So, as previously mentioned (I think), people asked for contributions unfortunately unreliable. So now I must write two extra articles. I have so far collected about four useable interviews; I am waiting on another three between which I shall decide to publish.
Also have asked some people to write a little paragraph about their thoughts on the issue: as below, one piece of prose from Josh. Also have been researching different psychological studies on creativity and mental illness.
Conclusions so far:
1. People have been thinking about this link for quite some time... see various quotes (soon to be published on blog)
2. Creatives throughout history have been EXPECTED oftentimes to be at least somewhat mad
3. One theory: creativity is an opportunity for people suffering mental illness to express themselves
4. Another theory: creatives and the mentally ill both follow similar thought paths; but certain coping mechanisms cause one to go down the path of destructive thinking, and the other down the path of creative thinking.
5. Yet another: the 'link' between mental illness and creativity, or the apparent higher incidence of mental illness amongst creatives, is pure human fabrication
CURRENT TASK: Researching/typing up articles: lives/works of E.A. Poe, Virginia Woolf, Vincent van Gogh, Daniel Johnston, Sylvia Plath
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