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“It turns out most of my problems stem from not liking myself in some way." How can we encourage our healthy self-esteem? 
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Two new studies provide evidence that artists are more happy, and more psychologically stable, than most people. Formerly "The King of Pain," Sting says "I’d like to do my work, and be a happy man." / One study said, "On average artists enjoy higher job satisfaction than other employees, mainly due to more autonomy."
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The tone of many responses to the death of Robin Williams support the insidious "Crazy Artist" mythology: that artistic creativity depends on mental disorder. But, as psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman commented, his “comedic genius was a result of many factors, including his compassion, playfulness, divergent thinking, imagination, intelligence, affective repertoire, and unique life experiences. In contrast, his suicide was strongly influenced by his mental illness. This romanticism of mental illness needs to stop.”
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Photographic images can be a powerful form of expression for creative people, and also a tool for therapists and anyone to help explore our inner selves. “Art has the ability to transform how we interact with the world and with ourselves." Jennifer Moon
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The idea of the mad artist is supported to some extent by research, and experiences of mental illness for many creative people. What do psychologists say?
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Many writers don't have a writing studio, or a schedule always under their control. And writers can be affected by artist myths, and fraud feelings.
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By Cat Robson. Some experiences of creative people can be labeled as "pathology," which can lead to a skewed sense of self, and of human experience.
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The movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest had a dramatic group of "crazies" - but what is the reality of mental health, especially for creative people?
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Many talented and creative people experience impostor or fraud feelings about themselves, despite their accomplishments. But those beliefs can be changed. Valerie Young, Ed.D. is an expert on impostor syndrome and commented in an Entrepreneur magazine article: “Millions of people, from entrepreneurs to celebrities, have a hard time internalizing their accomplishments.”
Douglas Eby's insight:
Also see Emotional Health Resources: Programs, books, articles and sites to improve your emotional balance and wellbeing for a better creative life.
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"Basically, I'd been fairly drunk or high since I was 14." Colin Farrell
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"Just turned 17, the Kiwi pop sensation reveals that the 30 minutes before each show are "the worst half-hour" of her life."
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Many people who present or perform may experience the anxiety of stage fright or public speaking fear. - See my article Dealing With Stage Fright and Public Speaking Fear http://anxietyreliefsolutions.com/dealing-stage-fright-public-speaking-fear/
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Philip Seymour Hoffman admitted he used drugs and alcohol earlier in his life. A lot. “It was all that stuff. It was anything I could get my hands on. I liked it all.” He has also commented that “Film is a very uncomfortable medium for an actor. It’s just not conducive to doing what actors do." - Other actors in this article: Edie Falco, Russell Brand, Tatum O’Neal, Johnny Depp, Ed Harris, Michael J. Fox, Robert Downey Jr., Faye Dunaway, Carrie Fisher, Colin Farrell, Lynda Carter and others.
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Howie Mandel says the embarrassment and stigma surrounding mental health needs to end.
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Also see my publication: Psychology and Mental Health Daily
Paige durand's curator insight,
March 5, 2014 9:36 PM
I think Howie Mandel is completely right and how mental disorders should not be ashamed of. I for one had the fear of gems and that they would somehow get me greatly ill or would spread all over me. I remember in high school how people would ask me why i constantly washed my hands or used hand sanitize just because i read someone else's paper. then once people began to notice it more, people would call me names or make me feel embarrassed because i felt like i needed to wash my hands. I finally got the help i need but i know how he felt and how horrible it was. He explains his story of his OCD, ADHD, and, depression. He explains how people actually need to get help when it first starts rather than wait since it only gets worse. But unfortunately when he was younger they did not know what his case was. |
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“I don’t know whether every author feels it, but I think quite a lot do — that I am pretending to be something I am not, because, even nowadays, I do not quite feel as though I am an author.” Agatha Christie
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Healthy self-esteem may be a challenge for many creative people. “Millions of people have a hard time internalizing their accomplishments.”
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This romanticism of mental illness needs to stop.
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James Thurman Webb, PhD commented in a Facebook post about Robin Williams: "I have no doubt that he was a highly gifted man who struggled with existential depression. His intensity, sensitivity, and search for life meaning, characteristic of so many gifted people, permeated his life." Intensity was an almost defining quality of Williams (and many gifted artists and other people). Polish Psychiatrist and Psychologist Kazimierz Dabrowski defined this intensity as overexcitability: an abundance of physical, sensual, creative, intellectual and emotional energy. As Dr. Webb and others have pointed out, intensity and other characteristics of giftedness may be misinterpreted as pathology. One of my articles: What do you do with your intensity? [which links to a number of related articles] http://talentdevelop.com/2475/what-do-you-do-with-your-intensity/
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Many of the brightest, most creative children and adults are wrongly diagnosed as having behavioral, emotional, or mental disorders.
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Patrick Stewart is an example of many creative people who have been deeply impacted by trauma in early life.
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HeartMath clinical studies “have dramatically demonstrated the critical link between emotion, heart function and cognitive performance." Their technology "helps you transform feelings of anger, anxiety or frustration into more peace, ease and clarity.”
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Creative people may experience higher intensity emotions, imaginations and thinking, and may need relief at times to reduce stress and be more creative. Martina McBride: "We're all so busy & distracted...It's nice not to have to think sometimes."
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Alice-in-Wonderland syndrome, thought insertion, clinical lycanthropy, Paris syndrome and more…
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Madness and creativity: do we need to be crazy? - The mythology of the mad artist continues in various forms, supported to some extent by research. Video from World Science Festival: ‘Genius’ Dark Cousin’ – “But is there really anything to this idea of the “tortured genius”? Or is it just a romanticized notion exaggerated by film and literature? Philip Glass and Julie Taymor respond to striking data presented by Dean Keith Simonton, a psychologist who has studied the nature of genius for decades.” http://talentdevelop.com/3423/madness-and-creativity-do-we-need-to-be-crazy/
Paige durand's curator insight,
March 20, 2014 12:01 PM
this article talks about some of the most outrageous mental disorders that people may have from different experiences or just their mind making them believe they are a certain way. For example their is a Paris syndrome where if they were disappointed by the lights and expectations of Paris they may face delusions and hallucinate.
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Artist Robert Genn notes that writer Eric Wilson "disparages our current love affair with putting on a happy face" and "Dr. Thomas Svolos of the department of Psychiatry at Creighton University School of Medicine thinks Wilson is right." Genn adds, "A state of thoughtful melancholy and sensitivity breeds an elevated creativity and a more profound happiness."
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Like many artists, Lorde experiences stage fright: "Before I go onstage I lock into this period of the most crippling fear."
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A number of people, including artists, use and abuse drugs, substances and activities to the point where they risk addiction and limit their creative work. Actor and recording artist Demi Lovato is “doing well three years after going to rehab for drug and alcohol addiction” she told an entertainment news program.
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Celebrity colleagues and admirers of Philip Seymour Hoffman shared their reaction Sunday to his death at 46 of an apparent drug overdose: “Dear Philip, a beautiful beautiful soul. For the most sensitive among us the noise can be too much. Bless your heart.” — Jim Carrey on Twitter. Philip Seymour Hoffman said he used drugs a lot: "Anything I could get my hands on" - but at 22 "got panicked for my life.” Like other talented and creative people, many actors use and abuse drugs, often as self-medication. Sometimes they risk addiction. - See more at: http://theinneractor.com/actors-and-addiction/
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