me ever was....
Posted by fanni on May 14, 2003, at 15:14:38
In reply to Re: how do you get back creativity?!!! » fanni, posted by worrywort on May 13, 2003, at 15:19:04
hiya eric,
thanks!its good to hear from someone telling me it does come back,cos like i was saying,that to me would be worst of all,to lose that spark.yeah,im on an AD,efexor,was on lex for 2weeks but it gave me a rash so my shrink switched me.so far im just feeling the sort of hyper feeling you get in the initiation period! woodworking is fab too,thats a real skill!its good you got the inspiration to do it again.ive been sort of forcing myself to write a few pages every night,no matter how crap the inner critic says they are!better to do something,even crap,than nothing at all!well,thats my warped logic haha!
Posted by fanni on May 14, 2003, at 15:17:22
In reply to Re: how do you get back creativity?!!!, posted by Mezz_tech on May 13, 2003, at 16:00:40
oh yeah, thats for sure mezz tech!i try and remember sometimes what 'normal' is,only to conclude that this is who we are,its a part of us,that we just have to find a way to navigate around!
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