By David Dobbs - My post two days ago on the links between depression and creativity sparked some smart comments. Perhaps the best was sent to me privately by the excellent blogger The NeuroCritic, and I am highlighting it in its own post here, with The Neurocritic’s permission, because it makes a an important point that I failed to note in the original piece: These links between madness and creativity don’t make the more severe manifestations of depression or bipolar disorder any less destructive or painful.
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One of many related TalentDevelop posts: Rethinking Creativity and Depression
http://depressionandcreativity.org/139/rethinking-creativity-and-depression/